Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Guy and Genoi Pettit Maccoy

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.maccoy65
Creators:
Maccoy, Guy C., 1904-1981
McGlynn, Betty Hoag
Maccoy, Genoi Pettit
Dates:
1965 July 24
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
40 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Guy and Genoi Pettit Maccoy conducted, 1965 July 24, by Betty Hoag, in Chatsworth, Calif., for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Guy Maccoy (1904-1981) was a mural painter and painter. Genoi (1894-1982) was an illustrator, designer, and painter. Both were from Chattsworth, 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.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hrs., 22 min.


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