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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Mary Dill Henry
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.henry64
- Creators:
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Henry, Mary, 1913-McChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 May 121964 May 12
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings (1 hour)5 in.27 PagesTranscript1 Sound tape reelSound recordings (1 hour)5 in.27 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Mary Dill Henry conducted on 1964 May 12, by Mary McChesney for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Henry speaks of getting on the WPA Federal Art Project in Oakland, California; working on mosaics and designing murals for California school buildings; the dispersal of the art work created by the Project; her opinions of federal support for the arts.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Designer, mosaicist; California.
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.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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