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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Paul Craft
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.craft65
- Creators:
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Craft, Paul, 1904-1981Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 June 3
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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58 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Paul Craft conducted 1965 June 3, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Paul Craft (1904-1981) was a museum director and Federal Art Project Administrator in Columbia, South Carolina and Cinncinati, Ohio.
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.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 2 min.
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