Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Frederick Schwankovsky

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.schwan65
Creators:
Schwankovsky, Frederick John, 1885-1974
McGlynn, Betty Hoag
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 March 1
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
29 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Frederick Schwankovsky conducted 1965 March 1, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Frederick Schwankovsky (1885-1974) was a painter in California.

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
An unrelated interview of Ted Gilien (3/11/65) conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape.
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 5 min.


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