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Oral history interview with Kenneth Warnock Evett

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Interviewee
Evett, Kenneth, 1913-2005
Interviewer
Trovato, Joseph S., 1912-1983
Creator
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Names
Federal Art Project
Federal Art Project
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952
Topic
Mural painting and decoration
Federal aid to the arts
Muralists -- New York (State) -- Interviews
Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews
Provenance
This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Interviewee
Evett, Kenneth, 1913-2005
Interviewer
Trovato, Joseph S., 1912-1983
Creator
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Biographical / Historical
Painter, mural painter; Ithaca, N.Y.
Extent
1 Item (Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in)
11 Pages (Transcript)
Date
1964 Oct. 10
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.evett64
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3419 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Interviews
Scope and Contents
An interview of Kenneth Warnock Evett conducted 1964 Oct. 10, by Joseph Trovato for the Archives of American Art.
Evett speaks of his background and education at Colorado State University; his first involvement with the Federal Art Project; under Boardman Robinson as an assistant on a mural; four post office murals he painted; his opinions of the project; and its effect on the development of American art.
Restrictions
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1596358825820-1596358825825-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ee29821b-3aaa-4600-b481-e0c366c7748c
Oral history interview with Kenneth Warnock Evett, 1964 Oct. 10, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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