Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Henri Marceau

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.marcea60
Creators:
Marceau, Henri, 1896-1969
Doud, Richard Keith
Dates:
1964 September 11
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
17 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Henri Marceau conducted 1964 September 11, by Richard Doud, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Marceau discusses his education in architecture; teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, becoming curator of the Johnson collection and its movement to the Philadelphia Museum of Art; his museum career; Federal art projects; the WPA under Mary Curran and the problems she had with the Artists' Union; Albert Barnes' role in the controversy; and the reaction of the public and press.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Henri Marceau (1896-1969) was an art administrator and art historian in Philadelphia, Pa.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
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 file. Duration is 56 min.
General
Sound quality is poor.


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