Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Charles Barrows

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.barrow65
Creators:
Barrows, Charles, 1903-1988
Loomis, Sylvia Glidden
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 March 11
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
17 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Charles Barrows conducted 1965 March 11, by Sylvia Loomis, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Scope and Contents
Barrows speaks of his education at the Art Students League; moving to New Mexico; working on the Public Works of Art Project, and later on the Federal Art Project; public perception of the Federal Art Project; the effects of the Project on art and artists; making prints based on Indian paintings. He recalls Gustave Baumann and Vernon Hunter.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Charles Barrows (1903-1988) was a printmaker in New Mexico.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3418 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content


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 1 digital wav file. Duration is 29 min.


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Federal aid to the arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Printmakers -- New Mexico -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Baumann, Gustave, 1881-1971 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hunter, Russell Vernon, 1900-1955 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Public Works of Art Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (N.M.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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