Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Audrey McMahon

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Audrey McMahon, 1964 Nov. 18, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.mcmaho64
Creators:
McMahon, Audrey, 1900?-1981
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Nov. 18
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
67 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Audrey McMahon conducted 1964 Nov. 18, by Harlan B. Phillips, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Scope and Contents
McMahon speaks of her pre-Federal Art Project experiences; her early involvement with the WPA; how it functioned; and political problems with the WPA. She recalls Juliana Force, Edward Bruce, and Holger Cahill.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Audrey McMahon (1900?-1981) served under Holger Cahill as Regional Director of the WPA Federal Art Project for New York and New Jersey from 1935-1939.

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: 35mm microfilm reel 4210 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Audrey McMahon, 1964 Nov. 18, Transcript

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 2 hrs., 21 min.

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Federal aid to the arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Women arts administrators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Force, Juliana, 1876-1948 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Works Progress Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopkins, Harry Lloyd, 1890-1946 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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