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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Theodore C. Polos
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.polos65
- Creators:
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Polos, Theodore C., 1902-1976McChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 Jan. 31
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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28 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Theodore Polos conducted 1965 Jan. 31, by Mary McChesney, for the New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. Polos reminisces about his intermittent work on the Easel and Lithography Projects in the San Francisco area between 1937 and 1943. He also compares the artistic climate in America during the 1930's and forties with that of the mid-sixties when he was interviewed.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Theodore C. Polos (1902-1976) was a watercolor painter and lithographer from Oakland, Calif.
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.
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 file. Duration is 1 hr., 4 min.
General
Transcript not entirely accurate. Patrons are encouraged to listen to audio tape along with transcript.
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Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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