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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Louie H. Ewing
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ewingl64
- Creators:
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Ewing, Louie H. (1908-1983)Loomis, Sylvia GliddenNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 Jan
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings7 in.6 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Louie H. Ewing conducted by Sylvia Loomis in 1964 Jan. for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Ewing speaks of his background and art training at the Santa Maria School for Art; teaching in New Mexico; his work as a printmaker for the Index of American Design; teaching printmaking to Indians; his feelings about the Federal Art Project (FAP) and about government support for the arts; and his post-FAP career.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Printmaker; Santa Fe, N.M.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3419 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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.
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
Interviews of Virginia Ewing, and Joy Yeck Fincke (1/9/64) conducted by S. Loomis are also on this tape.
Keywords
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| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Printmakers -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Art Project (N.M.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Index of American Design | 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
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