Archives of American Art

Letterio Calapai, master artist [videorecording] / North Shore Productions ; writer and editor, Deb Ellis ; executive producer, Neil P. Charak

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.highpark
Creators:
Highland Park Public Library
Dates:
1989, c1990
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
videocassette (30 min)
sd., col.
1/2 in.
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Filmed in Calapai's studio in Glencoe, Ill. Calapai discusses his work, and demonstrates the printing of an etching. Biographical information is presented, including Calapai's early training, his work as a muralist for the WPA, studying with William Stanley Hayter in New York, his work on illustrations for Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward Angels, his watercolors, and his work on a series of prints of Christ now owned by the Vatican. The video is a presentation of the Highland Park [Illinois] Public Library.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Printmaker, muralist, painter, teacher; Glencoe, Ill.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1990 by the Highland Park Public Library.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from Highland Park Public Library. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Terms of Use
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More Information

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Highland Park, Ill. : Highland Park Public Library, 1989, c1990.

Series Statement

Series Statement
Viewpoints.


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Prints -- 20th century -- Technique Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Video recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Printmakers -- Illinois -- Chicago Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Calapai, Letterio, 1902-1993 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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