Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with LaVerne Krause

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.krause83
Creators:
Krause, LaVerne, 1924-1987
Kolisch, Marian W.
Dates:
1983 Apr. 17-Aug. 18
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
81 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of LaVerne Krause conducted 1983 Apr. 17-Aug. 18, by Marian W. Kolisch, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project, at the artist's studio, in Portland, Or. Krause speaks of her youth and family background; her education at the University of Oregon; the difficulties in being a parent while trying to pursue an art career; developing her own style and avoiding trends; her economic and personal difficulties; her travels to the Southwest, Europe, and Norway; her involvement in civic and art activities; and the public's changing tastes in art. She recalls Louis Bunce.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
LaVerne Krause (1924-1987) was a painter, printmaker, and educator from Portland, Or.

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 Originals
Transcript also available at the University of Washington, Manuscripts Collection, and at the Oregon Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Digital Content


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General

General
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 12 min.


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