Oral history interview with Ted Gilien

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Oral history interview with Ted Gilien

1965 Mar. 3

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An interview of Ted Gilien conducted 1965 Mar. 3, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art. Gilien speaks of his background and education; getting on the WPA Federal Art Project; starting out as an assistant mural painter on Ellis Island; his military service in World War II as a combat artist; working in New York City and then in California after World War II; experimenting in screenwriting and novel writing; recurring themes in his paintings; his feelings about the FAP; art criticism; the politics of government support for the arts; camaraderie among artists during the WPA years. He recalls Leonard Bocour, James Dean, and Jack Levine.

Sound recording: 2 sound tape reels ; 3 in.Transcript: 35 p.

Archives of American Art

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SNAC Resource ID: 7559443

Archives of American Art

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Gilien, Ted, 1914-1967

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Ted Gilien (1914-1967) was a painter and muralist in New York, N.Y. and Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Ted Gilien, 1965 Mar. 3 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458411839 Painter, mural painter; New York, N.Y. and Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Ted Gilien interview, 1965 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220193719 ...

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...

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)

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Levine, Jack, 1915-2010

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Jack Levine interview, 1968 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220187653 Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jack Levine : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309738074 Painter; Boston, Mass. and New York, N.Y. Exponent of Social Realism during the 1930s. He resided in Boston until 1942. Married to painter Ruth Gik...

Bocour, Leonard, 1910-1993

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Leonard Bocour (1910-1993) was an art collector and paint manufacturer of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Leonard Bocour, 1978 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646395898 Art collector, paint manufacturer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Leonard Bocour interview, 1978 June 8 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 245522291 Art collector, paint manufacturer (New York, N.Y.). From the de...