Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Edith Hamlin

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.hamlin64
Creators:
Hamlin, Edith
Martin, Minette
Cravath, Dorothy, 1901-1974
Dates:
1964 May 27
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recordings
7 in.
16 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Edith Hamlin conducted 1964 May 27, by Minette Martin, for the Archives of American Art.
She discusses her work on PWAP and WPA murals, including murals decorating the Coit Tower, San Francisco.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Edith Hamlin (1902-1992) was a mural painter from San Francisco, California.

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
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


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Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 54 min.


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Muralists -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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