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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Thomas Cleveland Parker
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.parker63
- Creators:
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Parker, Thomas Cleveland, 1904-1967Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1963 Oct. 14-23
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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33 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Thomas Cleveland Parker conducted by Harlan Phillips between 1963 Oct. 14-Oct. 23 for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Cleveland Parker (1904-1967) was an art administrator in Richmond, Va. Director of the American Federation of Arts, 1940-1952. First director of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Assistant national director of the Works Progress Administration's art project 1935-1940.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 4211 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 41 min.
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Archives of American Art
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Washington, D.C. 20001
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