Oral history interview with Amelie Kneass

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Oral history interview with Amelie Kneass

1965 Mar. 28

An interview of Amelie Kneass conducted 1965 Mar. 28, by Mary McChesney, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project. Kneass discusses her involvement in FAP.

Sound recordings: 1 sound file (30 min.) : digital, wav file.Transcript: 15 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7559454

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...

Kneass, Amelie

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Amelie Kneass was the administrator for Federal Art Project, California. From the description of Oral history interview with Amelie Kneass, 1965 Mar. 28 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458411895 Administrator for Federal Art Project, California. From the description of Amelie Kneass interview, 1965 Mar. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220194637 From the description of Amelie Kneass interview, 1965 Mar. 28 [sound recording]. (Unknown)...

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...