Archives of American Art

Oral history interview Opal R. Fleckenstein

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview Opal R. Fleckenstein, 1965 Nov. 19 and 20, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.flecke65
Creators:
Fleckenstein, Opal R., 1911 or 2-1996
Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 Nov. 19 and 20
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recordings
5 in.
28 Pages
Transcript
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Opal R. Fleckenstein conducted 1965 Nov. 19 and 20, by Dorothy Bestor for the Archives of American Art, at the artist's home in Spokane, Wash. Speaks of her work at Spokane Art Center under the Federal Art Project; of the painting courses at the art center; exhibitions shown there; the lack of facilities in Spokane; benefits of the art center to her own development; and her photography, batik work, and painting; She recalls Mark Tobey, Kenneth Downer, and Guy Anderson.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Opal R. Fleckenstein (1911-1996) was a painter, ceramist from Seattle, Wash.
Administration
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

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview Opal R. Fleckenstein, 1965 Nov. 19 and 20, Transcript
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Keywords
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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Ceramicists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Deal, 1933-1939 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women painters Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women ceramicists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tobey, Mark Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anderson, Guy, 1906-1998 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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
Repository Contact
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