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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Helen and Margaret Bruton
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bruton64
- Creators:
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Bruton, Helen, 1898-1985Ferbraché, LewisBruton, Margaret, 1894-New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 December 4
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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37 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Helen and Margaret Bruton conducted by Lewis Ferbraché on 1964 December 4 for the Archives of American art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Helen Bruton is a painter, mosaicist and mural painter. Margaret Bruton is a painter and mosaicist.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/bruton64.htm
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 on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 27 min.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
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