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Archives of American Art
Summary of oral history interview with Paul Reno interview
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.reno65
- Creators:
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Reno, PaulDoud, Richard KeithNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 June 14
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A summary by Richard Doud of an interview conducted 1965 June 14, with Paul Reno, for the Archives of American Art. Reno discusses the Works Progress Administration; his teaching job with the Federal Art Project at Union Settlement in New York; a job as a WPA art instructor at Bellevue Hospital; and his being grateful for the WPA Project.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Paul Reno was an art instructor in New York, New York.
Administration
Existence and Location of Originals
No tape at the request of interviewee.
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.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Keywords
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Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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