Abbenseth, William, b. 1898 d. 1972
PhotographerSan Francisco, Calif. (Show Bio)
Oral history interview with William Abbenseth, 1964 Nov. 23
Sound recordings: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.
Transcript: 13 p.
An interview of William Abbenseth conducted by Mary Fuller McChesney for the Archives of American Art. Abbenseth discusses his training in photography; his WPA assignments including photomurals of San Francisco architecture, for the Index of American Design, and the California Housing Authority, the Artists at Work series, documentation of the New York World's Fair, and other projects; his relationship with Benjamin F. Cummingham, Ray Dannenbaum, Joseph A. Danysh, Hy Hirsch, and Beatrice Judd Ryan; and his involvement with the f/64 Group.
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.
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