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Title |
Oral History of Ray Strong, 1978 |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
California artist Ray Strong was born January 3, 1905 in Corvallis, Oregon, and was a resident of Mill Valley from 1948 to 1965. He married Elizabeth Rumsey Brown and they had two children, Timothy and Barbara. In this interview, Ray expresses deep admiration for the California landscape, and for the beauty of Mill Valley in particular. Ray's broad, interdisciplinary experiences shine through as he recalls his involvement in projects ranging from art exhibitions to Depression-era WPA projects to architectural endeavors. He further discusses the influence of geologists, ecologists and paleobotanists on his work and touches on how political and global events shaped the driving philosophies behind many of his endeavors. Please note that this 1978 oral history interview precedes a later 2006 interview conducted by Abby Wasserman. Both interviews touch on Ray’s experiences in and around various art colonies, as well as his his meetings with luminaries like Frank Lloyd Wright, Ansel Adams and Marin County’s Vera Schultz. Editor's note: This oral history interview contains a transcript, but no audio recording. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
1978-07-23 |
Interviewee |
Strong, Ray |
Interviewer |
Oman, Donald |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 26pp |
Search Terms |
"Man and Nature in Marin" Architectural Advisory Commission, Mill Valley Architecture Art - Marin County Art - Mill Valley Art Students League Barbara (daughter) Betty (wife) Botany California Academy of Sciences California coast California School of Fine Arts Carpentry Childhood & youth College of Marin Depression (economy) Ecology Exhibitions Expositions Geology Landscape paintings Marin Civic Center Marin County Mendocino MV history - Baby boom years (1950s and early 1960s) New York Newsom, Sam O'Hanlon, Ann Rice O'Hanlon, Dick Oil paintings Oral History - Visual, performing and literary arts Oregon Painting Peace Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Schultz, Vera Shipbuilding Taliesin Teaching Tim (son) University of California, Santa Barbara Watercolor paintings World War II Wright, Frank Lloyd |
Object ID |
2017.088.001 |
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Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 1978. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |