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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Richard Hood
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hood64
- Creators:
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Hood, Richard, 1910-Doud, Richard KeithNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 Dec. 15
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording (1 hour)7 in.23 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Richard Hood conducted by Richard Doud on 1964 Dec. 15 for the Archives of American Art, as part of the Oral History Project.
Scope and Contents
Hood speaks of joining the Federal Art Project; the development of a graphic arts section of the program; the events leading up to his becoming state director for the FAP in Pennsylvania; for the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. how projects were assigned and work carried out; the Index of American Design in Pennsylvania, and particularly its study of Pennsylvania Dutch design; budget and administrative problems; political problems and public perception of the Project; his post-FAP career; his opinions about government support for the arts.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Administrator, designer, printmaker; Philadelphia, Pa.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/oralhist/hood64.htm
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.
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.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
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