Oral history interview with Frances L. Van Hevelingen
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Frances L. Van Hevelingen was conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 20, 1978, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. Deborah Frosaker and Mary Prittchard were also present. In this interview, Van Hevelingen discusses her family history and early life on a rose farm in the Willamette Valley. She talks about her encaustic painting technique, her art style, and her artistic process. She also talks about weaving as an art form. She speaks about the art community in the United States.
Dates
- 1978 April 20
Creator
- Van Hevelingen, Frances L. (Frances Lovetta), 1915-2002 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Frances L. Van Hevelingen. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Biographical note
Frances Lovetta Van Hevelingen was born in Juneau, Alaska, in 1915. She studied art at the University of Oregon. She was married to Donald Abbott. She specialized in the technique of encaustic painting, which uses hot beeswax mixed with pigments. She died in 2002.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 4 min., 4 sec.) + transcript (25 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Frances L. Van Hevelingen conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 20, 1978. Van Hevelingen was a painter in Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
Creator
- Van Hevelingen, Frances L. (Frances Lovetta), 1915-2002 (Interviewee, Person)
- Digregorio, Charles (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the oral history interview with Frances L. Van Hevelingen
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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