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American Scenes: WPA-Era Prints from the 1930s and 1940s (Scarborough and Vendelin)

Rolando Corpus notes: "Steth had a religious upbringing within the Pentecostal faith. 'The frenetic atmosphere of the church,' he recalled, 'was such that they all seemed ready to go to heaven.'" (14) After moving to Philadelphia at age eight, Steth attended Central High School for two years. He subsequently worked in sign painting and vaudeville theater. (Selection Tomlinson 14) He was educated at the Philadelphia College of Art from 1941 until 1943, and the Barnes Foundation from 1942 to 1944. (American Scenes 100)

Steth shared a studio with Clark, a fellow member of the Graphic Arts Division of the Philadelphia WPA/FAP. (99)

Worked alongside + Hubert Mesibov (99), Samuel Brown (7)

Steth was associated with the American Scene movement, which included WPA artists concerned with contemporary social topics. (7)

Post-WPA and military service (Tomlinson 14), he continued his involvement with the arts and community causes: "Steth directed the Philographic School of Art, a printmaking and graphics workshop... Other jobs included helping establish a print program at Morgan State College in Baltimore, catering, and working for the Mayor's Office of Community Development." (100) Additionally, he was involved with the Fleisher Art Memorial from 1948 until 1954, and taught at the Philadelphia College of Art from 1949 until 1951. He was later a resident at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. (Tomlinson 14)