Patterson, Viola, b. 1898 d. 1984
(Show Bio)Oral history interview with Viola Patterson, 1982 Oct. 22-Oct. 29
Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes.
Transcript: 57 p.
An interview of Viola Patterson conducted in the artist's home in Seattle, Washington, 1982 Oct. 22-Oct. 29, by Martha Kingsbury for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project. Patterson speaks of her education; family background; her early interest in art; studying at the University of Washington art department; the influence of Japanese artists; teaching art to children; her husband, Ambrose Patterson, and his life and career; and working on murals with Jose Clement Orozco and Diego Rivera. She recalls Alexander Archipenko.
Location of Originals: Transcript also available at the University of Washington, Manuscripts Collection, and at the Oregon Historical Society.
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.
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