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Oral history interview with Maurine Hiatt Roberts

Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Maurine Hiatt Roberts, 1984 August 29-31, Transcript
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Object Details

sova.aaa.robert84
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw916f67c31-9826-4f26-9e66-f30942339292
General
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr.
Interviewee
Roberts, Maurine Hiatt, 1897 or 1898-
Interviewer
Shores, Kenneth, 1928-
Names
Contemporary Crafts Gallery (Portland, Or.)
Topic
Art, Modern -- Northwestern States
Art, American -- Northwestern States
Artisans -- Oregon -- Portland -- Interviews
Decorative arts
Handicraft
Provenance
This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.
Interviewee
Roberts, Maurine Hiatt, 1897 or 1898-
Interviewer
Shores, Kenneth, 1928-
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Biographical / Historical
Maurine Hiatt Roberts (b. 1897 or 8) was a painter, illustrator, and teacher from Portland, Or.
Extent
62 Pages (Transcript)
Date
1984 August 29-31
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.robert84
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Interviews
Existence and Location of Originals
Transcript also available at the University of Washington, Manuscripts Collection, and at the Oregon Historical Society.
Scope and Contents
An interview of Maurine Hiatt Roberts conducted 1984 August 29-31, by Ken Shores, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project, at the artist's home, in Portland, Or.
Roberts speaks of her background; her childhood in Kansas; her early influences and interests including theater design and costumes; her education; the founding of the Contemporary Crafts Gallery; the influence of Lydia Herrick Hodge; the Northwest art community; various exhibits and workshops she participated in; her dedication to education and promotion of art and craft; and teaching weaving and other activities.
Restrictions
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
AAA.robert84
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw916f67c31-9826-4f26-9e66-f30942339292
AAA.robert84
AAA
Record ID
ebl-1596303241237-1596303241239-0
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