Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Arthur and Jean Goodwin Ames

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.ames65
Creators:
Ames, Arthur Forbes, 1906-1975
McGlynn, Betty Hoag
Ames, Jean Goodwin, 1903-1986
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 June 9
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
30 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Arthur and Jean Goodwin Ames conducted 1965 June 9, by Betty Hoag McGlynn, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project. They speak of their participation in WPA projects at Newport Harbor Union High School, the San Diego County Courthouse, the Jon Lindbergh Junior High School, and the California Federal Building and Loan in Los Angeles; mural, mosaic and tapestry techniques and materials; Karl Drerup and the development of enameling in America; and the effect of the federal art programs on contemporary art. They also describe the work of Maxine Albro and Helen and Margaret Bruton.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Arthur Forbes (1906-1975) and Jean Goodwin Ames (1903-1986) were mural painters, mosaicists, and tapissiers from Claremont, 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.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 12 minutes.


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Federal aid to the arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mosaics -- California Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mural painting and decoration -- California Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tapestry -- California Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mosaicists -- California -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Muralists -- California -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tapissiers -- California -- Interviews Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Albro, Maxine, 1903-1966 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bruton, Helen, 1898-1985 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bruton, Margaret, 1894- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drerup, Karl, 1904-2000 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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