Collection Information
Size: 1 Sound cassette, Sound recording: 1 sound cassette ; (1 hour 30 min.); 19 Pages, Transcript
Format: Transferred from original acetate tape reel. Sound quality is poor.
Summary: An interview of Dong M. Kingman conducted 1965 Jan. 12, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art.
Kingman speaks of his childhood in Oakland, Calif.; his education in Hong Kong; his early exposure to art and the development of his talent; early gallery exhibitions; the beginning of the Federal Art Project (FAP) and his involvement with it; working on a mural in Chinatown in San Francisco; the opportunity to develop his technique; problems with the project; his methods; artists who were his colleagues on the project; and his opinion of the FAP overall.