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Interviewee:

Morris, William, 1957-  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 State University, Chico -- Students  Search this

Central Washington University -- Students  Search this

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

Pilchuck Glass Center (Stanwood, Wash.)  Search this

San Carlos Borromeo Basilica (Carmel, Calif.)  Search this

Benaroya, Jack, 1921-2012  Search this

Benaroya, Rebecca  Search this

Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987  Search this

Carpenter, James, 1949-  Search this

Chihuly, Dale, 1941-  Search this

Demarco, Ricky  Search this

Graves, Nancy Stevenson, 1940-1995  Search this

Hauberg, John H. (John Henry), 1916-  Search this

Hydman-Vallien, Ulrica, 1938-2018  Search this

Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961  Search this

Karan, Donna, 1948-  Search this

Kirkpatrick, Joey  Search this

Libenský, Stanislav, 1921-2002  Search this

Lipofsky, Marvin, 1938-2016  Search this

Lipski, Donald, 1947-  Search this

Mace, Flora, 1949-  Search this

Marioni, Dante, 1964-  Search this

Moore, Benjamin P.  Search this

Oppenheim, Dennis, 1938-2011  Search this

Pfaff, Judy, 1946-  Search this

Saxe, Dorothy  Search this

Saxe, George  Search this

Scanga, Italo, 1932-2001  Search this

Seguso, Livio, 1930-  Search this

Signoretto, Pino, 1944-  Search this

Smith, Kiki, 1954-  Search this

Stroemple, George R.  Search this

Tagliapietra, Lino  Search this

Vallien, Bertil, 1938-  Search this

Extent:

7 Items (Sound recording: 7 wav files (5 hr., 5min.), digital)

105 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Place:

British Isles -- Description and Travel

Date:

2009 July 13-14

Scope and Contents:

An interview of William Morris conducted 2009 July 13-14, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Morris' home, in Stanwood, Washington.

William Morris speaks of his decision to stop working in glass in 2005; his deep connection to the natural world; working now with stone; the longstanding theme of man and nature in his work; his influence on the studio glass movement; use of installations; relationship to the greater art world; Cache [1993]; the importance of working in a team, particularly with Jon Ormbrek; studio practice and philosophy of working in the studio; series Man Adorned and first use of the human form; how his work evolves artistically; the influence of his travels on his work and his particular affinity for Mesoamerican culture; the process of choosing his subjects; growing up in Carmel, California, and frequenting the museum at the Carmel Mission Basilica; his early fascination with Native American artifacts and history in the museum; childhood spent hiking in the hills around Carmel and youth spent camping and rock-climbing; art instruction during childhood; ceramics work in high school; introduction to ideas of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell by his high school teacher, Lloyd Baskerville; undergraduate work at California State University, Chico, working with Vernon Patrick; first experience with glass in high school, through the Fort Ord military base crafts department; brief studies at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington; arriving at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, in 1977 as a shop assistant/maintenance person; his first encounter with Dale Chihuly; 10 years as Chihuly's main assistant and de facto apprenticeship; his greater overall technical education at Pilchuck; the development of his own team as he continued to work with Chihuly; working with Chihuly and Italo Scanga; the synergy of working in a group and artistic cross-pollination at Pilchuck; the influence and mentorship of Judy Pfaff; working with Italian glass masters at Pilchuck; the influence of Pino Signoretto; his trip with Chihuly to the British Isles, which inspired his series Stone Vessels and series Standing Stones in the mid-1980s; his practice of working in series; series Petroglyph Vessels, and the beginning of narrative in his work; the importance of naiveté, experimentation, and a "confidence in innocence"; series Artifacts; the influence of Donald Lipski on Morris' installations; series Burial Urns and series Burial Rafts; series Canopic Jars; commissions for George Stroemple; the genesis of the series Rhyton; the transcendental/mythic qualities in his work; series Crow and Raven; more discussion of series Man Adorned; series Rattles; collaboration with fashion designer Donna Karan; the importance of glass as a material, and the importance of "play"; the value of an apprentice-type program; his work in bronze and with Nancy Graves; series Cinerary Urns and coming to terms with the deaths of close friends; series Mazorca; series Idolo and Idolito; series Native Species (2006); series Fish Traps; more discussion of his decision to leave glassworking; documentary film Creative Nature, 2008; "Myth, Object, and the Animal" exhibition; the adventurous spirit of the American studio glass movement, particularly in the early years; his preference for short workshops rather than longer teaching sessions; the aesthetic continuity of his work throughout his career; his appreciation of the community of collectors of glass art. He also recalls Ken Wiese, Robert and Terrie Kvenild, Bertil and Ulrica Vallien, Gary Galbraith, Stan Price, Dennis Oppenheim, Kiki Smith, Dante Marioni, Livio Seguso, Marvin Lipofsky, Benjamin Moore, Jamie Carpenter, Checco Ongaro, Lino Tagliapietra, Ricky DeMarco, Flora Mace, Joey Kirkpatrick, Trumaine Mason, Karen Willenbrink, Ross Richmond, Randy Walker, John Hauberg, Stanislav Libenský, Graham Graham, Charlie Cowles, George and Dorothy Saxe, and Jack and Rebecca Benaroya.

Biographical / Historical:

William Morris (1957- ) is a glass artist in Stanwood, Washington.

General:

Originally recorded on 3 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hr., 5 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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Ceramics -- Study and teaching  Search this

Glass artists -- Washington (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Sculptors -- Washington (State) -- Interviews  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.morris09

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a2dba5aa-31b2-4202-84d2-bae39f6d7c97

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-morris09

Interviewee:

Singletary, Preston, 1963-  Search this

Interviewer:

Savig, Mary, 1982-  Search this

Creator:

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

Names:

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

National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.). George Gustav Heye Center  Search this

Pilchuck Glass Center (Stanwood, Wash.)  Search this

Chihuly, Dale, 1941-  Search this

Cribbs, Keke  Search this

Dailey, Dan, 1947-  Search this

David, Joe, 1946-  Search this

Feddersen, Joe, 1953-  Search this

Garcia, Tammy  Search this

Gardiner, Lewis, 1972-  Search this

Hauberg, John H. (John Henry), 1916-  Search this

Jojola, Tony  Search this

Jungen, Brian  Search this

Libenský, Stanislav, 1921-2002  Search this

Luna, James  Search this

Marioni, Dante, 1964-  Search this

Marioni, Paul  Search this

Martinuzzi, Napoleone, 1892-1977  Search this

Moore, Benjamin P.  Search this

Royal, Richard  Search this

Svenson, David, 1953-  Search this

Tagliapietra, Lino  Search this

Extent:

8 Items (Sound recording: 8 sound files (3 hr., 48 min.), digital, wav)

55 Pages (Transcript)

Culture:

Tlingit  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

2011 March 23-24

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Preston Singletary conducted 2011 March 23-24, by Mary Savig, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Singletary's studio, in Seattle, Washington.

Singletary speaks of his family background, especially his Tlingit heritage and his grandmother; his early interest in music; his job at the Glass Eye Studio in Seattle; his formative years as a glass blower in Seattle and at Pilchuck Glass School; his early styles and processes in the modern Venetian tradition; his interest in Tlingit motifs; early mentors including David Svenson, Joe David, and Tony Jojola; collaboration in the studio with other glass artists and other native artists who work with various media; his interest in the modernist primitivist art movement; the character of significant exhibitions and commissions; his collaborative project with David Svenson and native Alaskans on the Pilchuck Founders' Totem; how he met his wife in Sweden; descriptions of his processes and techniques, including lighting techniques; his retrospective at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma and the Smithsonian's Gustave Heye Center in New York; current and future directions of his work; the character of his studio, including the contributions of his assistants; collaborations with other native artists including Tammy Garcia, Joe Feddersen, and Maori jade carver Lewis Gardiner; his interest in Jungian psychology and shamanism; his relationship with critics, collectors, and dealers; and his involvement with native communities. Singletary also recalls Dante Marioni, Paul Marioni, Benjamin Moore, Lino Tagliapietra, Dale Chihuly, Dan Dailey, Stanislav Libensky, Napoleone Martinuzzi, David Svenson, Keke Cribbs, Joe David, Tony Jojola, John Hauberg, Richard Royal, Tammy Garcia, Joe Feddersen, Brian Jungen, and James Luna.

Biographical / Historical:

Preston Singletary (1963- ) is a Tlingit glass artist in Seattle, Washington.

General:

Originally recorded on 3 memory cards as 8 digital sound files. Duration is 3 hr., 48 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:

Glass artists -- Washington (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Modernism (Art)  Search this

Primitivism in art  Search this

Tlingit art  Search this

Tlingit sculpture  Search this

Native American artists  Search this

Glass art  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios

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.

Identifier:

AAA.single11

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93a552326-ac2d-4da5-8db1-9f7c95018195

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-single11

Author:

Seattle Art Museum  Search this

Subject:

Hauberg, John H (John Henry) 1916- Ethnological collections Catalogs  Search this

Seattle Art Museum Catalogs  Search this

Physical description:

303 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Place:

Northwest Coast of North America

Date:

1995

Topic:

Indian art  Search this

Material culture  Search this

Antiquities--Catalogs  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_480174

Creator:

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Names:

Willard Gallery  Search this

Ashton, Dore  Search this

Dahl, Arthur L., 1942-  Search this

Elmhirst, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight  Search this

Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956  Search this

Hallsten, Pehr, d. 1965  Search this

Hauberg, Anne Gould  Search this

Hauberg, John H. (John Henry), 1916-  Search this

Hillman, Kay  Search this

Holty, Carl, 1900-1973  Search this

Leach, Bernard, 1887-1979  Search this

Ritter, Mark  Search this

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957  Search this

Seliger, Charles, 1926-2009  Search this

Willard, Marian, 1904-  Search this

Extent:

11 Microfilm reels

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Date:

[ca. 1920]-1977

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material; correspondence; financial records; Baha'i material; music; writings; art works; printed material; and photographs.

Biographical material includes diaries with sporadic entries, undated and 1958-1959; address books; membership cards, and honorary titles. Correspondents include Stephen Andrus, Dore Ashton, Arthur G. Barnett, John and Betty Bowen, Adelyn Breeskin, Cliffa Carson (niece), Thomas A. Chew, Lillian Clark, Paul Cummings, Arthur Dahl, Shoghi B. Effendi, Dorothy Elmhirst, Claire Falkenstein, Lyonel Feininger, Janet Flanner, John Ford,Miriam Gabo, Colin Graham, Pehr Hallsten, Pamela Harkins, Nina Harwood, John and Anne Hauberg, Kay Hillman, Joseph Hirshhorn, David Hofman, Carl Holty, Herbert Hoover, Leroy and Silvia Ioas, Berthe P. and Claire Jacobson, Nina Kandinsky, Helen Kendall, Carolyn Kizer, Katharine Kuh,Rene Lauby, Bernard Leach, Gerald Lieberman, Andre Masson, Marjory Masten, George Mathieu, N. Richard Miller, Joan Miro, Axel Mondell, Alfred Neumeyer, Ben Nicholson, Vincent Price, Mark Ritter, Diego Rivera, Nancy W. Ross, John Russell, Henry Seldis, Charles Seliger, Otto Seligman, Art Smith, James Speyer, Michel Tapie, Miriam Terry, Roland Terry, Juliet Thompson, Kenneth Tyler, Charmion Von Wiegand, Heloise Wardall, Ulfert Wilke, and Marian Willard of the Willard Gallery.

Also found are: notes taken while studying French; financial, legal and medical records; material relating to Baha'i, including credential for Tobey for the Baha'i World Congress, 1963, class notes, photographs, prayer books, and printed material; music, including sheet music by Tobey, recital program, and music by Harold Budd, John Sundsten,and Debussey; writings and poetry by Tobey and Dahl; writings on Tobey; a transcript of an interview of Tobey conducted by William Seitz; sketches and sketchbooks by Tobey and by others, including Bernard Leach; printed material on Tobey, including reproductions of work, exhibition catalogs and announcements, magazine articles, and clippings; and printed material on others, including Hallsten, Leach, Seliger, Feininger, Abraham Walkowitz, Alberto Burri, and Jules Pascin.

Also included are photographs of: Tobey, Tobey with family and friends, exhibition installations, works of art, an album containing photos, sketches and notes, ca. 1920-1950, an album of photos of Tobey's Seattle studio taken after his death by Kenneth Tomlinson, 1976, and miscellaneous photographs.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter; Abstract Expressionist. Also worked as fashion illustrator, portrait painter. Born in Wisconsin, December 11, 1892. Died 1976. Worked in Chicago, Seattle, Basel, Switzerland; New York, N.Y., Dartington Hall, Devonshire, England, and Paris. Convert to Baha'i religion.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1984 by the Seattle Art Museum.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Topic:

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- History  Search this

Bahai Faith  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.tobemark2

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90fac0bce-dc54-4b2a-ba63-d45cca8069f6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-tobemark2