Howard, John Langley, 1902-1999
Muralist, Painter
Size: Sound recording: 1 sound cassette (50 min.)
Transcript: 13 p.
Summary: An interview of John Langley Howard (1902-1999) and his wife, Mary conducted by Robert Campbell. The interview was conducted for a proposed article by Campbell about the WPA Coit Towers murals in San Francisco.
John Langley Howard was a muralist who worked on the often controversial murals for the Coit Tower for Public Works of Art Project. The interviewer and donor, Bob Campbell, is a retired librarian for the San Franscisco School District, who conducted the interview as part of an educational multimedia database "Voices of the 30s."
Donated 2002 by Robert Campbell.
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Oral history Interview with John Langley Howard and Mary Howard, 1991 Sept. 5. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
