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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Earl T. Fields
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fields65
- Creators:
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Fields, Earl T., 1900-Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 June 9
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings7 in.9 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Earl T. Fields conducted 1965 June 9, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art. Speaks of his work for the Federal Art Project and later, as the official photographer for the Seattle Art Museum. Fields mentions the work of his father, Grant Wood. He discusses the friction within the WPA and criticisms of the WPA.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Earl T. Fields (1900- ) was a painter and photographer from Seattle, Wash. Fields was a member of the Seattle area progressive artists' collective known as the "Group of Twelve."
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Keywords
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| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| Federal Art Project (Wash.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Group of Twelve (Seattle, Wash.) | 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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