New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Search this
Interviewer:
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979 Search this
Names:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Search this
Extent:
88 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1964 Oct. 30
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Michael Lenson conducted 1964 Oct. 30 by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
Michael Lenson (1903-1971) was a painter and arts administrator in Nutley, N.J.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 55 min.
Provenance:
This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
