Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Edythe Kidd

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.kidd65
Creators:
Kidd, Edythe
Loomis, Sylvia Glidden
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 Aug. 5
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recordings: (20 min.)
7 in.
7 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Edythe Kidd conducted 1965 Aug. 5, by Sylvia Loomis, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Scope and Contents
Kidd speaks of her husband, the painter and graphic artist Hari Matthew Kidd, his background and his work with the Public Works of Art Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Edythe Kidd is the widow of the painter and graphic artist, Hari Matthew Kidd.

Administration

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.
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.

More Information

General

General
An unrelated interview of Pablita Velarde (8/29/65) conducted by S. Loomis is also on this tape.


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Kidd, Hari Matthew, 1898 or 1899-1964 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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