Oral history interview with Stephen Etnier

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Oral history interview with Stephen Etnier

1973 Feb. 22

An interview of Stephen Morgan Etnier conducted 1973 Feb. 22, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Etnier speaks of his youth and education, his motivations for becoming a painter, his travels in South America and the Caribbean, and his years at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He discusses getting established in galleries and the subject matter in his paintings. He recalls John Carroll, Rockwell Kent, and N.C. Wyeth.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.Transcript: 63 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8247933

Archives of American Art

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