MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait
Record
Filename:
FA 656 OH0047LA Helen Attebury.mp3
Identifier:
FA 656 OH0047LA
Title:
Helen Attebury
Creator:
Helen Attebury
Subject:
Arts -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
History -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
Quilting
Description:
Ruth Greenman's daughter, Helen Attebury, speaks on rock painting and her life as an artist in the community around Paducah, KY. She also discusses her job as a chemical operator for GAF and tells a story of her sister almost drowning. Interview takes place at 5160 Epperson Rd. in Reidland, KY.
Publisher:
Western Kentucky University
Contributor:
Linda Kinsey Adams
Date:
7/23/1990
Type:
Oral History
Format:
audio/mpeg
Source:
Ohio River Folk Life Project
Language:
English
Coverage:
McCracken County
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, prior to reuse of these recordings
Biographical Sketch:
Helen Attebury was born to Herman Martin and Ruth Greenman in Little Cyprus, Marshall County, KY, in 1937. She lived in Oak Ridge, TN during WWII with her family. After the war, she returned to Reidland and married. After moving to Detroit, Michigan for a short time, she returned to Reidland. She had two daughters; Kimberly Lee Attebury and Susan Lee Attebury. She took up art from her father and brother, Robert Carter Martin, at an early age. She took art classes while attending high school in Detroit, and then attended Paducah Junior College where she took drawing courses and also learned sculpting from Jean (Sic). She worked as a chemical operator at GAF company.
Duration:
19:39 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64 kbps

Helen Attebury