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Parsons School of Design Henry Wolf Lecture Series recordings
Collection — Box: Mixed pav_9
Identifier: PC-07-02-03
Abstract
This collection consists of three audio recordings of lectures held as part of the Henry Wolf Lecture Series. This series, held in the Fall of 1998 in honor of graphic designer and longtime Parsons School of Design instructor Henry Wolf, focused on all aspects of graphic design. Speakers featured in these recordings include Henry Wolf, Ivan Chermayeff, and Milton Glaser. No transcripts have been made.
Dates:
1998
Audio interview with Alan Gussow, 1994 May 15
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 10.B
Scope and Contents
In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, Alan Gussow relates the circumstances of being hired by Parsons School of Design Dean Norman Boothby in 1956 to teach drawing and painting, and the transition to becoming chair of the Editorial and Fashion Illustration Department. He recalls his efforts to recruit exceptional faculty, including his role in hiring instructors such as Diane Arbus and Cipe Pineles Golden. Gussow describes the administrative atmosphere at Parsons, and his efforts to...
Dates:
1994 May 15
Audio interview with David C. Levy, 1994 Jan 27
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 8
Scope and Contents
In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, David Corcos Levy, dean of Parsons School of Design from 1970 until 1989, describes being hired as an admissions officer at Parsons in 1961 as a young college graduate, and his efforts to broaden recruitment and enlarge the school’s enrollment. The interview also covers his role in launching Parsons' first degree-granting program and the establishment of the Foundation Year curriculum. Levy recounts the budget crises that led to Parsons'...
Dates:
1994 Jan 27
Audio interview with Paul Resika, 1994 Jun 7
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 9
Scope and Contents
In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, Paul Resika describes his role as the founding chair of the Master of Fine Arts program at Parsons School of Design between 1978 and 1990. He discusses his initial conversations with Dean David C. Levy, as well as his initial hiring decisions, including staff members Leland Bell, Patricia Bailey, Paul Russotto, Bruce Gagnier, John Heliker, Robert De Niro, Sr., and Natalie Charkow. He recalls former students, including Mark Heyer and Ying Ying Hu....
Dates:
1994 Jun 7
Audio interview with Frank Rizzo, 1994 May 13
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 10.A
Scope and Contents
In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, Frank Rizzo, Chair of the Fashion Design Department of Parsons School of Design, discusses his experiences as a Parsons student in the 1950s under Ann Keagy, his professional design career, and his return to Parsons as an instructor. He describes his first years as a faculty member, learning to teach with longtime faculty member Theresa Chiappetta and educating many students who would later become respected professionals, including Donna Karan,...
Dates:
1994 May 13
Audio monologue by Martica Sawin on Parsons Paris, 1994 Apr 15
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 5.B and 11.B
Scope and Contents
In this audio monologue, Martica Sawin recounts the details of restarting a Paris-based program for Parsons School of Design in 1981. Sawin relates the history of Parsons' original Paris school, the Paris Ateliers, during the 1920s and 1930s, and how Martin Canin approached her with the idea of re-establishing it around 1977. Following an investigative trip to Paris with Leland Bell, Sawin began to draw up a plan, including recruiting professors like Paul LeClerc, Ilan Alter, Allen Barber,...
Dates:
1994 Apr 15
Audio monologue by Martica Sawin on teaching Art History, 1994 Feb 10
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 2.B
Scope and Contents
In this audio monologue, Martica Sawin explains how she was hired to teach art history at Parsons School of Design in 1967. She details efforts to expand art history instruction both before and after Parsons began issuing bachelor's degrees, an ability made possible by Parsons' affiliation with the New School in 1970. While recollecting details about students and faculty during the 1960s, Sawin describes the counter-cultural atmosphere in the United States and how it influenced Parsons,...
Dates:
1994 Feb 10
Audio interview with Stuart Shedletsky, 1994 Mar 8
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 12
Scope and Contents
In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, Stuart Shedletsky relates his blossoming as an artist under the guidance of faculty members such as Marvin Israel, John Kacere and Paul Brach at Parsons School of Design in the 1960s. Much of the interview dwells on Shedletsky's approach to teaching and his desire to be an advocate for students. He also discusses Dean David C. Levy's administrative style, the importance of studying with practicing artists, and the project, "Still Working:...
Dates:
1994 Mar 8
Audio interview with Allen Tate, 1994 Feb 24
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 13.A
Scope and Contents
This audio interview with Allen Tate, conducted by Martica Sawin, primarily concerns the evolution of the Interior Design Department of Parsons School of Design into the Environmental Design Department. Tate discusses his recruitment by William Katavolos, how he became department chair in 1969, the personalities involved in the contentious debates surrounding the department's direction, and his eventual termination in 1981. Tate's animosity toward faculty member Stanley Barrows (also...
Dates:
1994 Feb 24
Audio interview with Irwin Touster, 1994 Mar 2
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 13.B
Scope and Contents
In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, Irwin Touster discusses his tenure as Chair of Fine Arts (BFA) at Parsons School of Design, beginning in 1974. Touster relates the details of his joining the faculty at the behest of Dean David C. Levy and the hiring of many of the department's staff under his purview, including Larry Rivers, Elaine De Kooning, Jane Wilson, Stuart Shedletsky (also interviewed for this project), Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, and Eric Gibson. Touster and Sawin also discuss...
Dates:
1994 Mar 2