Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Olive Rush

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.rush63
Creators:
Rush, Olive, 1873-1966
Loomis, Sylvia Glidden
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1963 November 13
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
26 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Olive Rush conducted 1963 November 13, by Sylvia Loomis, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Rush speaks of her family background and youth; her education at the Corcoran School of Art; her involvement with the Federal Art Project; working on murals for public buildings in Santa Fe and the southwest; and the public's perception of the Federal Art Project and its administration.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Olive Rush (1873-1966) was a painter and muralist in Santa Fe, N.M.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3419 (fr. 746-801) 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


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 29 min.


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