Oral history interview with Frederick D. Jones Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service. Archives of American Art 750 9th Street, NW Victor Building, Suite 2200 Washington, D.C. 20001 https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions https://www.aaa.si.edu/ Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 1 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 1 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ...................................................................................................... Oral history interview with Frederick D. Jones AAA.jones88 Collection Overview Repository: Archives of American Art Title: Oral history interview with Frederick D. Jones Identifier: AAA.jones88 Date: 1988 Nov. 8-10 Creator: Jones, Frederick D., 1913-1996 (Interviewee) Williams, Arlene E. (Interviewer) Extent: 2 Sound cassettes (Sound recording) 80 Pages (Transcript) Language: English . Digital Audio: Oral history interview with Frederick D. Jones, 1988 Nov. 8-10, Content: Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt) Administrative Information Acquisition Information This interview is part of the Archives of American Art 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. Biographical / Historical Frederick D. Jones (1913-1996) was a painter in Chicago, Ill. Scope and Contents An interview of Frederick D. Jones conducted 1988 Nov. 8-10, by Arlene E. Williams, for the Archives of American Art African-American Artists in Chicago oral history project (1988-1989). Scope and Contents Jones speaks of his early life and training, and of the influence of Hale Woodrufff, Louis Ritman, and Eldzier Cortor. He recalls his involvement with the South Side Community Art Center. He discusses some of his early exhibitions, the influences of African and European art, and changes in the art scene after World War II. He compares Chicago and New York art schools, and speaks about the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Finally, he discusses the civil rights movement and its relationship to the art of the times. Page 1 of 2 Oral history interview with Frederick D. Jones AAA.jones88 Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: African American artists Painters -- Illinois -- Interviews Types of Materials: Interviews Sound recordings Names: African American Artists in Chicago Oral History Project South Side Community Art Center Page 2 of 2.