Oral history interview with James Penney, 1981 Aug. 21-Dec. 6
Penney, James,
b. 1910
d. 1982
Painter, Educator
Clinton, N.Y.
Size: Sound recording: 3 sound files : digital, wav file
Collection Summary: An interview of James Penney conducted 1981 Aug. 21-Dec. 6, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Penney speaks of his education at the University of Kansas and at the Art Students League; studying painting with George Grosz and Thomas Hart Benton; his work with Moses Soyer on WPA murals in New York City; working as Vice-President of the Art Students League in the 1940s; and as a painting instructor at Hamilton College, 1948-1976.
Biographical/Historical Note: James Penney (1910-1982) was a painter and educator.
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.
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.
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