Archives of American Art

Eight sculptors [videorecording] / William Jackson, producer

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.renaguil
Creators:
Renaissance Guild Sculptor Documentary Project
Dates:
c1995
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
1 Item
videocassette (VHS) (56 min)
sd., col.
1/2 in.
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Renaissance Guild Sculptor Documentary Project's video documentary of eight Berkshire sculptors along with supporting material pertaining to the artists. Sculptors include Andrew DeVries, Otello Guarducci, Frederick Hund, Alexander Stoller, John Stritch, Gregory Stone, Elbert Weinberg, and Carolyn Wirth.
Scope and Contents
The documentary was edited from individual interviews conducted between February and May 1995. Each was directed by Amanda McCormick. The interviewer for all but the Wirth and Stoller segments is Hillary Dyer; Maia Cannon interviewed Wirth, and William and Lucy Jackson interviewed Brier Stoller, Alexander Stoller's widow. The interviewee pertaining to Weinberg is Joel Karp, trustee of the Weinberg Foundation.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Renaissance Guild was formed in 1994 by Gail Ryan, William Jackson and Frederick Hund in order to begin documentation of the professional lives of recognized sculptors of the Berkshire region. It is formed under the aegis of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc., a non-profit philanthropic and financial management organization.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1996 by Frederick Hund, one of the collaborators on the documentary and also one of the sculptors documented.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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More Information

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Great Barrington, Mass. : Renaissance Guild, c1995.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Sculpture, American -- Massachusetts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Berkshire County (Mass.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Video recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Great Barrington Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stoller, Alexander, 1902-1994 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
DeVries, Andrew, 1956- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guarducci, Otello, 1922- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hund, Frederick, 1922- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jackson, William D., 1948- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stritch, John, 1925- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stone, Gregory, 1950- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Weinberg, Elbert, 1928- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wirth, Carolyn, 1957- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Renaissance Guild (Great Barrington, Mass.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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