Usage conditions may apply for digital images, video, and sound recordings linked within SOVA collections. While digital content may be restricted, SOVA collection descriptions and catalog records are available CC0 for re-use. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Robert Boardman Howard
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.howard64
- Creators:
-
Howard, Robert Boardman, 1896-1983McChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
-
1964 Sept. 16
- Languages:
-
English.
- Physical Description:
-
1 ItemSound recording: 1 sound filedigital, wav file12 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Robert Boardman Howard conducted 1964 Sept. 16 by Mary McChesney.
Scope and Contents
Howard speaks of his background and education; his early paintings and sculptures; his involvement with the Federal Art Project in San Francisco; Coit Tower; and his opinions of federal support for the arts.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Robert Boardman Howard (1896-1983) was a sculptor from San Francisco, Calif.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
System Details
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel (5 in.)
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
---|---|---|---|
Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal Art Project (Calif.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions