Interviewer
Kim Taylor
Files
Description
Paul Lerner discusses his personal history, including working for the United States Air Force before attending and graduating from the University of Montana, Missoula (then called Montana State University) in 1960. He describes the difficulty he faced finding college level teaching positions in the American West, his decision to accept a position at a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, and his attempt to work as a primary teacher in Victor, Montana. Lerner also discusses his two divorces and how therapy led him to begin drawing and painting. He describes his early drawings of the Andes and Peru, exhibiting drawings at the Warehouse Gallery, and his transition from sketching to paint.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Life reminiscence; University of Montana, Missoula; Drawing; Painting; Montana artists; Paul Lerner
Original Date
4-6-1988
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Artists, Authors, and Journalists Oral History Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 201-001, 002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (19 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:28:23 minutes
Local Filename
OH_201_001_002.mp3; OH_201_001_002.pdf
Citation
Lerner, Paul, "Paul Lerner Interview, April 6, 1988" (1988). Montana Artists, Authors, and Journalists Oral History Collection. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtartistsjournalistsauthors_oralhistory/3