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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with E. Boyd
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.boyd64
- Creators:
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Boyd, E. (Elizabeth), 1903-1974Loomis, Sylvia GliddenNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 October 8
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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24 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview with Dr. E. Boyd conducted 1964 October 8, by Sylvia Loomis, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Boyd discusses her early art training in Philadelphia and Paris; involvement with the Index of American Design; work on the Federal Art Project; New Mexico folk artists; folk art exhibitions in Philadelphia; and the inception of Spanish Colonial department of New Mexico State Museum.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Dr. E. Boyd (1903-1974) was an art administrator, painter, and writer from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 55 min.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
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