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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Ted Hallman
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hallma06
- Creators:
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Hallman, Ted, 1933-Drutt, Helen WilliamsNanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2006 May 23-2008 June 3
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 CassettesSound recording (3 hr., 42 min.)analog73 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Ted Hallman conducted 2006 May 23 and 2008 June 3, by Helen Drutt English, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Hallman's home, in Lederach, Pennsylvania.
Scope and Contents
Hallman speaks of working with transparent materials; teaching at Moore College and the Chicago Institute of Art; family influences in teaching and art; music and his art; interest in the body; traveling; shifts in modern textile art. Hallman also recalls Kenneth Mills, Ida Rolf, Alice Parrott, Michael Barnett, Claire Zeisler, Toshiko Takaezu, Maija Grotell, Aileen O. Webb, Nell Znamerowski, Karen Karnes, Lenore Tawney, and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Ted Hallman (1933- ) is a fiber artist in Lederach, Pennsylvania. Helen Williams Drutt English (1930- ) is a professor, scholar, and founder and director of Helen Drutt Gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Administration
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
System Details
Recorded on 4 cassette tapes (3 hr., 42 min.).
Keywords
Archives of American Art
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