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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Burton Freund
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.freund65
- Creators:
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Freund, BurtonMcGlynn, Betty HoagNew Deal and the Arts Oral History ProjectFreund, Betty (Rosalyn "Betty"), 1915-2008
- Dates:
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1965 Apr. 20
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording5 in.2 Sound tape reelsSound recordings3 in.56 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Burton Freund conducted by Betty Hoag on 1965 Apr. 20 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Freund speaks of his background and education in Chicago; teaching himself sculpture; working as a puppeteer on the Federal Art Project (FAP) in Chicago; doing various other jobs for the FAP, including wood and plaster panels for schools and for the Zoo; demonstrations and union activities; the work of the Chicago FAP, and how the project functioned; the disposal of the work after the project ended; and his career during and after World War II.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor and wood engraver; Illinois and California. Worked for the Federal Art Project in Illinois.
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.
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
An unrelated interview of Anton Blazek conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape.
General
An unrelated interview of Irving Block conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape.
Keywords
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Federal Art Project (Ill.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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White, Charles (1918-1979) | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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