Oral history interview with Juan Menchaca

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Summary
Collection ID:
AAA.mencha64
Creators:
Menchaca, Juan, 1910-1999
Loomis, Sylvia Glidden
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Nov. 11
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
11 Pages
Transcript
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Juan Menchaca conducted 1964 Nov. 11, by Sylvia Loomis, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Menchaca discusses painting portraits and making dioramas about the history of Colorado, for the State Museum, in Denver, as part of the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, ca. 1936-1941; his work as a camouflage instructor during WWII; and helping to establish the Denver field office of the Government Printing Office.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Juan Menchaca (1910-1999) was a painter from Colorado.
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.
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 41 min.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
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United States. Government Printing Office -- Denver -- Colorado Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Repository Contact
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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