Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with William A. Gaw

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with William A. Gaw, 1964 Mar. 6, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.gaw64
Creators:
Gaw, William A. (1891-1973)
Ferbraché, Lewis
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Mar. 6
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape
Sound recording: 1 sound tape
7 in.
40 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of William A. Gaw conducted 1964 Mar. 6 by Lewis Ferbraché for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Gaw speaks of his art training under James Martin Griffin; attending the Mark Hopkins Institute; his work as a commercial artist, an engineer, and a designer; early exhibitions of his work; working with the WPA-FAP; teaching at Mills College; exhibitions he has juried; and California artists he has associated with. He recalls Fernand Leger, Reginald Marsh, David Park, Worth Ryder, and Clyfford Still.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, engineer, and designer; Berkeley, California.

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

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with William A. Gaw, 1964 Mar. 6, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with William Gaw, 1964 March 6, Transcript

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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Commercial art -- California -- Berkeley Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- Exhibitions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- California -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Designers Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Griffin, James Martin, b. 1850 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Park, David, 1911-1960 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ryder, Worth Allen, 1884-1960 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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