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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview of Hansel Hagel
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hagel64
- Creators:
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Hagel, Hansel, 1909-McChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 Oct. 8
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings (1 hour)5 in.22 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Hansel Hagel conducted 1964 Oct. 8 by Mary McChesney for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
The interview was conducted at the artist's home in Santa Rosa, California. Hagel speaks of her early life in Germany; her interest in photography; coming to the United States in 1931; photographing social conditions in Chinatown; her work with the Federal Art Project in San Francisco; her opinions on the merits of the Federal Art Project; the photography of the period outside the FAP.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Photographer; San Francisco, Calif; married to photographer Otto Hagel; b. 1909.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/hagel64.htm
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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Keywords
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Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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