Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Henry Adams La Farge

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.lafarg65
Creators:
La Farge, Henry Adams, 1902-
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
circa 1965
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
15 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Henry La Farge conducted circa 1965, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Henry Adams La Farge (b. 1902) was an art administrator with the Federal Art Project in New York, N.Y.

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
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 35 min.


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