New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
1 sound file (47 min.); 24 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 47 min.
Access Note / Rights:
The transcript and audio recording are open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
An interview of Jerre Murry conducted 1965 April 8, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Jerre Murry, 1965 Apr. 8. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Biography Note:
Jerre Murry (1904-1973) was a painter and muralist in Los Angeles, Calif. Murry was a muralist for the Federal Arts Project.
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