Eichenberg, Fritz, 1901-1990
Printmaker, Illustrator
Size: Transcript: 56 pages
Format: Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 23 min.
Summary: An interview of Fritz Eichenberg conducted 1970 November 3, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) was an illustrator and printmaker from Peace Dale, Rhode Island.
This interview is part of the Archives' 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.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Fritz Eichenberg, 1970 November 3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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