Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Stephen Etnier

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.etnier73
Creators:
Etnier, Stephen, 1903-1984
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1973 Feb. 22
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recording
5 in.
63 Pages
Transcript
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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Carroll, John, 1892-1959 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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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