Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Henry Varnum Poor

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.poor64
Creators:
Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
30 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Henry Varnum Poor conducted in 1964, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art
Scope and Contents
Poor speaks of his youth in Chapman, Kansas; the artistic influence of his mother; his education at Stanford University; studying under Walter Sickert; going to Paris and to London; the influence of Cézanne; teaching at Stanford; World War I's influence on him; his work in pottery; meeting Edward Bruce; his mural decoration for the Department of Justice; his work on a post office mural; and his feelings about government support for the arts.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Henry Varnum Poor (1887-1970) was a painter, mural painter, and educator in New York, New York.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3612 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.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

More Information

General

General
Sound has been lost on tape reel; reel discarded.

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