Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kendal65
- Creators:
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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 Aug. 26
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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3 Sound tape reels
Sound recording
5 in.
- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Marian Kendall conducted 1965 Aug. 26, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art. Kendall speaks of her childhood; learning how to weave; her parents; scholarship from Mrs. Vanderbilt; Baltimore, Md.; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Pasadena, Calif.; repairing woven items for the Art Association and the Museum of Man; types of fibers used in weaving; tapestries; Federal Art Project; techniques of weaving; and the benefits of the WPA.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Marian Kendall is a weaver from California.
Administration
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
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
General
General
An interview of Eugene Chodorow conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape.
General
An interview of Edwin and Isabelle Churchman conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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