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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Alonzo Hauser
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hauser65
- Creators:
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Hauser, Alonzo, 1909-1988Nagle, VirginiaNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 Oct. 12
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Item1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 32 min16 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Alonzo Hauser conducted 1965 Oct. 12, by Virginia Nagle, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Scope and Contents
Hauser speaks of his involvement with the Public Works of Art Project cleaning monuments in New York; making wood carvings for a post office in Minnesota under the Federal Art Project; designing sculptures for housing projects; and teaching sculpture.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Alonzo Hauser (1909-1988) was a painter and sculptor from Mesilla Park, N.M.
Administration
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
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
More Information
General
General
An interview of Dewey Albinson (10/27/65) conducted by B. Hoag is also on this tape.
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Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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