Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Leslie Cheek interview

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.cheek64
Creators:
Cheek, Leslie, 1908-
Doud, Richard Keith
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 March 9
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
5 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A summary by Richard Doud of an interview he conducted of Leslie Cheek for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Cheek discusses theatre in Virginia; the Federal Theatre Project; and the WPA.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Leslie Cheek (1908-1992) was the director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in Richmond, Virginia.

Administration

Existence and Location of Originals
Location of original tape unknown.
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.

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Keywords

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Federal aid to the arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museum directors -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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