Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gaskin64
- Creators:
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Gaskin, William, 1892-1968
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 Feb. 28
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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4 Sound tape reels
Sound recordings
analog, 7-1/2 ips
7 in.
- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of William Gaskin conducted 1964 Feb. 28, by Lewis Ferbraché, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Gaskin speaks of his education at the San Francisco Institute of Art; his early interest in theater and literature; and his involvement with the WPA-FAP in San Francisco. He discusses a WPA mosaic project; how artists' careers were affected by the WPA; and the effects of politics on the WPA. He mentions Beniamino Bufano, Hilaire Hiler, and Dong Kingman.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
William Gaskin, b. 1892; d. 1968, Art administrator of San Francisco, Calif.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3419 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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