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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with John Davis Hatch
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hatch64
- Creators:
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Hatch, John DavisWhite, H. WadeNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 June 8
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings7 in.52 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of John Davis Hatch conducted 1964 June 8, by H. Wade White for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Hatch speaks of his work as the New England area director of the Federal Art Project; the early organization of the Public Works of Art Project in New England; some of the artists and administrators involved, including Olin Dows, Jack Levine, Hyman Bloom, Edward Bruce and Oscar Bluemner, and Karl Knaths.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art historian, collector, art consultant, museum director; b. 1907; d. May 30, 1996.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/hatch64.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
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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