Oral history interview with Merlin F. Pollock

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Oral history interview with Merlin F. Pollock

1979 July 30 and 1980 July 30

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An interview with Merlin F. Pollock conducted 1979 July 30 and 1980 July 30, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Pollock speaks of his training at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Fontainebleau, France; his work as instructor of mural painting at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1935-1943; his paintings of Alaska commissioned by the government in 1937 and his work as supervisor of mural painting for the Illinois WPA, 1940-1943. He also discusses Chicago artists and his own murals for the government.

Sound recording: 3 sound tape reels ; 5 in.

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Federal Art Project (Ill.)

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Federal Art Project (Ill.)

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Pollock, Merlin F., 1905-

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Painter; Fayetteville, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Merlin F. Pollock, 1964 Dec. 5 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 317592450 From the description of Merlin F. Pollock interview, 1964 Dec. 5 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026183 Painter (Fayetteville, N.Y.). From the description of Merlin F. Pollock interviews, 1979 July 30 and 1980 July 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220178870 ...

Federal Art Project (Ill.)

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Art Institute of Chicago.

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Brown, Robert F.

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Archives of American Art Regional Director of the New England office. From the description of Robert Brown interview, 1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83873055 ...