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Creator:

Federal Art Project. Photographic Division  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

Federal Art Project -- Photographs  Search this

Federal Art Project. Easel Division  Search this

Federal Art Project. Graphic Arts Division  Search this

Federal Art Project. Poster Division  Search this

Federal Music Project (U.S.) -- Photographs  Search this

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) -- Photographs  Search this

Federal Writers' Project (U.S.) -- Photographs  Search this

Harlem Art Center  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991  Search this

Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977  Search this

Arenal, Luis  Search this

Barthé, Richmond, 1901-1989  Search this

Benson, John Howard, 1901-1956  Search this

Berger, Andrew  Search this

Blanch, Lucile, 1895-1981  Search this

Bloch, Lucienne, 1909-1999  Search this

Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981  Search this

Brann, Louise, 1906-  Search this

Burke, Selma, 1900-  Search this

Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960  Search this

Calapai, Letterio, 1902-1993  Search this

Chodorow, Eugene, 1910-2000  Search this

Criss, Francis, 1901-1973  Search this

Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964  Search this

De Rivera, José Ruiz, 1904-1985  Search this

Dehn, Adolf, 1895-1968  Search this

Dehn, Virginia E. (Virginia Engleman), 1922-2005  Search this

Ennis, George Pearse, d. 1936  Search this

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973  Search this

Gershoy, Eugenie, 1901?-1983 or 6  Search this

Goodman, Bertram, 1904-1988  Search this

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948  Search this

Greenwood, Marion, 1909-1970  Search this

Guston, Philip, 1913-1980  Search this

Herman, Andrew  Search this

Hord, Donal, 1902-1966  Search this

Horn, Sol  Search this

Hovell, Joseph, 1897-  Search this

Karp, William, 1905-  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953  Search this

Laning, Edward, 1906-1981  Search this

Levi, Julian E. (Julian Edwin), 1900-1982  Search this

McMahon, Audrey, 1900?-1981  Search this

Olds, Elizabeth, 1896-1991  Search this

Refregier, Anton, 1905-  Search this

Robbins, David  Search this

Seltzer, Leo, 1916-  Search this

Shuster, Will  Search this

Zorach, William, 1887-1966  Search this

Extent:

12.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

circa 1920-1965

bulk 1935-1942

Summary:

The Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection dates from circa 1920-1965, with the bulk of the records spanning the active years of the Federal Art Project (FAP), 1935-1942. The collection comprises 12.4 linear feet of mostly photographic prints and negatives that document primarily artwork produced by artists employed by the FAP. A smaller number of photographs also document other programs of the FAP, such as art classes and community centers, exhibitions by children and adults, artwork installed in public buildings, project divisions, and demonstrations of art processes by FAP artists.

Scope and Content Note:

The Federal Art Project (FAP), Photographic Division collection dates from circa 1920-1965, with the bulk of the records spanning the active years of the FAP: 1935-1942. The collection comprises 12.4 linear feet of photographic prints and negatives, including photos of FAP artists and the artwork created by them, and other activities of the FAP in communities throughout New York City and other states. Photographers include Andrew Herman, Sol Horn, David Robbins, Leo Seltzer, and others.

Artist files comprise three-quarters of the collection and consist primarily of photographs of artwork, as well as scattered photos of artists at work, including: Charles Alston, Luis Arenal, Richmond Barthe, John Benson, Andrew Berger, Lucille Blanch, Lucienne Bloch, Ilya Bolotowsky, Luise Brann, Selma Burke, Letterio Calapai, Eugene Chodorow, Francis Criss, Stuart Davis, Adolf Dehn, Virginia Dehn, Jose de Rivera, George Pearse Ennis, Philip Evergood, Eugenie Gershoy, Bertram Goodman, Arshile Gorky, Marion Greenwood, Philip Guston, Donal Hord, Joseph Hovell, William Karp, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Edward Laning, Julian Levi, Audrey McMahon, Elizabeth Olds, Anton Refregier, Will Shuster, William Zorach, and others.

The remainder of the collection consists of files documenting related activities and programs of the FAP, arranged by subject. The bulk of these files document the activities of the New York City FAP, including free art classes and art exhibitions for adults and children, exhibitions at the Harlem Art Center, and the work of FAP branches including the Easel Division, the Graphic Arts Division, and the Poster Division.

Other subjects documented include federal and community art centers in eleven states, most extensively Washington State; other WPA projects such as the Federal Theater Project, the Federal Music Project, and the Federal Writers' Project; buildings decorated with FAP artwork; art processes as demonstrated by FAP artists; special events; and people involved with the FAP, including director Holger Cahill.

One folder contains images that appear to have been taken by Berenice Abbott for the exhibition Changing New York (1935), for the Museum of the City of New York in collaboration with the WPA.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 2 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Artist Files, circa 1920-1965 (Boxes 1-24; 9.6 linear feet)

Series 2: Subject Files, 1934-1956 (Boxes 25-32; 2.8 linear feet)

Historical Note:

The Federal Art Project (FAP) was one of the Depression-era work-relief programs of the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). The program was founded in August 1935 to provide employment for artists and to implement visual arts programs in local communities across the country.

Together with the Federal Music Project, the Federal Theater Project, and the Federal Writers' Project, the FAP formed part of the WPA's Federal Project No. 1. The WPA became the Work Projects Administration in 1939 when it fell under the administrative hand of the newly created Federal Works Agency; concurrently the Federal Art Project was officially re-named the Federal Art Program.

Under the direction of Holger Cahill, the goals of the FAP fell into three main areas: production of artwork, art education through art classes and community centers, and art research through the Index of American Design. During the course of the program, artists created murals and other works of art for many non-Federal government buildings such as schools, hospitals, and libraries. Separate photographic divisions were set up in several states, most notably in New York City, to document the work of artists employed by the program, activities in art education such as classes for children and adults, community center outreach programs, and other "Federal 1" projects, including the Federal Theater and Music Projects. Employees of the photographic division were also involved in other assignments, such as creating exhibitions and photo murals.

The Federal Art Project ended in 1943.

Related Material:

Among the holdings of the Archives of American Art are related collections, including the Federal Art Project of the Work Projects Administration records, 1935-1948. Additional FAP records are held by the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington D.C.

Provenance:

The collection was anonymously donated to the Archives of American Art in the late 1950s.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Topic:

Children's art  Search this

Photography  Search this

Art -- United States -- Exhibitions -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- United States -- Study and teaching -- Photographs  Search this

Art centers  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- Photographs  Search this

Theater and state -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Music and state -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- Technique  Search this

Artists -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- Exhibitions  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Function:

Programs (organizations)

Agencies

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Walton Family Foundation

Identifier:

AAA.fedeartp14

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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91f0216d7-ed8e-4482-8128-6def41dbe367

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fedeartp14

Creator:

Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909-1999  Search this

Subject:

Deutsch, Hilda  Search this

Ray, Man  Search this

Duchamp, Marcel  Search this

Graves, Morris  Search this

Morris, Carl  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

Federal Art Project (Or.)  Search this

Federal Art Project (Utah)  Search this

Federal Art Project (Iowa)  Search this

Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this

Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Federal Art Project (Ill.)  Search this

Museum of International Folk Art (N.M.)  Search this

Type:

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Sketchbooks

Interviews

Photographs

Drawings

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions, 1918-1945 -- Washington (State)

Citation:

Robert Bruce Inverarity papers, circa 1840s-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Puppet theater  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Washington (State)  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- Washington (State)  Search this

Art and state -- Washington (State)  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6796

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208923

AAA_collcode_inverobe

Theme:

New Deal

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208923

Creator:

Spokane Art Center  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

Citation:

Spokane Art Center records, 1939-1952. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Art organizations  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8757

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210938

AAA_collcode_spokart

Theme:

Art organizations

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210938

Creator:

Hough, Halley Brewster Savery  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

Federal Art Project. National Art Week  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Washington (State)

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Washington (State)

Citation:

Correspondence and printed material relating to National Art Week, 1940-1941. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Washington (State)  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- Washington (State)  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- Washington (State)  Search this

Art and state -- Washington (State)  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9833

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212307

AAA_collcode_houghall

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212307

Creator:

Federal Art Project. Photographic Division  Search this

Subject:

Berger, Andrew  Search this

Blanch, Lucile  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo  Search this

Guston, Philip  Search this

Olds, Elizabeth  Search this

Goodman, Bertram  Search this

Criss, Francis  Search this

Benson, John Howard  Search this

Dehn, Virginia E. (Virginia Engleman)  Search this

Greenwood, Marion  Search this

Chodorow, Eugene  Search this

Refregier, Anton  Search this

Ennis, George Pearse  Search this

McMahon, Audrey  Search this

Arenal, Luis  Search this

Herman, Andrew  Search this

Horn, Sol  Search this

Barthé, Richmond  Search this

Robbins, David  Search this

Seltzer, Leo  Search this

Brann, Louise  Search this

Levi, Julian E. (Julian Edwin)  Search this

Laning, Edward  Search this

Gorky, Arshile  Search this

Zorach, William  Search this

Calapai, Letterio  Search this

Karp, William  Search this

Hovell, Joseph  Search this

Davis, Stuart  Search this

Burke, Selma  Search this

Dehn, Adolf  Search this

Shuster, Will  Search this

Evergood, Philip  Search this

Bloch, Lucienne  Search this

Gershoy, Eugenie  Search this

De Rivera, José Ruiz  Search this

Hord, Donal  Search this

Bolotowsky, Ilya  Search this

Alston, Charles Henry  Search this

Cahill, Holger  Search this

Abbott, Berenice  Search this

Harlem Art Center  Search this

Federal Writers' Project (U.S.)  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

Federal Art Project. Graphic Arts Division  Search this

Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this

Federal Art Project. Easel Division  Search this

Federal Art Project. Poster Division  Search this

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)  Search this

Federal Music Project (U.S.)  Search this

Federal Art Project  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Citation:

Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Children's art  Search this

Photography  Search this

Art -- United States -- Exhibitions -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- United States -- Study and teaching -- Photographs  Search this

Art centers  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- Photographs  Search this

Theater and state -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Music and state -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- Technique  Search this

Artists -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- Exhibitions  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Theme:

African American  Search this

Latino and Latin American  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5467

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216466

AAA_collcode_fedeartp14

Theme:

African American

Latino and Latin American

New Deal

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216466

Interviewee:

Morris, Carl A., 1911-1993  Search this

Interviewer:

Prince, Sue Ann  Search this

Subject:

Fuller, Richard E. (Richard Eugene)  Search this

Still, Clyfford  Search this

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Carl Morris, 1983 Mar. 23. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Artists -- Northwestern States -- Interviews  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Painters -- Oregon -- Portland -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12412

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212441

AAA_collcode_morris83

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212441

Interviewee:

Chong, Fay, 1912-1973  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Fay Chong, 1965 February 14-20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Prints -- Technique  Search this

Asian American artists -- Interviews  Search this

Asian American art  Search this

Chinese American art  Search this

Chinese American artists  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Asian American printmakers  Search this

Theme:

Asian American  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12344

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213741

AAA_collcode_chong65

Theme:

Asian American

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213741

Interviewee:

Morris, Carl, 1911-1993  Search this

Interviewer:

Prince, Sue Ann  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

Fuller, Richard E. (Richard Eugene), 1897-1976  Search this

Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980  Search this

Extent:

44 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1983 Mar. 23

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Carl Morris conducted 1983 Mar. 23, by Sue Ann Kendall, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project, at the artist's studio in Portland, Or.

Morris speaks of his family background; his early interest in art; his education at the Chicago Art Institute; becoming the head of the Spokane Federal Art Project; the changes in art during the 1930s; the Northwest arts community and his relationship to it; mysticism; and collectors, including Dr. Richard E. Fuller. He recalls Clyfford Still.

Biographical / Historical:

Carl Morris (1911-1993) was a painter from Portland, Or.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 42 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Topic:

Artists -- Northwestern States -- Interviews  Search this

Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this

Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this

Painters -- Oregon -- Portland -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.morris83

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9932fd27a-13cb-4f34-bd0c-69cddccda862

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-morris83

Interviewee:

Chong, Fay  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

14 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 February 14-20

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Fay Chong conducted 1965 February 14-20, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art.

Chong speaks of working for the WPA Federal Art Project (FAP); printmaking methods used; the effect of the FAP on the city of Seattle and on artists; and his post-FAP career.

Biographical / Historical:

Fay Chong (1912-1973) was a Chinese American painter and printmaker based in Seattle, Washington. Chong was born in Kwangtung, China in 1912. He came to Seattle in 1920.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 35 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:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Printmakers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Prints -- Technique  Search this

Asian American artists -- Interviews  Search this

Asian American art  Search this

Chinese American art  Search this

Chinese American artists  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Asian American printmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.chong65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99f7caf79-b8a6-4fbb-959e-2ff905e92d48

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-chong65

Interviewee:

Fields, Earl T., 1900-  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Group of Twelve (Seattle, Wash.)  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Earl T. Fields, 1965 June 9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Photographers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

Photography  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12273

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213461

AAA_collcode_fields65

Theme:

Photography

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213461

Interviewee:

Fields, Earl T., 1900-  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

Group of Twelve (Seattle, Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (Sound recordings, 7 in.)

9 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 June 9

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Earl T. Fields conducted 1965 June 9, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art. Speaks of his work for the Federal Art Project and later, as the official photographer for the Seattle Art Museum. Fields mentions the work of his father, Grant Wood. He discusses the friction within the WPA and criticisms of the WPA.

Biographical / Historical:

Earl T. Fields (1900- ) was a painter and photographer from Seattle, Wash. Fields was a member of the Seattle area progressive artists' collective known as the "Group of Twelve."

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Photographers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.fields65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw975a23989-f677-467b-8cb9-8b5d15408b76

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fields65

Interviewee:

Abel, Donald G.  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Hinckley, Robert H.  Search this

Hopkins, Harry Lloyd  Search this

Inverarity, Robert Bruce  Search this

Roosevelt, Eleanor  Search this

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Don G. Abel, 1965 June 10. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art and state  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11611

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213248

AAA_collcode_abel65

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213248

Interviewee:

Fleckenstein, Opal R., 1911-1996  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Anderson, Guy  Search this

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview Opal R. Fleckenstein, 1965 Nov. 19 and 20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11617

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213463

AAA_collcode_flecke65

Theme:

Women

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213463

Interviewee:

Gunther, Erna, 1896-1982  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Erna Gunther, 1965 Apr. 23. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Indian art  Search this

Anthropologists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11966

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216475

AAA_collcode_gunthe65

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_216475

Interviewee:

Gunther, Erna, 1896-1982  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (Sound recordings: (40 min.), 5 in.)

15 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 Apr. 23

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Erna Gunther conducted 1965 Apr. 23, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art.

Gunther speaks of her interest in Indian arts and crafts and her career teaching anthropology at the University of Washington; a joint project conducted by the Federal Art Project and the Washington State Museum to create Indian dioramas; and her opinions on federal support for the arts.

Biographical / Historical:

Erna Gunther (b. 1896) was an anthropologist from Seattle, Wash.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Indian art  Search this

Anthropologists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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.

Identifier:

AAA.gunthe65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96e872573-7893-4a7e-82d1-78094912b867

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gunthe65

Interviewee:

Abel, Donald G.  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Hinckley, Robert H., 1891-  Search this

Hopkins, Harry Lloyd, 1890-1946  Search this

Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909-1999  Search this

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962  Search this

Extent:

12 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 June 10

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Don G. Abel conducted 1965 June 10, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art. Abel describes his position as state administrator for the WPA in Washington state, the levels of organization within the WPA, and his relationship with Robert Hinckley, Harry Hopkins, and Robert Bruce Inverarity. He also speaks of Eleanor Roosevelt's visits to Seattle Art Projects and her interest in the work of women artists. He also discusses communist opposition to the WPA, federal appropriations, the transition from Federal Art Project to the Washington State Project and the accomplishments of the WPA.

Biographical / Historical:

Don G. Abel was an art adminstrator with the Works Progress Administration, from Washington state.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 36 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:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- Washington (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Art and state  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.abel65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e0e7ccd1-3122-4c50-b87a-58f704ba0bd3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-abel65

Interviewee:

Fleckenstein, Opal R., 1911 or 2-1996  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Anderson, Guy, 1906-1998  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (Sound recordings, 5 in.)

28 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 Nov. 19 and 20

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Opal R. Fleckenstein conducted 1965 Nov. 19 and 20, by Dorothy Bestor for the Archives of American Art, at the artist's home in Spokane, Wash. Speaks of her work at Spokane Art Center under the Federal Art Project; of the painting courses at the art center; exhibitions shown there; the lack of facilities in Spokane; benefits of the art center to her own development; and her photography, batik work, and painting; She recalls Mark Tobey, Kenneth Downer, and Guy Anderson.

Biographical / Historical:

Opal R. Fleckenstein (1911-1996) was a painter, ceramist from Seattle, Wash.

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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Ceramicists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.flecke65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw907378950-66c8-42ad-8f2f-497078c4adce

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-flecke65

Interviewee:

Bonath, Harry, 1903-1976  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Harry Bonath, 1965 April 3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Art and state  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11638

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213325

AAA_collcode_bonath65

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213325

Interviewee:

Chinn, Andrew, 1915-1996  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Graves, Morris  Search this

Elshin, Jacob Alexander  Search this

Cumming, William  Search this

Chong, Fay  Search this

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Andrew Chinn, 1965 May 24. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art and state -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Chinese American art  Search this

Chinese American artists  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Theme:

Asian American  Search this

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12153

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213368

AAA_collcode_chinn65

Theme:

Asian American

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213368

Interviewee:

Cumming, William  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Anderson, Guy  Search this

Elshin, Jacob Alexander  Search this

Farwell, Denise  Search this

Graves, Morris  Search this

Inverarity, Robert Bruce  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with William Cumming, 1965 April 3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Art and state  Search this

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12163

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213383

AAA_collcode_cummin65

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213383