Oral history interview with Sarah Spurgeon

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Oral history interview with Sarah Spurgeon

1963 October 3

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An interview of Sarah Spurgeon conducted by Dorothy Bestor on 1963 October 3 for the Archives of American Art.

Sound recordings: 1 sound tape reel (45 min.) ; 5 in.Transcript: 23 p.

Archives of American Art

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SNAC Resource ID: 7308988

Archives of American Art

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Spurgeon, Sarah K.

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Sarah Spurgeon (1903-1985) came to Ellensburg from Iowa in 1939 and joined the art department at the college the same year. She took a hiatus from her work at Central Washington College of Education during World War II when she went to work for Boeing as an artist. Following the war, she returned to Ellensburg and continued as a professor until her retirement in 1971. The Sarah Spurgeon Art Gallery, named in 1977 and currently housed in Randall Hall, is free and open to the public. F...

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-

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