Oral history interview with Theodore C. Polos

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Oral history interview with Theodore C. Polos

1965 Jan. 31

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An interview of Theodore Polos conducted 1965 Jan. 31, by Mary McChesney, for the New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. Polos reminisces about his intermittent work on the Easel and Lithography Projects in the San Francisco area between 1937 and 1943. He also compares the artistic climate in America during the 1930's and forties with that of the mid-sixties when he was interviewed.

Sound recordings: 1 sound tape reel (1 hr.) ; 5 in.Transcript: 28 p.

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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...

Polos, Theodore, C., 1902-1976.

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Theodore C. Polos (1902-1976) was a watercolor painter and lithographer from Oakland, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Theodore C. Polos, 1965 Jan. 31 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276394273 Watercolor painter; lithographer; Oakland, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Theodore C. Polos, 1965 Jan. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83869335 ...

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...