Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Anthony Velonis

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.veloni65
Creators:
Velonis, Anthony, b. 1911
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 October 13
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recordings
7 in.
38 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Anthony Velonis conducted 1965 October 13, by Harlan Phillips, in Hackensack, N.J., for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Anthony Velonis (1911-1997) was a painter, designer, and craftsman in Hackensack, N.J.

Administration

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 available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 13 min.


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