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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with William Abbenseth
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.abbens64
- Creators:
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Abbenseth, William, 1898-1972McChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 November 23
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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13 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of William Abbenseth conducted 1964 November 23, by Mary Fuller McChesney, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Abbenseth discusses his training in photography; his WPA assignments including photomurals of San Francisco architecture, for the Index of American Design, and the California Housing Authority, the Artists at Work series, documentation of the New York World's Fair, and other projects; his relationship with Benjamin F. Cummingham, Ray Dannenbaum, Joseph A. Danysh, Hy Hirsch, and Beatrice Judd Ryan; and his involvement with the f/64 Group.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
William Abbenseth (1898-1972) was a photographer in San Francisco, California.
Administration
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 54 minutes.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
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