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Tag Archives: artists
Phoebe Taylor
Interviewee: Phoebe Taylor Date of birth/age at interview: January 5, 1918/60 Interviewer: Bruce Lazaravich Interview date: August 9, 1978 Interview location: Taylor home in Holicong Interview length: 21 minutes Time span discussed: her life up to 1978 Summary: In this … Continue reading
Joan Wortis
Interviewee: Joan Wortis Date of birth/age at interview: estimated early 1940s/estimated 38 Interviewer: Terry Convey Interview date: June 1978 Interview location: Wortis home in New Hope Interview length: 10 minutes Time span discussed: 1970’s Summary: This brief interview delivers good … Continue reading
George Trivellini
Interviewee: George Trivellini Date of birth/age at interview: 1919/59 Interviewers: John Sutton and Teri Hughes Interview date: August 2, 1978 Interview location: unknown Interview length: 26 minutes Time span discussed: 1948 to 1978 Summary: A confident artist, George gives insights … Continue reading
Joseph Crilley
Name of interviewee: Joseph Crilly Date of birth/age at interview: January 8, 1920/87 Interviewer: Colleen Crilly Interview date: 2007 Interview location: Crilley home in Carversville Interview length: 7 minutes Time span discussed: February 1942 to December 1945 Summary: Joseph is … Continue reading
Erika Oeschler Luitweiler – 3
Interviewee: Erika Oeschler Luitweiler Date of birth: 1925 Interviewer: Louise Collins (WBUX radio show host) Interview date: May 10, 1984 Interview location: Goodnoe restaurant, Newtown, PA Interview length: 25 minutes Time span discussed: 1975 to 1984 Summary: This is the third … Continue reading
Erika Oeschler Luitweiler – 2
Interviewee: Erika Oeschler Luitweiler Date of birth: 1925 Interviewer: Ivy Silver Interview date: July 6, 1978 Interview location: unknown Interview length: 8 minutes Time span discussed: 1975 to 1978 Summary: This interview of Erika is part of the Bucks County … Continue reading
Erica Oeschler Luitweiler–1
Interviewee: Erika Oeschler Luitweiler Date of birth: 1925 Interviewer: unknown Interview date: circa 1978 Interview location: unknown Interview length: 27 minutes Time span discussed: 1930 until 1978 Summary: Erika was a New Hope-Solebury art education teacher who turned her hand to … Continue reading
Rae Solowey
Interviewee: Rae Landis Solowey (wife of artist Ben Solowey) Date of birth/age at interview: 1907/79 Interviewer: Joan Stack (WBUX radio show host) Interview date: February 2, 1987 Interview location: Cross Keys Restaurant, Doylestown, PA Interview length: 19 minutes Time span discussed: … Continue reading
Willis Rivinus – 4
Name of interviewee: Willis Rivinus Date of birth/age at interview: 1928/86 Interviewer: Jack Donohue Interview date: December 9, 2014 Interview location: Rivinus home Interview length: 35 minutes Time span discussed: 1960 until present day, 2014 Summary: Will, a long time … Continue reading
Selma Bortner
Interviewee: Selma Bortner Date of birth/age at interview: June 18, 1926/52 Interviewer: Ivy Silver Interview date: July 13, 1978 Interview location: Bortner home in Levittown, PA Interview length: 44 minutes Time span discussed: her career Summary: Selma’s very active life … Continue reading
