Scope and Contents Tape 1, Side 1, through Tape 2, Side 1. In the first interview session, conducted on August 2, 1981, Heaney discusses studying art at the Museum Art School in Portland, Oregon, in the late 1910s, and talks about working at the Brandenburg Engraving Company. He speaks about his artistic process and about working with casein paint. He discusses his friendship with Oregon artist C. S. Price, about Price’s career as an artist, and about how Price influenced him. He talks about his own artwork...

Scope and Contents Tape 2, Side 2, through Tape 3, Side 2. In the second interview session, conducted on August 5, 1981, Heaney discuss the reasons he never married. He talks about his development as an artist, and about his older work that he no longer likes. He shares his reasons for painting landscapes and rural towns, and describes his artistic process. He looks at some of his paintings and talks about them. He also discusses the artwork of fellow painter Arthur Runquist. He speaks about working with...