Oral history interview with Andrew Chinn

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Oral history interview with Andrew Chinn

1965 May 24

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An interview of Andrew Chinn conducted 1965 May 24, by Dorothy Bestor, for the Archives of American Art. Chinn speaks of his memories of the Federal Art Project in Washington state; how the program affected Seattle as an art center; and he recalls other artists involved in the project: Fay Chong, William Cumming, Jacob Elshin, and Morris Graves.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.Transcript: 27 p.

Archives of American Art

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SNAC Resource ID: 8312106

Archives of American Art

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Chinn, Andrew, 1915-1996

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Andrew Chinn (1915-1996) was a painter in Seattle, Wash. From the description of Oral history interview with Andrew Chinn, 1965 May 24 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84016691 Andrew Chinn, 1915-1995, painter of Seattle, Wash. From the description of Oral history interview with Andrew Chinn, 1991 Aug. 9 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78894190 ...

Cumming, William (Bill)

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Painter; Seattle, Wash. From the description of William Cumming interview, 1965 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192736 From the description of Oral history interview with William Cumming, 1965 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025436 Psychologist. From the description of Reminiscences of William Cumming : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597667 ...

Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-

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Elshin, Jacob Alexander, b. 1892.

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Painter; Seattle, Wash. From the description of Jacob Alexander Elshin interviews, 1965 Apr. 21 - 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220193307 From the description of Oral history interview with Jacob Alexander Elshin, 1965 Apr. 21-22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025582 ...

Chong, Fay

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Fay Chong (1912-1973) was a painter and printmaker from Seattle, Wash. Chong was born in Kwangtung, China in 1912. He came to Seattle in 1920. From the description of Oral history interview with Fay Chong, 1965 Feb. 14-20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 430380441 Painter, printmaker; Seattle, Wash.; b. 1912; d. 1973 Chong was born in Kwangtung, China in 1912. He came to Seattle in 1920. From the ...

Federal Art Project (Wash.)

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Graves, Morris, 1910-2001

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Painter; Washington. From the description of Morris Graves papers, 1932-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502493 Painter; Seattle, Wash. From the description of Morris Graves letters to Derwent and Emma Conlee, [ca. 1950]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122566282 ...