Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.feitel65
Creators:
Feitelson, Lorser, 1898-1978
McGlynn, Betty Hoag
Lundeberg, Helen, 1908-1999
Dates:
1965 Mar. 17
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Sound tape reels
Sound recordings
3 in.
42 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg conducted 1967 Mar. 17, by Betty Hoag McGlynn, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Lundberg and Feitelson speak of work they did after their Federal Art Project (FAP) careers ended; exhibitions both participated in; their work with the Los Angeles Art Association; murals they did for the FAP; their work in printmaking for the FAP; some of their colleagues on the FAP; their opinions of the long-term effects of the FAP; the future of government support for the arts; and their mural techniques and materials.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Lorser Feitelson (1898-1978) and Helen Lundeberg (1908-1999) were mural painters from California.

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
Unrelated interviews of David Rose (3/29/65) and Edgar J. Taylor (4/5/65) conducted by B. Hoag are also on one tape.
General
An unrelated interview of Olinka Hrdy (3/65) conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape.


Keywords

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