Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Margaret Elder Philbrick

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.philbrm71
Creators:
Philbrick, Margaret
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1971 Nov. 2
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
28 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Margaret Elder Philbrick conducted 1971 Nov. 2, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Philbrick speaks of her childhood, the development of her interest in art, her education at the Massachusetts College of Art, her first involvement with etching, serigraphy and colograph printmaking, her theories and use of color and light, her philosophy of work, and her inspirations.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Margaret Elder Philbrick (1914-1999) was a printmaker and etcher from Westwood, Massachusetts.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 58 min.
General
An unrelated interview of Arthur Polonsky (4/12/72) conducted by R. Brown is also on this tape.


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