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[Werner Drewes video interview] [videorecording] / Greater Reston Art Center ; interviewer, Ann Thomas, 1984

Catalog Data

Creator:
Drewes, Werner, 1899-1985  Search this
Greater Reston Art Center (Reston, Va.)  Search this
Subject:
Drewes, Werner  Search this
Thomas, Ann  Search this
Bauhaus  Search this
Type:
Video recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Virginia
Physical Description:
6 Videocassettes (U-matic), Video recording (ca. 20 min. each), sd., col., 3/4 in.
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
A videotaped interview of Werner Drewes conducted by Ann Thomas for the Greater Reston Art Center at Drewes' home in Reston, Va. Drewes speaks about his studies at the Weimar Staatliches Bauhaus; his teachers; social activities at the Bauhaus; his experiments with geometric forms; and his woodcut technique. He demonstrates his artistic process from sketch to finished painting. Drewes' wife Maria is also present during part of the interview.
Citation:
[Werner Drewes video interview] [videorecording] / Greater Reston Art Center ; interviewer, Ann Thomas, 1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1987 by Greater Reston Art Center.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Printmakers -- Interviews  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11516
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209357
AAA_collcode_drewwern2
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209357