Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Joseph Hirsch

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Joseph Hirsch, 1965, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.hirsch65
Creators:
Hirsch, Joseph, 1910-1981
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel, 7 in. ; (24 p. transcript on partial microfilm reel)
26 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Joseph Hirsch conducted by Harlan Phillips in 1965 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Hirsch speaks of his early education and background in industrial art; his first involvement with the Federal Art Project, including the easel painting project, murals, and the Index of American Design; artistic experimentation during the 1930s; public perception of federally suuported art projects. He recalls Holger Cahill, Audrey McMahon and Mary Curran.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, lithographer; New York, N.Y. and Pennsylvania.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3949 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Joseph Hirsch, 1965, Transcript

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
An unrelated interview of Louis Schanker conducted by H. Phillips is also on this tape.

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Lithographers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Curran, Mary Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
McMahon, Audrey, 1900?-1981 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Index of American Design Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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