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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Robert Oliver Engard
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.engard65
- Creators:
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Engard, Robert Oliver, 1915-2003Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 November 26
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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26 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Robert Engard conducted 1965 November 26, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project. Engard discusses the Spokane Art Center where he taught lithography in 1939 and 1941.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Robert Oliver Engard (1915-2003) was a painter and printmaker from Spokane, Washington.
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.
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 42 min.
Keywords
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Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Printmakers -- Washington (State) -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lithographers -- Washington (State) -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Spokane Art Center | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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