Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with William Hesthal

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.hestha64
Creators:
Hesthal, William, 1908-
McChesney, Mary Fuller
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Dec. 22
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recordings: (45 min.)
5 in.
16 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of William Hesthal conducted by Mary Fuller McChesney on 1964 Dec. 22 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Hesthal speaks of his art education; working on the easel and lithography projects for the Federal Art Project; surrealist influences on the FAP artists; and his opinions on federally sponsored art programs.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter; San Francisco, Calif.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/hestha64.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.

More Information

General

General
Sound quality is poor.


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