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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with John Emmett Gerrity
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gerrit65
- Creators:
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Gerrity, John Emmett, 1895-1980McChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 Jan. 20
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings5 in.24 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of John Emmett Gerrity conducted 1965 Jan. 20, by Mary McChesney, for the Archives of American Art. Gerrity speaks of his background and education; working as a watercolorist and a mural painter for the WPA Federal Art Project; his work methods; the effect of the FAP on him and on other artists of the San Francisco Bay area; and the influence of the Mexican muralists.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
John Emmett Gerrity (1895-1980) was a painter and mural painter from Berkeley, Calif.
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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Keywords
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| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Mural painting and decoration -- California | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Muralists -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| Federal Art Project (Calif.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| 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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