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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Rockwell Kent papers, circa 1840-1993, bulk 1935-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
United States. Government Printing Office Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration 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 Juan Menchaca, 1964 Nov. 11. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Search this
Names:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Search this
United States. Government Printing Office -- Denver -- Colorado Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration Search this
Extent:
11 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1964 Nov. 11
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Juan Menchaca conducted 1964 Nov. 11, by Sylvia Loomis, for the Archives of American Art.
Menchaca discusses painting portraits and making dioramas about the history of Colorado, for the State Museum, in Denver, as part of the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, ca. 1936-1941; his work as a camouflage instructor during WWII; and helping to establish the Denver field office of the Government Printing Office.
Biographical / Historical:
Juan Menchaca (1910-1999) was a painter from Colorado.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 41 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.
This series consists of printed and published materials that relate to the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC). The ICC was an American administration commission set up to oversee the construction of the Panama Canal in 1904. There are also many Senate and House related documents published by the United States Government Printing Office.
Many of the dossier's (bound reports) contain foldout maps and drawings, specifically profiles, elevations, plans and sectional views for the Panama Canal. Included is a typescript letter (Box 15, folder 14) from Morison to President Theodore Roosevelt of December 10, 1901, about the Isthmian Canal Commisioon and Morison's involvement.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
George Morison Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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.
Collection Citation:
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of the collection was funded by the Getty Grant Program; digitization of the collection was funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Eva Mirabal (Eva Mirabel/Eah Ha Wa), Taos Pueblo, 1920-1968 and Ben Quintana, Cochiti Pueblo, 1920-1944 and Charles Pushetonequa (Charles Presbetonequa), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), 1915-1987 and United States Government Printing Office (U.S. Government Printing Office) Search this
