Oral history interview with Henry Strater
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 9 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Strater, Henry, 1896-
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Strater, Henry, 1896-
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Henry Strater (1896-1987) was a painter from Ogunquit, Maine.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound tape reel (Sound recording, 5 in.)
label: Extent
content: 23 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971 October 8
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.strate71
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound tape reels
label: Type
content: Pages
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Henry Strater conducted 1971 October 8, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Strater reminisces about his early life in Kentucky and his studies. He recalls newspaper experience, travel, and service with the American Red Cross in World War I and the Navy in World War II. He describes the Academie Julien and the Art Students League, as well as the Ogunquit Summer ArtSchool. Strater speaks about his own work, and the exhibitions and galleries that have marked his career. Strater also recalls Ernest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, Kuniyoshi, and others.