Drewes, Werner, 1899-1985
Muralist, Painter, Printmaker
Size: Transcript: 59 pages
Format: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 59 min.
Summary: An interview of Werner Drewes conducted 1975 February 19, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Werner Drewes (1899-1985) was a painter and printmaker from Reston, Virginia.
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.
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.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Werner Drewes, 1975 February 19. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
