Oral history interview with Marian Kendall

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Oral history interview with Marian Kendall

1965 Aug. 26

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An interview of Marian Kendall conducted 1965 Aug. 26, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art. Kendall speaks of her childhood; learning how to weave; her parents; scholarship from Mrs. Vanderbilt; Baltimore, Md.; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Pasadena, Calif.; repairing woven items for the Art Association and the Museum of Man; types of fibers used in weaving; tapestries; Federal Art Project; techniques of weaving; and the benefits of the WPA.

Sound recording: 3 sound tape reels ; 5 in.Transcript: 40 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7526143

Archives of American Art

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Federal Art Project (Calif.)

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The Federal Art Project (FAP) fell under the jurisdiction of Federal Project No. 1 of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA was established in May 1935 specifically as a work relief program for the millions of individuals left unemployed during the Depression. Its name changed to the Work Projects Administration in 1939 when it fell under the administrative hand of the newly created Federal Works Agency. The FAP was created in August 1935 to aid unemployed artists, following the prece...

Kendall, Marianne

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Marian Kendall is a weaver from California. From the description of Oral history interview with Marian Kendall, 1965 Aug. 26 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 435526905 Weaver; California. From the description of Marian Kendall interviews, 1965 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220194814 ...

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...

Adamson, Glenn

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