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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with James Herbert Fitzgerald and Margaret Tomkins
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fitzge65
- Creators:
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FitzGerald, James, 1910-Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-Tomkins, Margaret, 1916-
- Dates:
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1965 Oct. 27
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings5 in.12 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of James Fitzgerald conducted 1965 Oct. 27, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Speaks of his work with Thomas Hart Benton; his work for the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP); his work on the murals at the Department of Justice with Boardman Robinson; and work on other Work Progress Administration art programs in Washington state. Fitzgerald's wife, artist Margaret Tomkins, is present during the interview and comments periodically.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
James Fitzgerald (1910- ) is a painter and mural painter from Washington state.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line.
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.
Keywords
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Muralists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mural painting and decoration -- Washington (D.C.) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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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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