Oral history interview with Mildred Baker
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 55 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Baker, Mildred, 1905-
label: Interviewer
content: Agee, William C.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: Women arts administrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics, and others.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Baker, Mildred, 1905-
label: Interviewer
content: Agee, William C.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mildred Baker (1905-1998) was an assistant to the director, Holger Cahill, on the Federal Art Project. Prior to that appointment, she worked for College Art Association and a gallery on 57th Street. Baker's early role in FAP was to scout directors for regional programs in Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa. She later was involved in exhibitions and Community Art Centers.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 22 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965 July 22
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.baker65
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Mildred Baker conducted 1965 July 22, by William Agee, for the Archives of American Art.