Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Christine Jeannette Abel

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Christine Jeannette Abel, 1965 June 5, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.abelc65
Creators:
Abel, Christine Jeannette, 1890-1970
McGlynn, Betty Hoag
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 June 5
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
11 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Christine Jeannette Abel conducted 1965 June 5, by Betty Hoag McGlynn, for the Archives of American Art. Abel discusses her educational background and studies with Frank Tolles Chamberlin, Armin Carl Hansen and David Alfaro Siqueiros; her teaching experience and impressions of Fletcher Martin as a student; and her experience assisting Helen Katherine Thorps on a Federal Art Project mural for the Marobia, California post office.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Christine Jeannette Abel (1890-1970) was a painter, mural painter, sculptor, and educator from California.

Administration

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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Christine Jeannette Abel, 1965 June 5, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Christine Jeannette Abel, 1965 June 5, Transcript

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 23 min.

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Painters -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Muralists -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Educators -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Mural painting and decoration Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Chamberlin, F. Tolles (Frank Tolles), 1873-1961 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hansen, Armin C. (Armin-Carl), 1886-1957 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martin, Fletcher, 1904-1979 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Siqueiros, David Alfaro, 1896-1974 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Thorps, Helen Katherine Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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