Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Romana Javitz

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Romana Javitz, 1965 Feb. 23, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.javitz65
Creators:
Javitz, Romana, 1903-1980
Doud, Richard Keith
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 Feb. 23
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape
Sound recording: 1 sound tape
7 in.
26 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Romana Javitz conducted 1965 Feb. 23, by Richard Doud, for the Archives of American Art, February 23, 1965. Javitz speaks of her views on photographs; Farm Security Administration Photo File; Walker Evans; opinion of federal government being involved with photographs; and her background as an artist.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Romana Javitz (1903-1980) was a librarian and artist who represented the New York Public Library's Picture Collection from 1928-1968..

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

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Romana Javitz, 1965 Feb. 23, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Romana Javitz, 1965 February 23, Transcript

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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Artists -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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