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Interviewee:

Brady, Robert David, 1946-  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Subject:

Arneson, Robert  Search this

Buck, John  Search this

Butterfield, Deborah  Search this

Chihuly, Dale  Search this

Coykendall, Vernon  Search this

De Forest, Roy  Search this

Neri, Manuel  Search this

Notkin, Richard  Search this

Riegger, Hal  Search this

Rubins, Nancy  Search this

Wiley, William T.  Search this

California College of Arts and Crafts (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

California State University, Sacramento  Search this

Mills College  Search this

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

University of California, Davis  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Place:

Guatemala -- description and travel

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Robert David Brady, 2008 March 10-12. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculptors -- California -- Berkeley -- Interviews  Search this

Ceramics  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13688

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)274949

AAA_collcode_brady08

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_274949

Interviewee:

Brady, Robert, 1946-  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Creator:

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

Names:

California College of Arts and Crafts (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Students  Search this

California State University, Sacramento -- Faculty  Search this

Mills College -- Students  Search this

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

University of California, Davis -- Students  Search this

Arneson, Robert, 1930-1992  Search this

Buck, John, 1946-  Search this

Butterfield, Deborah, 1949-  Search this

Chihuly, Dale, 1941-  Search this

Coykendall, Vernon  Search this

De Forest, Roy, 1930-2007  Search this

Neri, Manuel, 1930-  Search this

Notkin, Richard  Search this

Riegger, Hal, 1921-  Search this

Rubins, Nancy, 1952-  Search this

Wiley, William T., 1937-2021  Search this

Extent:

4 Sound discs (Sound recording (6 hr., 47 min.), digital, 2 5/8 in.)

107 Pages (Transcipt)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound discs

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Place:

Guatemala -- Description and Travel

Date:

2008 March 10-12

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Robert David Brady conducted 2008 March 10-12, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Berkeley, California.

Brady speaks of growing up in Reno, Nevada and developing a fondness for the desert and mountain environment around him; his first discovery and fascination with clay during junior high; a deep interest in symbols and the abstraction of language and how he has incorporated that into his work; studying art at California College of Arts and Crafts; continuing on to Mills College for graduate school; being drafted into the war and having to postpone his attendance to Mills College; finishing a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of California, Davis; wanting to become a college professor; teaching at California State University in Sacramento; wanting to depart from dependency on the vessel; exploring with figurative objects; abandoning the vessel and adapting an interest in object making and mixed media; the influence of Mexico, in particular, the imagery of the Day of the Dead, on his work; firing techniques he learned in Mexico; the influence from Hal Riegger toward his education and development; specific works and the inspiration and process behind them; his departure from clay and experimenting with wood; various shows and his experiences working with different galleries and curators; his trip to Guatemala and the emergence of angels and other religious motif in his work; other traveling experiences and the influence each had on his work; his desire to return to clay and continue making pots; the craft community; the influence of Japanese pots; his personal beliefs toward academically trained and non-academically trained artists; and his opinion toward various art and craft magazines. Brady also recalls Vernon Coykendall, Robert Arneson, William Wiley, Manuel Neri, Debbie Butterfield, John Buck, Dick Notkin, Nancy Rubins, Roy de Forest, Hal Riegger, Dale Chihuly, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert David Brady (1946- ) is a sculptor of wood and ceramics and a teacher from Berkeley, California. Mija Riedel (1958- ) is a curator and writer from San Francisco, California.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 14 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hr., 47 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Topic:

Sculptors -- California -- Berkeley -- Interviews  Search this

Ceramics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.brady08

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90c526f05-fa96-48c2-8ff5-b6ec5d70182a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-brady08

Interviewee:

Gordin, Sidney Alexander, 1918-1996  Search this

Interviewer:

Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this

Subject:

Harrison, Wallace  Search this

Hofmann, Hans  Search this

Jewell, Edward Alden  Search this

Kantor, Morris  Search this

Picasso, Pablo  Search this

Pollock, Jackson  Search this

Rosenborg, Ralph M.  Search this

Thomas, Byron  Search this

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art  Search this

Pratt Institute  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Sidney Gordin, 1965 Sept. 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Sculptors -- California -- Berkeley -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12268

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214102

AAA_collcode_gordin65

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214102

Interviewee:

Gordin, Sidney, 1918-1996  Search this

Interviewer:

Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this

Names:

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art -- Students  Search this

Pratt Institute -- Faculty  Search this

Harrison, Wallace, 1900-  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Jewell, Edward Alden, 1888-1947  Search this

Kantor, Morris, 1896-1974  Search this

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Rosenborg, Ralph M., 1913-1992  Search this

Thomas, Byron, 1902-1978  Search this

Extent:

23 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 Sept. 2

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Sidney Gordin conducted 1965 Sept. 2, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.

Gordin speaks of immigrating to the United States from Shanghai, China in 1922; being the class artist in grade school; attending Brooklyn Technical High School; studying at the WPA art school at the Brooklyn Museum for a summer; attending the Cooper Union School of Art; encountering Cubism; working as a commercial artist and making cartoons; teaching at the Pratt Institute; and alternating, as inspiration strikes, between painting and sculpture; and Constructivist philosophy. Gordin also mentions Ralph Rosenborg, Tom Eldred, Carol and Wallace Harrison, Edward Alden Jewell, Pablo Picasso, Byron Thomas, Morris Kantor, Hans Hofmann, Paul Clay, Jackson Pollock, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Sidney Gordin (1918-1996) was a sculptor and educator from Berkeley, Calif.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 1 min.

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Occupation:

Art teachers -- California -- Berkeley -- Interviews  Search this

Painters -- California -- Berkeley  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Sculptors -- California -- Berkeley -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.gordin65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9aa58f1bb-73cd-4791-a140-3dab28df15d5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gordin65

Interviewee:

De Staebler, Stephen, 1933-2011  Search this

Interviewer:

Breslin, Ramsay  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Stephen De Staebler, 1994 March 27-May 1. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculptors -- California -- Berkeley -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12207

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215845

AAA_collcode_destae94

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_215845

Interviewee:

De Staebler, Stephen, 1933-2011  Search this

Interviewer:

Breslin, Ramsay  Search this

Extent:

118 Pages (Transcript (draft))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1994 March 27-May 1

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Stephen De Staebler conducted 1994 March 27-1994 May 1, by Ramsay Breslin, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Stephen De Staebler (1933-2011) was a sculptor from Berkeley, California.

General:

Originally recorded on 7 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 13 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hr., 23 min.

Topic:

Sculptors -- California -- Berkeley -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.destae94

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f0a00062-e468-46ee-a75f-e9ce65d00722

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-destae94