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Oral history interview with Marian Kendall, 1965 Aug. 26

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Interviewee:
Kendall, Marian  Search this
Interviewer:
McGlynn, Betty Lochrie Hoag  Search this
Subject:
Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
Sound recording: 3 Sound tape reels, 5 in.; 45 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
An interview of Eugene Chodorow conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape. An interview of Edwin and Isabelle Churchman conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape.
Access Note / Rights:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
An interview of Marian Kendall conducted 1965 Aug. 26, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art. Kendall speaks of her childhood; learning how to weave; her parents; scholarship from Mrs. Vanderbilt; Baltimore, Md.; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Pasadena, Calif.; repairing woven items for the Art Association and the Museum of Man; types of fibers used in weaving; tapestries; Federal Art Project; techniques of weaving; and the benefits of the WPA.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Marian Kendall, 1965 Aug. 26. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Biography Note:
Marian Kendall is a weaver from California.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
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.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Theme:
New Deal  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11625
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213632
AAA_collcode_kendal65
Theme:
New Deal
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213632