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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Edward Biberman
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.biberm64
- Creators:
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Biberman, EdwardMcGlynn, Betty HoagNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 April 15
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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48 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Edward Biberman conducted 1964 April 15, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Scope and Contents
Biberman speaks of his background and education; his early painting career; the influence of the Mexican muralists, especially Jose Clemente Orozco, upon him; coming to California; teaching at the Art Center School; murals he painted for the Los Angeles Post Office; serving on the jury to select a mural design for the Social Security Administration Building in Washington; his work methods, and how he researched the subject matter for his murals; the Federal Art Project's contribution to art in California and art in general; his opinions about government support for the arts. He recalls Diego Rivera.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Edward Biberman (1904-1986) was a painter, printmaker, and mural painter from Los Angeles, California.
Administration
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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 53 min.
General
Interviews of Stanton Macdonald-Wright, and Charles Rogers are also on this tape.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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