Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Dennis Barrie Interviews of Ohio Artists, circa 1984, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.barrdenn
Creators:
Barrie, Dennis
Dates:
circa 1984
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Linear feet
Repository:
The Dennis Barrie interviews of Ohio artists measures 2.0 linear feet and date from circa 1984. Video recordings with five Ohio artists, originally titled the "Artists in Residence Series," were produced by the New Organization for the Visual Arts in conjunction with the Archives of American Art. Dennis Barrie, Midwest Director of the Archives of American Art, interviews painters Patricia Zinsmeister Parker and Ken Nevadomi, sculptor John Clague, fiber artist Wenda Von Weise, and ceramicist George Roby. Each discusses their background, training, lifestyle, and problems they've faced as artists. The videocassette recordings are dated 1984, but the interviews may have occurred in 1980.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Dennis Barrie interviews of Ohio artists measures 2.0 linear feet and date from circa 1984. Video recordings with five Ohio artists, originally titled the "Artists in Residence Series," were produced by the New Organization for the Visual Arts in conjunction with the Archives of American Art. Dennis Barrie, Midwest Director of the Archives of American Art, interviews painters Patricia Zinsmeister Parker and Ken Nevadomi, sculptor John Clague, fiber artist Wenda Von Weise, and ceramicist George Roby. Each discusses their background, training, lifestyle, and problems they've faced as artists. The videocassette recordings are dated 1984, but the interviews may have occurred in 1980.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Dennis Barrie was the Director for the Midwest Office of the Archives of American Art in the 1970s and 1980s.

Administration

Author
Ricky Gomez
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
A project of the New Organization of the Visual Arts and Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. The interviews were conducted by Dennis Barrie, Director of the Midwest Office of the Archives of American Art.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2020.
Existence and Location of Copies
All of the video recordings in the collection were digitized for research access in 2010 and are available at Archives of American Art offices.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Terms of Use
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.
Preferred Citation
Dennis Barrie interviews with Ohio artists, circa 1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Artists -- Ohio -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Ohio -- Interviews Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sculptors -- Ohio -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ceramicists -- Ohio -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fiber artists -- Ohio -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Video recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clague, John, 1928- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nevadomi, Ken, 1939- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Parker, Patricia Zinsmeister, 1934- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Roby, George Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Von Weise, Wenda, 1941- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Organization for the Visual Arts (Ohio) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Archives of American Art Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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