Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Ernest Ralph Norling

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.norlin64
Creators:
Norling, Ernest R. (Ernest Ralph), b.1892
Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Oct. 30
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
9 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Ernest Ralph Norling conducted 1964 Oct. 30 by Dorothy Bestor for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ernest Ralph Norling (b. 1892) was a painter and illustrator in Seattle, Wash.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/norlin64.htm
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.

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 27 min.


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