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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Margery Magnani
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.magnan65
- Creators:
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Magnani, Margery Livingston, 1918-1997McChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 July 7
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recordings: (50 min.)5 in.18 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Margery Magnani conducted 1965 July 7, at the artist's home in San Francisco, Calif., by Mary Fuller McChesney, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Margery Magnani (1918-1997) was an art administrator for the Federal Art Project from 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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hrs., 4 min.
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