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Oral history interview with Sargent Johnson, 1964 July 31

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Bufano, Beniamino New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project

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California1 Sound tape reel, Sound recordings (1 hour), 5 in.; 51 Pages, TranscriptTranscript available on the Archives of American Art website.An interview of Sargent Johnson conducted 1964 July 31, by Mary McChesney, for the Archives of American Art. Johnson recalls his early career and the work he did as part of the federal arts programs, both independently and under Beniamino Bufano.Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Sargent Johnson, 1964 July 31. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.Transcript available on line.Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.Sargent Johnson (1888-1967) was a sculptor from San Francisco, Calif.English .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.Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

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