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Monologue delivered by John Collier, 1959

Catalog Data

Creator:
Collier, John, 1913-1992  Search this
Subject:
United States. Farm Security Administration.Historical Section.Photographs  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
1 sound reel, 7 in.; 14 Pages, Transcript
Summary:
A monologue delivered in 1959 by John Collier produced for Roy Stryker. Collier speaks of his work on the Farm Security Administration, Photographic Section under Stryker, and his thoughts on the project and the FSA file.
Citation:
Monologue delivered by John Collier, 1959. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
John Collier, Jr. (1913-1992) was a self-taught photographer working mainly in San Francisco, Calif. Collier was hard of hearing, and had learning and physical disabilities from a childhood car accident. In 1941 he started working for the Farm Security Administration. Also a prominent visual anthropologist, Collier was an educator at the San Francisco State University and the San Francisco Art institute.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated by Roy Stryker with Collier's permission.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Photography  Search this
Anthropologists  Search this
Theme:
Photography  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10829
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214572
AAA_collcode_colljohn
Theme:
Photography
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214572