| Title: |
Reminiscences of Dorothy Gill Barnes
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP90-A2
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
American Craftspeople Project
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| Description: |
Childhood in Strawberry Point, Iowa; early creative projects; undergraduate education at Coe College, Minneapolis School of Art and University of Iowa, 1944-49; teaching at Simpson College, 1949-50; experiences in summer program at Cranbrook, 1950; Masters degree in Art Education, University of Iowa, 1951; professor at Parsons College, 1952 and at Trinity College, Texas, 1953; study of ceramics at the McNay Art Institute and Ohio State University; teaching children at home; professor of Art Education, Capital University; struggle to fit in craftswork between job and family; basketry interest and study, 1972 to present; preference for natural fibers; entering competitions; pricing and sale of baskets.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 64 leaves, Tape: 1 cassette
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1990. Permission required to cite, quote, or reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1988 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Barnes, Dorothy Gill, 1927-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1927
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| Speaker occupation: |
Ceramic and basketry artist
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| Age at speaking: |
61
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| Document date: |
1988
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| Interviewer: |
Polsky, Richard M.
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| Organizations discussed: |
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
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| Locations discussed: |
Bloomfield Hills, MI; Michigan; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Art--Study and teaching; Basket making; Bloomfield Hills, MI; Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Handicraft--Marketing; Michigan; North America; Potters; Pottery; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Arts and crafts movement; Barnes, Dorothy Gill, 1927-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0021149-16588
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