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Interviewee:

Dinkins, Fitzhugh D., 1919-1993  Search this

Interviewer:

Boykin, Randson  Search this

Tyler, Anna, 1933-  Search this

Names:

African American Artists in Chicago Oral History Project  Search this

South Side Community Art Center  Search this

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

Extent:

192 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1989 February 10-July 12

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Fitzhugh Dinkins conducted 1989 February 20-July 12, by Randson Boykin and Anna Tyler, for the Archives of American Art African-American artists in Chicago oral history project (1988-1989).

Dinkins speaks of his family background and early education; his apprenticeship with William McVey; his studies at Howard University, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Chicago Institute of Design; his military service; his work as art director of the Johnson Publishing Company; his affiliation with the design firm of Winbush and Associates; being an independent artist and entrepreneur; and teaching at Southside Community Art Center.

Biographical / Historical:

Fitzhugh D. Dinkins (1919-1993) was a painter from Chicago, Illinois.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav file. Duration is 5 hr., 34 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.

Restrictions:

For information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.

Occupation:

Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

African American painters  Search this

African American military personnel  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.dinkin89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw972b33e30-9912-4e0a-ae8c-9c9ec7d9a242

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-dinkin89

Creator:

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

McVey, Leza S. (Leza Sullivan), 1907-1984  Search this

Subject:

Gross, Chaim  Search this

Sepeshy, Zoltan  Search this

Gonzales, Boyer  Search this

West, Clifford B.  Search this

Canaday, John  Search this

Citation:

William and Leza McVey papers, 1932-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Women textile designers  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7970

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210138

AAA_collcode_mcvewill

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210138

Interviewee:

Hanson, Duane  Search this

Interviewer:

Kirwin, Liza  Search this

Names:

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Carter, Dudley  Search this

De Andrea, John, 1941-  Search this

Grygo, George  Search this

Hauser, Alonzo, 1909-1988  Search this

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Kienholz, Edward, 1927-  Search this

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

Milles, Carl, 1875-1955  Search this

Rood, John, 1902-1974  Search this

Extent:

3 Items (Sound recording, sound cassettes)

39 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1989 August 23-24

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Duane Hanson conducted 1989 August 23-24, by Liza Kirwin, for the Archives of American Art.

Hanson speaks of his years growing up in rural Minnesota; his Swedish ancestry; the influence of his wives and family on his art; his teaching career spanning sixteen to twenty years; his experiences at Cranbook; discussions of his place in the art world as a Realist, Hyperrealist, or New Realist; influence of contemporary sculptors of the time on his work; the importance of American art being able to break into the Russian art scene; his process and the pitfalls and advantages of different types of materials, including bronze and polyester resin; the schedule he follows when working and how the pace of his schedule and deadlines affect his art; whether the materials he employs contributed to his cancer; the discussion of his disease, subsequent treatment, and how it impacted his art; the change in focus from his earlier pieces centered around war or social upheaval to his newer, satirical work such as "Jogger" or "Sunbather with Black Bikini," which featured more athletic or trendy characterizations of people; his thought process in choosing what to sculpt; discussions of his exhibition at the Whitney Museum and various galleries in the United States, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia, among others; and his ecological concerns. Duane Hanson also recalls Andy Warhol, John DeAndrea, Carl Milles, John Rood, Julius Schmidt, William McVey, Rodin, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Duane Hanson (1925-1996) was a sculptor from Davie, Florida. Hanson was best known for his life-size figures, often dressed in real clothes.

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives' 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. Funding for this interview provided by the Lannan Foundation.

Occupation:

Artists' models  Search this

Artists' models  Search this

Topic:

Figure sculpture  Search this

Sculpture -- Technique  Search this

Pop art  Search this

Sculptors -- Florida -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Lannan 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.hanson89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9642c706a-7f96-4d4e-8eda-6d2f37312e6e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hanson89

Interviewee:

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

Interviewer:

Barrie, Dennis, 1947-  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with William McVey, 1978 Feb. 20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculptors -- Ohio -- Interviews  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12172

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212882

AAA_collcode_mcvey78

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212882

Creator:

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

McVey, Leza  Search this

Names:

Canaday, John, 1907-1985  Search this

Gonzales, Boyer  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Sepeshy, Zoltan, 1898-1974  Search this

West, Clifford B.  Search this

Extent:

22.8 Linear feet ((microfilmed on 22 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1932-1974

Scope and Contents:

Papers regarding sculptor William McVey and to a lesser extent his wife, ceramist and weaver, Leza McVey.

REELS 869-870: Files on 26 commissions executed between 1938 and 1973; 2 scrapbooks; printed articles by McVey; sketches and drawings; clippings; and photographs. Correspondents include Chaim Gross, Zoltan Sepeshy, Boyer Gonzales, Clifford West, John Canaday, and others.

REELS 5439-5460: Correspondence, writings, art work by the McVey's and others, photographs, and printed material.

Biographical / Historical:

William McVey: Sculptor, educator; Cleveland, Ohio; Leza McVey: Ceramist, weaver, Cleveland, Ohio.

Provenance:

Material on reels 869-870 lent for microfilming by William McVey. He subsequently donated the originals to Rice University in Houston, Texas. Material on reels 5439-5460 was donated in 1998 by the McVey estate via executor Seth C. Taft.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this

Sculptors -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this

Ceramicists -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this

Weavers -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Women textile designers  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.mcvewill

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96ff7a5a5-8c79-4869-854d-7a56a177ab1c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mcvewill

Creator:

Schiwetz, Pete, 1909-  Search this

Names:

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Bearzi, Bruno  Search this

Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973  Search this

Coe, Herring, 1907-  Search this

Hedmark, Anne  Search this

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

Milles, Carl, 1875-1955  Search this

Milles, Olga Granner, 1874-1967  Search this

Rich, Frances  Search this

West, Clifford B.  Search this

Extent:

2 Linear feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1939-1971

Scope and Contents:

Ca. 2,000 letters, including correspondence with family, bronze caster Bruno Bearzi, Carl and Olga Milles, curator Anne Hedmark (at Millesgarden in Stockholm), Clifford West, William McVey, Francis Rich, Herring Coe, Albert Christ-Janer, and others; business correspondence regarding his fountain at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Symbol of the Arts," and other projects; biographical sketch; catalogs; legal and financial papers; and miscellaneous printed materials.

Biographical / Historical:

Sculptor; Birmingham, Michigan. Was an assistant to Carl Milles. Nicknamed "Tex".

Other Title:

Microfilm title: Berthold Schiwetz papers

Provenance:

Donated 1973 by LeRoy Dahlberg, Schiwetz's attorney.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- History -- Michigan  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.schipete

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e05b1f36-081a-42e1-8166-6a12f3b5a1c4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-schipete

Creator:

Midener, Walter, 1912-1998  Search this

Society of Arts and Crafts (Detroit, Mich.)  Search this

Names:

Ascoli, Max  Search this

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

Warburg, Edward M. M.  Search this

Extent:

0.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1938-1973

Scope and Contents:

Resume, correspondence, photographs, miscellany, and clippings.

REEL 880: Resume, ca. 104 letters, 2 photographs of Midener, 1945, (one with collector Edward M. M. Warburg), and miscellany. Correspondents include Nathan Cummings, Curt Valentin, Edward Warburg, and others.

REEL 103: Correspondence from the Buchholz Gallery, Barone Gallery and Little Gallery, arranging sales and exhibits of Midener's wood sculpture; from various Jewish organizations in New York and Cincinnati, commissioning Midener's work; collectors Edward Warburg and Jakob Goldschmidt, and personal friends, including sculptor William McVey and Max Ascoli, the last writing a letter of introduction. Clippings showing Midener's religious art, catalogs and occasional photographs are also included.

UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, 1947-1978, relating to Midener's work at the Art School of the Society of Arts and Crafts; commissions; loans; and other mostly business matters.

Biographical / Historical:

Sculptor, art instructor and art administrator, Detroit, Michigan. Born in Leignitz, Germany. Attended Kunst Akademie in Berlin, 1932-1936. Came to U.S. in 1938. Taught at Henry Street Settlement in New York, N.Y., Cleveland Institute of Art, and Art School of the Society of Arts and Crafts becoming president of the board of trustees in 1976. Won the Tiffany Fellowship for Sculpture, 1940.

Provenance:

Donated 1965 and 1974 by Walter Midener and in 1978 by his estate.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- Michigan -- Detroit  Search this

Art teachers -- Michigan -- Detroit  Search this

Sculptors -- Michigan -- Detroit  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.midewalt

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b37eadd1-2258-4ce3-88d1-e5a2f5f6b5fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-midewalt

Interviewee:

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

Interviewer:

Barrie, Dennis  Search this

Extent:

22 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1978 Feb. 20

Scope and Contents:

An interview of William McVey conducted 1978 Feb. 20, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

William McVey (1905-1995) was a sculptor and educator from Cleveland, Ohio.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 5 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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.

Topic:

Sculptors -- Ohio -- Interviews  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- Ohio -- Cleveland  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.mcvey78

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93585cfe0-8c23-4fda-a99a-1f313ee4731c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mcvey78

Creator:

Marling, Karal Ann  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (Ohio)  Search this

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Treasury Relief Art Project  Search this

Eckhardt, Edris, 1905-1998  Search this

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

Milliken, William Mathewson, 1889-1978  Search this

Extent:

5 Linear feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1932-1973

Scope and Contents:

Research material and papers emanating from a seminar conducted by Dr. Marling at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1972-1973. The material concerns WPA-FAP, PWAP, and TRAP projects carried on in Ohio, 1932-1943. Included are correspondence and transcripts of interviews with William McVey, Edris Eckhardt, William Milliken, Clarence Carter and other federally employed artists and supervisors. In addition there are employment records, records of a PWAP exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1934, photographs, clippings, and other printed material.

Biographical / Historical:

Historian; Ohio.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1973 by Dr. Karal Marling.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Historians -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

History  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.marlkara

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9be46ec6b-81c1-450f-bfbb-887c557bdb92

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-marlkara