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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Jean Holmes
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.holmes65
- Creators:
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Holmes, Jean, 1910-McChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 Apr. 12
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings: (45 min.)5 in.12 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Jean Holmes conducted by Mary McChesney on 1965 Apr. 12 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Holmes speaks of her involvement with the San Francisco Federal Art Project and her lithography work with the Project.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, printmaker; 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
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| Printmakers -- California | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| New Deal, 1933-1939 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women printmakers | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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