Toward an oral history of Cape Ann : Steele, Marian Williams

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The following names and terms were used in this interview:Andrew Mallen, Roy and Ginny Wilhelm, Henry McGuinness, Crescent Scholarship, Stanley Woodward, A.T. Hibbard, Leonard Craske, Barnes Foundation, Good Harbor Beach.

Linda Brayton and David Masters, principal oral historians; Interviewer(s):David Masters (7/6/1978)

TRACKS: 1936 - Guild of Boston artists, replenishing the Mellon collection -- Grew up in Trenton, N.J. and went to school in Philadelphia -- She has lived in Gloucester since 1942 -- Good Harbor Beach - Feb. 6, 1978 -- It all came very gradually I'd say I was impressionistic -- Some touches of surrealism and symbolism enter her art -- Water color vs. oil, water is much harder to control -- I could draw before I could write. School of Industrial Arts -- Struggle involved with being an artist -- Marine painting -- Motif #1 -- Contrast of old Boston with modern Boston -- Portraiture of famous people - Muhammed Ali and Joe Namath, Ali thought it was the prettiest painting I ever saw -- More portraiture -- The inspiration from living on Good Harbor Beach - one of the world's most beautiful beaches -- I think it's the most wonderful place in the country -- Nude and outdoor models in Rockport -- Leonard Craske - the creator of Gloucester's logo -- Ted Kantsky -- Brush and palette knife - Ken Gore -- The most respected artist on the Cape -- A.T. Hibbard.

Originally issued on sound cassettes and transferred to compact discs.

Institution: Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Library

Massachusetts--Essex (county)--Ann, Cape

Steele, Marian Williams, Interviewee

Masters, David, Interviewer

07-06-1978

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[Gloucester, Mass] : Sawyer Free Library

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