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Interviewee:
Stout, Myron, 1908-1987  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F.  Search this
Names:
Hansa Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center  Search this
Extent:
39 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1984 March 26-October 3
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Myron S. Stout conducted 1984 March 26-1984 October 3, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Stout speaks of his childhood in Texas; teaching in Hawaii; his education in Texas, at Columbia University, in Mexico and at Hans Hofmann's school; moving from New York City to Provincetown in the 1950s; his involvement with the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown; his affiliation with the Hansa Gallery in New York City; and the evolution of his work and working methods.
Biographical / Historical:
Myron S. Stout (1908-1987) was a painter of Provincetown, Massachusetts.
General:
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 39 min.
Provenance:
These interviews are 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.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Topic:
Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.stout84
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c5d22cbf-f46b-4d06-a6d3-eaeca8163e6d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-stout84