Oral history interview with Edward L. Loper

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Oral history interview with Edward L. Loper

1989 May 12

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An interview of Edward Loper conducted 1989 May 12, by Marina Pacini, for the Archives of American Art. Loper speaks of his early life and education; his work on the WPA's Federal Art Project in Delaware, on the Index of American Design and the easel project; his self-education and stylistic development; meeting Albert Barnes; studying with Violette De Mazia at the Barnes Foundation; meeting Horace Pippin; his exhibition history and his affiliation with various galleries, including the Carlen Galleries; his teaching career; his experiences as an African American artist; the art scene in Wilmington.

Sound recording: 3 sound cassettes.Transcript: 132 p. (on partial microfilm reel)

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Pacini, Marina.

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Index of American Design

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The Index of American Design was a part of the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, which gathered information on significant artifacts in 35 states in the late 1930s and early 1940s. In Texas the effort was headquartered in San Antonio. Original watercolors of the artifacts were housed at the National Gallery of Art. From the description of Index of American Design Texas artifacts records collection 1937-1956. (University of Texas Libraries). W...

Pippin, Horace, 1888-1946

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Born in West Chester, Pa., in 1888 Pippin was a self-taught primitive painter. His fighting experiences in France during World War I greatly influenced his later paintings. During the war, he was wounded and lost the use of his right arm. When painting, he had to use his left hand to guide his right. He gained a national reputation as a "true American primitive" in the 1940s, when his bold narrative paintings of childhood memories, war experiences, heroes, African American genre scenes, and reli...

Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951

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Carlen Galleries.

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United States. Work Projects Administration. Art Program.

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Barnes foundation

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Loper, Edward L., 1916-2011

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Loper, Edward L., 1919, Painter, instructor of Wilmington, Del. From the description of Oral history interview with Edward L. Loper 1989 May 12 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83458680 Painter; Wilmington, Del.; Loper worked on the Index of American Design (1936-41) in Wilmington, Del., and studied at the Barnes Foundation. He taught privately and at schools, including the Delaware Art Museum. From the description of Edward L. Loper papers, 1965...

De Mazia, Violette, 1899-1988

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