Oral history interview with Kenneth Warnock Evett
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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1596358825820-1596358825825-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
Oral history interview with Kenneth Warnock Evett, 1964 Oct. 10, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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