Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Kathryn Burch Greywacz

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.greywa64
Creators:
Greywacz, Kathryn Burch, b. 1893
Doud, Richard Keith
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Mar. 24
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recordings: (50 min.)
7 in.
21 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Kathryn Greywacz conducted 1964 Mar. 24, by Richard Doud, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Greywacz speaks of her position as curator of the New Jersey State Museum; her work with the New Jersey Public Works of Art Project; and the Index of American Design. She recalls Mildred Baker and Ben Shahn.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Kathryn Burch Greywacz (b. 1893) was an art administrator from New Jersey.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content


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Federal aid to the arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arts administrators -- New Jersey -- Interviews Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Baker, Mildred, 1905- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Index of American Design Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Jersey State Museum Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Public Works of Art Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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