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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

Interviewee:

Washington, James W., 1911-2000  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

15 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 October 13

Scope and Contents:

An interview of James W. Washington, Jr. conducted 1965 October 13, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art.

Washington discusses his participation in the Mississippi Art Project, the effect it had on his career, and government sponsorship of the arts in general. He recalls segregation in the Mississippi art world.

Biographical / Historical:

James W. Washington Jr. (1911-2000) was a painter and sculptor from Seattle, Washington.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 31 min.

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.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Painting, American  Search this

Sculpture, American  Search this

African American artists  Search this

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

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

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.washin65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw926bec870-50c2-4c36-835d-02ff356b836d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-washin65

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:

Federal Art Project (U.S.)  Search this

Subject:

Cahill, Holger  Search this

Rourke, Constance  Search this

Index of American Design  Search this

Federal Art Project. National Art Week  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Federal Music Project (U.S.)  Search this

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)  Search this

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

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945

United States -- Social conditions -- 1935-1945

Citation:

Selected Federal Art Project of the Work Projects Administration records from the United States National Archives (microfilm), 1935-1948. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to public welfare  Search this

Art and state -- United States  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9777

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212199

AAA_collcode_fedeartp09

Theme:

New Deal

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212199

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:

Nicholson, Douglas Cornwall, 1907-1975  Search this

Subject:

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this

Citation:

Douglas C. Nicholson photographs of mural, 1939. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

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

Federal aid to the public welfare -- Washington State -- Photographs  Search this

Art and state -- Washington State -- Photographs  Search this

Muralists  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9860

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212360

AAA_collcode_nichdoug

Theme:

New Deal

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212360

Interviewee:

Norling, Ernest R. (Ernest Ralph), 1892-1974  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

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 Ernest Ralph Norling, 1964 Oct. 30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Illustrators -- Washington -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

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

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13113

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213689

AAA_collcode_norlin64

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213689

Creator:

Norling, Ernest R. (Ernest Ralph), b.1892  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Names:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

9 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1964 Oct. 30

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ernest Ralph Norling conducted 1964 Oct. 30 by Dorothy Bestor for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Ernest Ralph Norling (b. 1892) was a painter and illustrator in Seattle, Wash.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 27 min.

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

Illustrators -- Washington -- Seattle -- Interviews  Search this

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

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.norlin64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw979cad1e6-2d85-4b3b-80b1-babe9be866ed

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-norlin64

Interviewee:

FitzGerald, James Herbert, 1910-  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Tomkins, Margaret, 1916-  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 James Herbert Fitzgerald and Margaret Tomkins, 1965 Oct. 27. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

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

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12432

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213585

AAA_collcode_fitzge65

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213585

Interviewee:

FitzGerald, James, 1910-  Search this

Tomkins, Margaret, 1916-  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Names:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

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

12 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 Oct. 27

Scope and Contents:

An interview of James Fitzgerald conducted 1965 Oct. 27, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art.

Speaks of his work with Thomas Hart Benton; his work for the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP); his work on the murals at the Department of Justice with Boardman Robinson; and work on other Work Progress Administration art programs in Washington state. Fitzgerald's wife, artist Margaret Tomkins, is present during the interview and comments periodically.

Biographical / Historical:

James Fitzgerald (1910- ) is a painter and mural painter from Washington state.

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.

Topic:

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

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- Washington (D.C.)  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.fitzge65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94c77e4c0-d4ec-4195-9216-32f02065fa1e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fitzge65

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:

Engard, Robert Oliver, 1915-2003  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

Spokane Art Center  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 Robert Oliver Engard, 1965 November 26. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

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

Lithographers -- Washington (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12120

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213443

AAA_collcode_engard65

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213443

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:

Engard, Robert Oliver, 1915-2003  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Spokane Art Center  Search this

Extent:

26 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 November 26

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Robert Engard conducted 1965 November 26, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project. Engard discusses the Spokane Art Center where he taught lithography in 1939 and 1941.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Oliver Engard (1915-2003) was a painter and printmaker from Spokane, Washington.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 42 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.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

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

Lithographers -- Washington (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.engard65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw954b162d6-06f0-46e2-a880-e9cc4c197d64

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-engard65

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:

Goss, Dale M., 1910-  Search this

Interviewer:

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-  Search this

Subject:

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 Dale Goss, 1965 June 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

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

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11794

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213493

AAA_collcode_goss65

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213493

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