Scope and Contents In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, Stanley Barrows recalls his experiences teaching at Parsons School of Design, particularly his role in leading summer trips to Europe in the 1950s and into the 1960s. He identifies and tells stories about memorable students and faculty, including Robert Castle, Glenn Boyles, Grace Fakes, Elsie Brown Barnes, Betty Carter, and Leo Steinberg. Barrows discusses the upheaval within the Interior Design Department during the late 1960s, the destruction of...

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In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, Suzanne Cole, an instructor and later Chair of the Illustration Department at Parsons School of Design, discusses transitioning the department from a fashion illustration focus to a more general illustration focus during her tenure. Cole describes faculty members she and co-chair Murray Tinkelman hired, including J.C. Suarez, Randy Enos, and Maurice Sendak, and recounts her teaching strategies and those of her colleagues.

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In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, Mildred Constantine discusses joining the Graphic Design Department as an art and design history instructor at Parsons School of Design while also serving as a curator at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). She also describes her teaching methodologies and pedagogical philosophies during her time as an instructor of first-year students.

Scope and Contents In this audio interview with Martica Sawin, Benedict J. Fernandez recounts joining the staff of Parsons School of Design, initially as a darkroom technician in the Graphic Design Department under the leadership of James Frangides, and subsequently establishing the Photography Department in 1978. He mentions recruiting Richard Avedon to teach Alexey Brodovitch’s “Design Laboratory” course. Fernandez discusses photographing Martin Luther King, Jr. in the early 1960s and later anti-war protest...

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In this audio interview, Albert Greenberg, Chair of the Communication Design Department (formerly Graphic Design) of Parsons School of Design, discusses overseeing departmental transitions during his tenure, including the shift to computer-based design and changing student demographics. He also describes the initiatives he instituted to increase professionalism and develop career opportunities for students.

Scope and Contents Audio recording of a hastily-organized meeting of the Parsons School of Design community to announce the affiliation of Parsons with the New School for Social Research. Speakers (in order of appearance): Francis Ruzicka (President, Parsons School of Design); Richard M. Paget (Chairman, Board of Trustees, Parsons School of Design); and Orin Lehman (Chairman, Board of Trustees, the New School). Also on the speaker platform and responding to questions are Allen Austill (Dean of Adult Division,...

Scope and Contents The recording starts with an introduction to Milton Glaser by Randy Swearer, dean of Parsons School of Design. Swearer describes Glaser as defining "entire genres of design," especially his work in "institutional identity planning," including the "I Heart New York" design. Swearer says that Glaser has designed over 300 posters, and has worked with the Washington Post, The Nation, the ...

Scope and Contents Henry Wolf introduces Ivan Chermayeff as a partner in one of the world's "best" design firms, Chermayeff & Geismar (later Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv.) Wolf relates personal anecdotes from the 1970s, when he subletted an office from Chermayeff and worked with Chernayeff on a project basis. These projects included Pan Am, Xerox, AT&T, and Philip Morris. Wolf also emphasizes Chernayeff's influence in the world of design, as well as the ubiquity of Chernayeff's designs...

Scope and Contents Dean of Parsons School of Design Randy Swearer introduces Henry Wolf, calling him "revolutionary," and "an architect" of design. He describes Wolf as equally impactful in the worlds of photography and design, as well as deeply influential within the institution of Parsons itself. In reflecting on his fity-plus year career in design, Wolf asks himself and the audience "why me?" Along the way, he gives a kind of informal history of the magazine world (he worked...

Scope and Contents In the first of three segments, Bethann Hardison discusses her modeling agency, Click. Presenting a slideshow of fashion photographs, Hardison outlines the various activities associated with building a career in fashion photography. She relates stories about her career, responding to questions from participants throughout the workshop. In the second and third segments, Hardison continues discussing her profession with workshop participants and offers career advice. The workshop concludes...