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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Wilma Harris
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.harris64
- Creators:
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Harris, Wilma, 1910-McChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 Apr. 22
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings (1 hour)5 in.39 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Wilma Harris conducted by Mary McChesney on 1964 Apr. 22 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Harris speaks of her background and art education at the California School of Fine Arts; the Federal Art Project weaving project in San Francisco and her involvement in it. She recalls Victor Arnautoff and Beniamino Bufano.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Weaver; California.
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.
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
The recording ends before the conclusion of the interview.
Keywords
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| Weavers -- California | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New Deal, 1933-1939 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Decorative arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women textile artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arnautoff, Victor Mikhail, 1896-1979 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970 | Personal 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
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