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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Video Interviews with Paul Ryan, Frank Gillette, and Ira Schneider
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.raincorp
- Creators:
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Giancola, JohnRyan, Paul, 1943-
- Dates:
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circa 1992
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7.09 Gigabytes
- Repository:
The three video interviews with Paul Ryan, Frank Gillette, and Ira Schneider measure 7.09 gigabytes and date to 1992. Conducted by John Giancola, a financial supporter of the Raindance Corporation, the interviews cover the timeline and evolving ethos of the organization.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The three video interviews with Paul Ryan, Frank Gillette, and Ira Schneider measure 7.09 gigabytes and date to 1992. Conducted by John Giancola, a financial supporter of the Raindance Corporation, the interviews cover the timeline and evolving ethos of the organization.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Paul Ryan (1943-2013), Frank Gillette (1941- ), and Ira Schneider (1939-2022) were video artists and founding members of the Raindance Corporation, now the Raindance Foundation. The three artists met through mutual professional connections in New York City in the late 1960s. Operating out of an apartment, these and other founding members created the Raindance Corporation in 1969. Using the medium of video, the founders aimed to contrast the secretive tone of their contemporary political climate by producing films of the everyday for the alternative television movement, using techniques like subject interaction and audience feedback. Frank Gillette and Ira Schneider produced the corporation's first notable piece, Wipe Cycle in 1969. Raindance is known for documenting the first Earth Day in 1970. After five successful years, during which time Raindance published several issues of its journal Radical Software, the organization began initiatives to support the next generation of video artists, such as publishing one of the first readers on video art and providing free access to technology and editing software. Raindance Foundation is currently located on Park Avenue, New York City.
Administration
Author
Emma Eubank
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 2010 by Frank Giancola.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Emma Eubank in 2023.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
The donor has retained all intellectual property rights, including copyright, that they may own.
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Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Preferred Citation
Video interviews with Paul Ryan, Frank Gillette, and Ira Schneider, circa 1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
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Video art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Video artists -- New York (State) -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Video recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Giancola, John | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Schneider, Ira | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Gillette, Frank, 1941- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Raindance Corporation | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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