Oral history interview with Milford Zornes

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Oral history interview with Milford Zornes

1965 June 30

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An interview of Milford Zornes conducted 1965 June 30, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art. Zornes speaks of his childhood; never intending to become an artist until junior college in California; teaching art class; a workshop he is holding in his studio at Mt. Carmel, Utah; studying with Millard Sheets and F. Tolles Chamberlain and their influence; the murals he worked on under the Federal Art Project; being drafted into the army and working as an army artist; working an engineering job at Thule Air Base in Greenland; illustrating books; his thoughts on the Federal Art Project and his experiences with it; and how President and Mrs. Roosevelt chose his watercolors to be permanently housed in the White House. He recalls Maynard Dixon, Robert Ortley[?], Millard Sheets, Tom Craig, F. Tolles Chamberlain, Nelbert Chouinard, William Manker, David Scott, Thomas Beggs, Paul Sample, Sisqueiros, Orozco, Hartley Burr Alexander, George Biddle, and others.

Sound recordings: 2 sound tape reels ; 3 in.Transcript: 31 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7026401

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Zornes, James Milford, 1908-2008

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James Milford Zornes (1908-2008) was a muralist, painter, and illustrator from Mt. Carmel, Vt. From the description of Oral history interview with Milford Zornes, 1965 June 30 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220240165 Painter and designer; California. Born on January 25, 1908 in Camargo, Okla. From the description of James Milford Zornes papers, 1934-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502567 Ja...

Chamberlain, F. Tolles.

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McGlynn, Betty Hoag

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Collector of, authority on early California art; San Mateo, California. Full name Betty Lochrie Hoag McGlynn. At the time these papers were microfilmed, McGlynn was married to architect Paul Sterling Hoag. She is married to Thomas A. McGlynn, Jr. Her father-in-law was painter Thomas A. McGlynn (1878-1966), whose biography Betty McGlynn wrote in 1979. From the description of Betty Hoag McGlynn papers, 1934-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122565871 Collector of and author...

Sheets, Millard, 1907-1989

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Painter, educator, designer, mural painter; California; d. 1989. From the description of Millard Sheets interviews, 1986 Oct.-1988 July [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80032848 From the description of Oral history interview with Millard Sheets, 1986 Oct.-1988 July [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398429 Watercolorist, painter, muralist, educator, architectural designer; California; b. 1907; d. 1989. Grad...