Oral history interview with Peter Paone

Spruance, Benton, 1904-1967

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Benton Spruance was an American artist and educator. Born and educated in Philadelphia, he displayed an early aptitude for graphic sketching. He became a pioneer in color lithography, and is remembered as an expert technician with an artistic eye; he was also an accomplished painter. His subject matter generally ranged through social, religious, and mythological subjects, as well as landscapes. He also had a long career in education, chiefly at Beaver College and the Philadelphia College of Art,...

Print club (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Carl Zigrosser served the Print Club in many capacities: juror, advisor, benefactor, author, speaker, and officer. He was an active member from 1941 to 1971. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1928-1971, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122318174 Art club; Philadelphia, Pa. Founded 1916 by a group of collectors interested in stimulating an interest in contemporary prints and art work. ...

Castellón, Federico, 1914-1971

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Federico Castellon (1914-1971) was a printmaker and painter from Brooklyn, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Federico Castellon, 1971 Aprl 7-14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595068 Painter, sculptor, graphic artist; Brooklyn, New York. Born in Almeria, Spain, 1914; d. 1971. From the description of Federico Castellon papers, 1935-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83869320 ...

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

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Painter, photographer; Roosevelt, N.J. From the description of Ben Shahn interview, 1964 Apr. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82606033 Artist Ben Shahn was a Russian Jewish immigrant to New York. He apprenticed with a lithographer, studied at several New York colleges, and toured Europe, acquiring the skills to express his artistic ability. He is chiefly remembered as a muralist, painter, photographer, and printmaker, visually chronicling America during ...

Pratt Institute

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October 2nd, which was Charles Pratt's birthday, was for many years celebrated as Founder's Day at the Institute. From the description of Founder's Day record group, 1888-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155455515 Art school; Brooklyn, New York. From the description of Pratt Institute exhibition catalogs, 1916-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122577345 Pratt Institute was founded in 1887 by industrialist Charles Pratt. Pratt was owner of Charles ...

Paone, Peter, 1936-

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Printmaker, Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Peter Paone interview, 1991 Sept. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220202450 Peter Paone, 1936-, printmaker of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Oral history interview with Peter Paone, 1991 Sept. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646399505 ...

Veloric, Cynthia

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Rodman, Selden, 1909-2002

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Selden Rodman was born February 19, 1909, in New York City. He graduated from Yale College in 1931. In the 1930s, he helped found the journal Common Sense (1932-1946) with Alfred Bingham. During World War II, he served in the foreign nationalities section of the Office of Strategic Services. In 1944, the Haitian government produced his play, The Revolutionists, which lead to a later career as co-director for the Haitian Centre d'Art (1949-1951), promoting Haitian folk art internationally and ini...