Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Ruth Penington

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.pening83
Creators:
Penington, Ruth, b. 1905
Harrington, LaMar, 1917-2005
Dates:
1983 Feb. 10-11
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
63 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Ruth Penington conducted 1983 Feb. 10-11, by LaMar Harrington, at the artist's home in Seattle, Wash., for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project. Penington speaks of her family background; her early interests; her education; the beginnings of the Northwest Printmakers; teaching at the University of California; the change in the definition of art in universities; the influence of Gilbert Rohde; her philosophy of teaching, of art, and of commercialism; various shows and exhibitions she has been involved in; her work methods and her current work.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ruth Penington (1905-1998) was an educator, metalworker, and printmaker from Seattle, Wash.

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 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 48 min.


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