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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Philip Fletcher Bell
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bell63
- Creators:
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Bell, Philip Fletcher, 1907-1964Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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circa 1963
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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30 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Philip Fletcher Bell conducted circa 1963, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Bell speaks of a mural painting project he ran for the Federal Art Project; his work as a director of a children's art center in Washington, D.C.; how students were chosen for the center; how the center was administered; some of the projects that were done by the center; and his philosophies of teaching drawing and art to children.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Philip Fletcher Bell (1907-1964) was an art administrator and painter from Washington, D.C.
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 53 min.
Keywords
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| Children's art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Mural painting and decoration | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.) -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art centers -- Washington (D.C.) | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Art Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-7950
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