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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Clement Haupers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hauper65
- Creators:
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Haupers, Clement, 1900-Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 June 15
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings: (2 hours 30 min.)7 in.71 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Clement Haupers conducted 1965 June 15, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art. Haupers speaks of his art education; becoming state and regional director for the Federal Art Project in Minnesota; some of the artists and people involved in the Project; difficulties and benefits of the Project; public perception of the Project and the WPA; mid-western attitudes toward art during the 1930s. He recalls Holger Cahill and Audrey McMahon.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Clement Haupers (1900-1982) was an art administrator, painter, and printmaker from St. Paul, Minn.
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
More Information
General
General
Sound quality is poor.
Keywords
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| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arts administrators -- Minnesota -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Minnesota -- St. Paul -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Printmakers -- Minnesota -- St. Paul -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| McMahon, Audrey, 1900?-1981 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Art Project (Minn.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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