Reminiscences of Fred Fenster 1986
- Name
- Fenster, Fred, 1934- (Interviewee)
- Polsky, Richard M (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Fred Fenster 1986
- Abstract
- Early life in New York City; BFA City College of New York; industrial arts teacher in Bronx public school, 1956; MFA Cranbrook Academy; recreation craft specialist with Army; teaching metal work at University of Wisconsin; views on crafting religious objects; ideas on future work and style in metal art and jewelry; impressions of Stanley Lechtzin, Bret Kington, Mike Friedenthal.
- Collection Name
- American craftspeople project
- Subjects
- Art metal-workers; Arts and crafts movement; Wire craft; Jewelry; Arts and religion; Fenster, Fred, 1934-; Cranbrook Academy of Art
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1986
- Note (Biographical)
- Metal artist.
- Note
- Interviewed by Richard M. Polsky on July 10, 1986.
- Note (Provenance)
- Fred Fenster, Gift 1987
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Catalog Record
- 13636107
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ayc8-ea21
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.