Howard, Robert Boardman, b. 1896 d. 1983
Muralist, SculptorCalif. (Show Bio)
Oral history interview with Robert Boardman Howard, 1964 Sept. 16
Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel (45 min.) ; 5 in.
Transcript: 12 p.
An interview of Robert Boardman Howard conducted 1964 Sept. 16 by Mary McChesney.
Howard speaks of his background and education; his early paintings and sculptures; his involvement with the Federal Art Project in San Francisco; Coit Tower; and his opinions of federal support for the arts.
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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