Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Arlene Schnitzer

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.schnit85
Creators:
Schnitzer, Arlene, 1929-
Guenther, Bruce
Dates:
1985 June 7-8
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
77 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Arlene Schnitzer conducted 1985 June 7-8, by Bruce Guenther, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project, at the Fountain Gallery of Art, in Portland, Or.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Arlene Schnitzer (1929-) is the founder and director of the Fountain Gallery in 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.
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


More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 43 min.


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