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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Martha Mayer Erlebacher
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.erleba90
- Creators:
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Erlebacher, Martha MayerHunter, Anne S.
- Dates:
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1990 December 7-1991 January 12
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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155 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Martha Mayer Erlebacher conducted 1990 December 7-1991 January 12, by Anne Schuster Hunter, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.
Scope and Contents
Erlebacher discusses her family background and education including her studies at Pratt Institute in Industrial Design, meeting future husband Walter Erlebacher; working for the design firm Arthur Wagner Associates; receiving her advanced degree from Pratt; her early optical paintings and the gradual introduction of the figure; studying and teaching herself anatomy along with Walter Erlebacher in the mid 1960s; a 1966 Yaddo fellowship; moving to Philadelphia and her first one person show there in 1966; showing with Robert Schoelkopf; the development of themes and use of mythology in her art; interest in Renaissance painters; Camille Paglia's "Sexual Personae"; and portrait commissions and models.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Martha Mayer Erlebacher (1937- ) is a painter from Philadelphia, Pensylvania. Wife of sculptor Walter Erlebacher.
Administration
Sponsor
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 4777 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 3 sound tape cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 41 min.
Keywords
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Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Painting, Modern | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Figurative painting, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Erlebacher, Walter, 1933-1991 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Paglia, Camille, 1947- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Schoelkopf, Robert J., 1927-1991 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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