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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Stephen Etnier
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.etnier73
- Creators:
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Etnier, Stephen, 1903-1984Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1973 Feb. 22
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording5 in.63 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Stephen Morgan Etnier conducted 1973 Feb. 22, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Etnier speaks of his youth and education, his motivations for becoming a painter, his travels in South America and the Caribbean, and his years at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He discusses getting established in galleries and the subject matter in his paintings. He recalls John Carroll, Rockwell Kent, and N.C. Wyeth.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Stephen Etnier (1903-1984) was a painter from Harpswell, Me.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3197 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Digital Content
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Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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