[T1S1] his birth and early life in the Hill District of Pittsburgh; activities at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement (IKS); his work at Emma Kaufmann Camp and in the basket room of IKS; education, McKelvey Elementary School, Herron Hill Junior High, and Fifth Avenue High School; begins developing his artistic talents; visiting concentration camps after the war; his service with the Information and Education Bureau during WWII; discussion of his reaction to the horrors of the Holocaust; religious education; taking art classes at Carnegie Museum; one year at Carnegie Institute of Technology before his draft into the Army in 1942; his training in topography in the Army; assignment to the U. S. Army Band because of his musical ability; his travels to Europe with the band; studying art at the Royal Academy in Paris; political figures he drew while in Europe; drawing Picasso in his studio; taking an art class with Maurice Chevalier; his transfer from the Army band to Information and Education; his work in that department; returns to the United States in 1946; his appearance with Robert St. John, war correspondent, doing sketches in relation to stories at Carnegie Hall; 1951, begins morning television show in Pittsburgh called "Studio Controls" and an additional show called "Tip Top Musical Sketch Pad" in 1953; both were sketching to music shows; the first to teach blind children to draw by following raised dots on paper; his Saturday morning show called the "TV Safety Rangers"; marriage to Irene Glick in the 1950s; their children; children's careers and families; publication of his first book, "Mostly About Pittsburgh," then "Pittsburgh, We Live Here, We Like It"; his publication of two books,"Michael O'Connor, First Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh"and "History of Felician Sisters of Coraopolis"; 1969, he published "Pittsburgh, The Story of the City of Champions," which enabled him to open a museum at Three Rivers Stadium; his award-winning book,"One Hundred Year History of Oakmont."
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.501_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.501
"Wolfson, Marty - November 29, 1990" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Wolfson, Marty - November 29, 1990
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Marty Wolfson, a versatile artist, television celebrity and author, is the recipient of the Freedom Foundation Award for his book "Important Events in History"; birth year, 1924.
Contributor
Wolfson, Marty (interviewee), Gordon, Debra;Ariel, Rose Anne (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1990-11-29
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.501
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