Oral history interview with Daniel S. Defenbacher

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Oral history interview with Daniel S. Defenbacher

1965 April 16

An interview of Daniel S. Defenbacher conducted by Mary McChesney on 1965 April 16 for the Archives of American Art.

Sound recordings: 2 sound tape reels ; 5 in.Transcript: 60 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7308887

Archives of American Art

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Defenbacher, D. S. (Daniel S.), 1906-1986

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Director, Walker Art Center (1940-1951); from 1935-1939 worked for Federal Art Project, setting up over 70 community art centers; after his tenure at Walker, became director of Fort Worth Museum of Art and later president of California College of Arts and Crafts. From the description of Papers, 1935-1951 (bulk 1940-1950). (Walker Art Center Library). WorldCat record id: 70958324 Art administrator; California. From the description of Daniel S. Defenbacher intervie...

McChesney, Mary Fuller

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Mary Fuller McChesney, sculptor and art historian of San Francisco and Petaluma, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Mary Fuller McChesney, 1994 Sept. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77979777 McChesney, also known as Mary Fuller, is an art historian, writer, and sculptor. Her book, A Period of Exploration, San Francisco, 1945-1950, was published in 1973 in conjunction with the accompanying exhibition at the Oakland Museum. From the descr...