Oral history interview with Tyrus Wong

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Oral history interview with Tyrus Wong

1965 January 30

An interview of Tyrus Wong conducted 1965 January 30, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.Transcript: 28 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8258677

Archives of American Art

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Buck, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1889 or 1890-1959

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Jones, Joe, 1909-1963

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Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973

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American artist; co-founder of the Synchromism movement. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [postmarked Santa Monica], to Morgan Russell, 1929 Aug. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270606816 Painter; Los Angeles, California. From the description of Oral history interview with Stanton Macdonald-Wright, 1967 May 26 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81393723 "Noted American painter Stanton Macdonald-Wright ... was hired to p...

Winter, Carl, 1906-1966

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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...

Newell, Gordon R.

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O'Hara, Eliot, 1890-1969

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Stanley, George M. (American sculptor, 1903-1977)

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Wong, Tyrus 1910-2016

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Tyrus Wong (October 25, 1910 – December 30, 2016) was a Chinese-born American artist. He was a painter, animator, calligrapher, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer and kite maker, as well as a set designer and storyboard artist. One of the most-influential and celebrated Asian-American artists of the 20th century, Wong was also a film production illustrator, who worked for Disney and Warner Brothers. He was a muralist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as well as a greeting card artist ...

Murry, Jerre, 1904-

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Painter, Southern California Federal Art Project artist. From the description of Jerre Murry scrapbook, 1936-[ca. 1941]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552778 Jerre Murry (1904-1973) was a painter and muralist in Los Angeles, Calif. Murre was a muralist for the Federal Arts Project. From the description of Oral history interview with Jerre Murry, 1965 Apr. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744437444 ...

Jeakins, Dorothy 1914-1995

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Jeakins was born in San Diego, CA, Jan. 11, 1914; attended Otis Art Institute, 1931-34; joined WPA Federal Arts Project (1935-36); first film costume design for Dr. Rhythm (1938); the first Oscar for Color Costume Design awarded to Jeakins and Karinska for Joan of Arc (1948); won Academy awards for Samson and Delilah (1950), and Night of the iguana (1964); numerous credits divided between theater and motion pictures; film credits such as Friendly persuasion (1956), South Pacific (1958), The musi...