Toward an oral history of Cape Ann : Andrus, Vera

Item

Title
Toward an oral history of Cape Ann : Andrus, Vera
Description
2 sound files, digital, MPEG3 file
The following names and terms were used in this interview:Sea bird Island, Francis Henry Taylor, Paul Cezanne, George Braque, Eugene Fitch.
Linda Brayton and David Masters, principal oral historians; Interviewer(s):David Masters (8/16/1978)
TRACKS: Grew up near lake Michigan her father was a butter maker in Clark County, Wisconsin -- Father's work in the Prohibition movement -- Early studies and influences, L'Hote -- She describes herself as in between traditional and modern -- Lithography explained -- Travels in France in 1950 -- Teaching and studying -- Difficulties in doing lithography nowadays -- Changes in the art scene -- Tastes in modern art, Limoges, France -- Music and tastes in music, born 1895 -- Motif #1 -- Mediums used -- Some works are too traditional, some are too modern, the schools of art she most admires and dislikes -- Economics of painting -- Outstanding characteristic to the artist.
Originally issued on sound cassettes and transferred to compact discs.
Contributor
Institution: Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Essex (county)--Ann, Cape
Creator
Andrus, Vera, Interviewee
Masters, David, Interviewer
Date
08-16-1978
Format
audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Publisher
[Gloucester, Mass] : Sawyer Free Library
Subject
Anecdotes
Manners and customs
Artists
Artist colonies
Oral history
Type
sound recording-nonmusical
Sound recordings
Original Format
1 sound disc : digital, stereo
Extent
4 3/4 in.