Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Richard Hood

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Richard Hood, 1964 Dec. 15, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.hood64
Creators:
Hood, Richard, 1910-
Doud, Richard Keith
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Dec. 15
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recording (1 hour)
7 in.
23 Pages
Transcript
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

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Richard Hood, 1964 Dec. 15, Transcript

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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