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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Wellington Groves
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.groves65
- Creators:
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Groves, WellingtonBestor, Dorothy K., 1913-New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 Apr. 23
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording: (45 min.)5 in.27 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Wellington Groves conducted 1965 Apr. 23, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Groves speaks of working as an administrator in the Federal Art Project under Robert Bruce Inverarity; some of the work produced by the Project including dioramas and hooked rugs; the Index of American Design; and the benefits of government support for the arts.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Wellington Groves was a painter and art administrator.
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
Sound quality is poor.
Keywords
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Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Arts administrators -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909-1999 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal Art Project (Wash.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Index of American Design | 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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