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Interviewee:

Laigo, Val M., 1930-1992  Search this

Interviewer:

Lau, Alan Chong  Search this

Nakane, Kazuko  Search this

Names:

Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum  Search this

Foster/White Gallery  Search this

Mexico City College -- Students  Search this

Northwest Asian American Project  Search this

Seattle University -- Students  Search this

University of Washington -- Students  Search this

Bennett, Doug  Search this

Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986  Search this

Chong, Fay  Search this

Dusanne, Zoe, 1884-1977  Search this

Horiuchi, Paul, 1906-  Search this

Jones, Quincy, 1933-  Search this

Katayama, Mits  Search this

Nordness, Lee  Search this

Okada, Frank S. (Frank Sumio), 1931-2000  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949  Search this

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this

Ritchie, Bill  Search this

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this

Tamayo, Rufino, 1899-  Search this

Voorhees, Clark G. (Clark Greenwood), 1871-1933  Search this

Washington, James W., 1911-2000  Search this

Extent:

42 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1989 July 12

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Val Laigo conducted 1989 July 12, by Alan Lau and Kazuko Nakane, for the Archives of American Art Northwest Asian American Project, in Laigo's home, Seattle, Wash.

Laigo speaks of learning how to paint at age eleven with watercolors; growing up with a heart condition known as Eisenmenger's Complex; teaching at Highline High School and creating a wolverine as the school's mascot; the inclusion of his life story in a Filipino oral history project; singing for an orchestra called the Gentlemen of Rhythm, at the Filipino Catholic Youth Activities events and other venues; Doug Bennett as an influence in composition and design; being a student at Seattle University and joining Art Equity in approximately 1951; remembering his painting, "Madonna" being shown at the Seattle Art Museum; his first show at the People's Furniture Store and later with Fay Chong at the Hathaway House; Zoe Dusanne became his agent; his introduction to the MacPaint software program and his first piece of computer art; his desire to study Mexican muralists, Diego Rivera, Jose Orozco, David Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo and becoming at student at Mexico City College; his life in Mexico with the woman who would become his wife; the strong influence of Nick Damascus on his painting; how his palette changed to brighter colors after living in Mexico; his health crisis there that lead him to abandon his work towards a master's degree and return to Seattle in 1959; having to start over from the beginning at the University of Washington; Tommy Kwazume hiring him at Boing as an artist in 1960; Lee Nordness and the RCA Victor album cover; his negative experience with Margaret Reed while showing at the Panaca Gallery; his exhibit at the Frye Art Museum in 1969 and criticism by Clark Voorhees; his Mexican experience having influenced his vigor and scale; the Lost Generation series; his comment about Picasso not being able to paint; encouragement from his family to pursue art training; the murder of his father in 1936; his mother's success as a new painter; and his work, "Dilemma of the Atom" featured on the cover of an RCA Victor record album. Laigo also recalls Perry Acker, Foster White Gallery, David Mendoza, Fred Mendoza, Tom Tooley, Ray Sadirius, Quincy Jones, Oscar Holden's Orchestra, Fred Cordova, Mits Katayama, Rudy Bundis, Kal Chin, Paul Horiuchi, James Washington, Dick Kirsten, Frank Okada, John Matsudaira, Walter Froelich, Bill Ritchie, John Counts, Don Fenton, Kenneth Callahan, Fred Run, Barry Ferrell, Ken Harms, Andrew Chin, Ben Dar, Ruth Mora, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Val Laigo (1930-1992) was a Filipino American painter based in Seattle, Washington. Val Laigo was born in Naguilian, La Union, in the Phillipines. His family moved to the United States in 1931 and to Seattle in 1941. Laigo's full name Valeriano Emerenciano Montante Laigo.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

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

Topic:

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Computer Art  Search this

Filipino American art  Search this

Filipino American artists  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Asian American muralists  Search this

Muralists -- Mexico  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Funding for the transcription of this interview provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Women's Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.laigo89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90a8fb211-d3b2-4e6d-9727-b2bc260466e6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-laigo89

Interviewee:

Namkung, Johsel, 1919-2013  Search this

Interviewer:

Takami, David  Search this

Lau, Alan Chong  Search this

Names:

Northwest Asian American Project  Search this

Horiuchi, Paul, 1906-  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Tsutakawa, George  Search this

Yang, Chao-Chen, 1910-1969  Search this

Extent:

74 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1989 Oct. 5-1991 Feb. 25

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Johsel Namkung conducted 1989 Oct. 5-1991 Feb. 25, by Alan Chong Lau (1989) and David Takami (1991), in Seattle, Wash., for the Archives of American Art Northwest Asian American Project. Namkung discusses his family background and the effect of living under Japanese occupation in Korea; U.S. immigration in the late 1940's; studies in music; his determination to become a photographer, early color photography, his philosophy as a photographer; and the Asian American community in Seattle. Namkung recalls Paul Horiuchi, Mark Tobey, George Tsutakawa and Chao-Chen Yang.

Biographical / Historical:

Johsel Namkung (1919- ) is a Korean American photographer based in Seattle, Washington.

General:

Originally recorded on 5 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 37 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.

Occupation:

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

Topic:

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Korean American art  Search this

Korean American Artists  Search this

Asian American photographers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

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.namkun89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94f3e0d3e-7db3-4b55-9e92-0dd3f93f2c04

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-namkun89

Interviewee:

Okada, Frank S. (Frank Sumio), 1931-2000  Search this

Interviewer:

Johns, Barbara  Search this

Names:

Cornish School of Allied Arts (Seattle, Wash.)  Search this

Cranbrook Academy of Art -- Students  Search this

Northwest Asian American Project  Search this

University of Oregon -- Faculty  Search this

Bunce, Louis, 1907-1983  Search this

Charles, Ray, 1930-2004  Search this

Chin, Frank, 1940-  Search this

Davis, Sammy, 1925-  Search this

Derbyshire, Leon  Search this

Dusanne, Zoe, 1884-1977  Search this

Horiuchi, Paul, 1906-  Search this

Inada, Lawson Fusao  Search this

Ivey, William, 1919-1992  Search this

Jones, Quincy, 1933-  Search this

Kusama, Yayoi, 1929-  Search this

Martin, David Stone  Search this

Nomura, Kenjiro, 1896-1956  Search this

Okada, John  Search this

Peck, James Edward, 1907-  Search this

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Tsutakawa, George  Search this

Extent:

87 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1990 Aug. 16-17

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Frank Okada conducted 1990 Aug. 16-17, in Seattle, Wash., by Barbara Johns, for the Archives of American Art Northwest Asian American Project. Okada discusses his parents' background; his family including his brothers, John, author of "No-No Boy," and Charlie, a graphic designer; traveling to Japan for the Pacific Northwest Artists and Japan exhibition; being in an internment camp; painting in Eugene, Ore. and Seattle, Wash.; his painting techniques; studying under Leon Derbyshire; his connection with the jazz scene in Seattle in the late 1940s and 1950s including musicians Sammy Davis, Ray Charles, and Quincy Jones; attending Cornish School of Art, Seattle; meeting Mark Tobey; comparision of his painting style to Tobey's; his stint in the Army; attending Cranbrook Academy of Art and studying with painter Fred Mitchell; his Whitney fellowship in New York; study of Japanese, Chinese, and Zen paintings; working for Boeings in the early 1960s; traveling to France on a Guggenheim; teaching at University of Oregon in Eugene; his minimalist work; influence of Japanese art in his painting. Okada mentions Lawson Inada (Asian American poet), Frank Chin (Asian American playwright), artists David Stone Martin, James Edward Peck, Yayoi Kusama, George Tsutakawa, Paul Horiuchi, Ben Shahn, Kenjiro Nomura, Louis Bunce, Bill Ivey, and art gallery owner Zoe Dusanne.

Biographical / Historical:

Frank S. Okada (1931-2000) was a Japanese American painter based in Seattle, Washington. He taught at University of Oregon from 1969-1999.

General:

Originally recorded on 5 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 38 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 administrators.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Sculptors -- United States  Search this

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

Topic:

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Japanese American art  Search this

Japanese American artists  Search this

Painting, Japanese  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Painting, Chinese  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Asian American sculptors  Search this

Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

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.okada90

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ff6868c7-38fd-4e50-9323-474b69e03b8e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-okada90

Artist:

Horiuchi, Paul 1906-1999  Search this

Physical description:

1 folder

Type:

Photograph

Artist files

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Image number:

VFM VF001456

See more items in:

Photograph Study Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_139952

Creator:

Levine, Ken M.  Search this

Names:

Anderson, Guy, 1906-1998  Search this

Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986  Search this

Graves, Morris, 1910-  Search this

Horiuchi, Paul, 1906-  Search this

Juvonen, Helmi, 1903-1985  Search this

Levine, Ivory Waterworth  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Tsutakawa, George  Search this

Extent:

15.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1976-1980

Scope and Contents:

Records from the production of a documentary featuring the work of several Pacific Northwest artists, including Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, Guy Anderson, Paul Horiuchi, Helmi Juvonen, Margaret Tomkins, and George Tsutakawa. Artists are interviewed in their studios. Features early film clips of Mark Tobey.

Records include sound recordings of interviews with 19 artists; partial transcripts of interviews and production notes; motion picture film outtakes of interviews, paintings, artists working, nature scenes, and Seattle; a sound recording labeled "Flute and piano compositions" by Mark Tobey; and video copies of the finished film.

Provenance:

Donated by Kenneth and Ivory Waterworth Levine, 1985-1987.

Restrictions:

Use requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from Kenneth and Ivory Levine, Iris Film and Video. Contact Reference Services for more information.

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Topic:

Northwest school of artists  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Northwestern States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.leviken

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e7db22cf-24f9-4228-956f-261060f7661b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-leviken

Author:

Horiuchi, Paul 1906-  Search this

University of Oregon Museum of Art  Search this

Seattle Art Museum  Search this

Physical description:

45 p. illus. (part col.), port. 23 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1969

1969?]

Call number:

N40.1.H800 U5

N40.1.H800U5

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_374158

Sculptor:

Horiuchi, Paul 1906-  Search this

Architect:

Thiry, Paul  Search this

Fabricator:

Olivo Santagostino  Search this

Medium:

Mural: glass tiles embedded in Re-bar concrete; Base: concrete

Type:

Sculptures-Mosaic

Sculptures-Mural

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Seattle Seattle Arts Commission 312 1st Avenue North Seattle Washington 98109

Located Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre Seattle Washington

Date:

1962. Dedicated April 21, 1962

Topic:

Abstract  Search this

Control number:

IAS 75008692

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_15026

Sculptor:

Horiuchi, Paul 1906-  Search this

Medium:

Steel

Type:

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Seattle Art Museum 100 University Street Seattle Washington 98101

Date:

1963

Topic:

Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Flight  Search this

Control number:

IAS 75008766

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_15100

Author:

Horiuchi, Paul 1906-  Search this

Felix Landau Gallery  Search this

Subject:

Horiuchi, Paul 1906-  Search this

Physical description:

[12] p. : ill. (some col.), port. ; 16 cm

Type:

Books

Exhibitions

Date:

1966

[1966]

Call number:

N7359.H75 A4 1966

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_700797