Oral History interview with Adele Brandeis

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Oral History interview with Adele Brandeis

1965 June 1

An interview of Adele Brandeis conducted 1965 June 1, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art. Brandeis speaks of her involvement on the Index of American Design; murals for the Federal Art Project in Kentucky; Kentucky artists; and Frank Long, Richard Morrison, Henry Varnum Poor, Harold Weston, and Kenneth Donahue.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.Transcript: 27 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8266820

Archives of American Art

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-

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Federal Art Project (Ky.)

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Index of American Design

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The Index of American Design was a part of the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, which gathered information on significant artifacts in 35 states in the late 1930s and early 1940s. In Texas the effort was headquartered in San Antonio. Original watercolors of the artifacts were housed at the National Gallery of Art. From the description of Index of American Design Texas artifacts records collection 1937-1956. (University of Texas Libraries). W...

Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970

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Also contains correspondence from Bessie Breuer Poor, wife of Henry Varnum Poor. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1929-1939. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155893302 Henry Varnum Poor, painter and ceramic artist, earned his A.B. in graphic arts at Stanford University in May 1910. As a student he was a member of the Art Club and the Gym Club, on the varsity track team, and on the executive committee of the associated stu...

Brandeis, Adele, 1885-1975

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Adele Brandeis (1885-1975) was the director of the Federal Art Project and from Louisville, Ky. From the description of Oral History interview with Adele Brandeis, 1965 June 1 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81603859 ...

Morrison, Richard C.

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Richard C. Morrison was an art administrator with the Federal Art Project. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard C. Morrison, 1965 June 8 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458412010 Art administrator, Federal Art Project. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard C. Morrison, 1965 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007101 From the description of Richard C. Morrison interview, 1965 June 8. (Un...

Donahue, Kenneth

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Kenneth Donahue (1915-1985) was a museum director and art historian of Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Kenneth Donahue, 1981 Mar. 18-Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476953 Donahue helped establish a History of Art Department at the University of Louisville, 1936-38; was lecturer at the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), 1936-38 and at the Frick Museum (New York City) 1959-1953; curator at the Ringling Museum (Sarasota, Fl...

Weston, Harold, 1894-1972

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Harold Weston and his wife, Faith Weston. From the description of Letters, 1938-1985, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155879509 Harold Weston (1894-1972) was an American painter and humanitarian. From the guide to the Harold Weston Papers, 1916-1971, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Harold Weston (1894-1972) was a painte...

Long, Frank W.

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