Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Kenneth Rexroth

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.rexrot64
Creators:
Rexroth, Kenneth, 1905-1982
Martin, Minette
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Apr. 13
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
21 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Kenneth Rexroth conducted 1964 Apr. 13, by Minette Martin, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Discusses his mural painting for the Federal Arts Project during the Depression.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982) was a painter and muralist in San Francisco, 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


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General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 33 min.


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