Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Henry Strater

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.strate73
Creators:
Strater, Henry, 1896-
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1973 September 28
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
sound file
digital, wav file
39 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Interview of Henry Strater, conducted by Robert Brown for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, in Ogunquit, ME on September 28, 1973.
Scope and Contents
Strater speaks of his body of western artworks, painted during his five years in the Verde Valley of Central Arizona; how influence functions in the art world; the influence of Cubists on his work; exhibiting at Montross, Frank Rehn, and Laurel Galleries; his influence on younger artists; some of his works, including Nubble Lighthouse November and After the Ball; his involvement with the Ogunquit Art Association; and his involvement with establishing the Museum of Art of Ogunquit. Strater also recalls Walt Kuhn, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Ben Shahn, Charles Boni, and others.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Henry Strater (1896-1987) was a painter from Ogunquit, Maine.

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 transcript is open for research. Access to the entire audio recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 37 min.


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