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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Edmund Rudolph Teske
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.teske80
- Creators:
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Teske, Edmund, 1911-1996Larsen, Susan C.
- Dates:
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1980 May 27-30
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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96 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Edmund Rudolph Teske conducted 1980 May 27-30, by Susan C. Larsen, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Teske speaks of his family background; his early interest in photography, acting and music; Jane Addams' Hull House; working in A. George Miller's commercial photography studio; aspiring to be a cinematographer; establishing the first photographic workshop at Taliesin North; photographing Chicago "in the spirit of Atget"; development of his technique; his subject matter; solarization and other printing processes; and his series, "Song of Dust". He recalls Aline Barnsdall, Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, Man Ray, Frank Lloyd Wright, and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Edmund Teske (1911-1996) was a photographer from Los Angeles, California.
Administration
Sponsor
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3199 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are 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 others.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 38 min.
Keywords
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Photography -- Printing processes | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Barnsdall, Aline, 1882-1946 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Moholy-Nagy, Sibyl, 1905- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ray, Man, 1890-1976 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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