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