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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with R. H.(Bob) Hall
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hall65
- Creators:
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Hall, R. H. (Robert H)McGlynn, Betty HoagNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 Nov. 28
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 ItemsSound recordings: 4 sound filesdigital, wav file85 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Robert H. (Bob) Hall conducted 1965 Nov. 28, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art. Hall speaks of his youth; his travels in the Western U.S.; his paintings of mines; his work for the Federal Art Project, including his association with the Index of American Design; teaching; his reminiscences of the Depression; and the Federal Art Project.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
R. H. (Bob) Hall (1895-1970) was a painter and illustrator from Butte, Mont.
Administration
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
System Details
Originally recorded on 4 tape reels (5 in.).
More Information
General
General
An unrelated interview of Shorty (Irvin) Shope conducted by B. Hoag is also on tape 1; and one of Lavina Richards and Dolores La Branche conducted by B. Hoag is also on tape 4.
Keywords
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| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Illustrators -- Montana -- Butte -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Montana -- Butte -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Art Project (Mont.) | 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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