Oral history interview with Dorothy Cravath

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Oral history interview with Dorothy Cravath

1964 May 13-27

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An interview of Dorothy Cravath conducted 1964 May 13 - 27, by Minette Martin for the Archives of American Art. Interview conducted at the home of Leota Molten in Berkeley, Calif. Cravath speaks of her youth and art education at the California School of Fine Arts; painting murals for the Federal Art Project; and restoring the murals at Coit Tower. She recalls Diego Rivera and discusses his influence on muralists.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.Transcript: 11 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8281582

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Martin, Minette,

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Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957

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Mexican painter and muralist. From the description of Declaration in connection with a watercolor and a drawing sold to Mrs. Schwartz, 1934 March 7, Mexico City. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81939422 Diego Rivera, a renowned Mexican mural painter, was commissioned by Mrs. Samuel Strong in 1935 to paint a portrait of her friend, Kathleen Burke, of Cleveland, Ohio. From the description of Receipt from Diego Rivera, 1935 Mar. 5. (Unknown). WorldCa...

University of California, San Francisco. School of Fine Arts.

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Cravath, Dorothy, 1901-1974

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Mural painter; San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Dorothy Cravath, 1964 May 13-27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82380403 ...