Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Peter Macchiarini

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.macchi64
Creators:
Macchiarini, Peter
McChesney, Mary Fuller
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
McChesney, Robert, 1913-2008
Dates:
1964 Oct. 18
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
35 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Peter Macchiarini conducted 1964 Oct. 18, by Mary McChesney, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Peter Macchiarini (1909-2001) was a jeweler and sculptor in San Francisco, Calif.

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 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hrs., 30 min.


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