Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Kenneth Callahan

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.callah65
Creators:
Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986
Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 March 9
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
15 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Kenneth Callahan conducted 1965 March 9, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was a painter from Long Beach, Washington. Callahan was a member of the Seattle area progressive artists' collective known as the "Group of Twelve."

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3949 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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.
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 36 min.


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