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Lecture given for Dance modernism series at the Walker Art Center, on Nov. 10, 1980, lecture no. 6 of 8

Title
Lecture given for Dance modernism series at the Walker Art Center, on Nov. 10, 1980, lecture no. 6 of 8 [sound recording]
Author
Siegel, Marcia B.
Publication
1980.

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Additional Authors
Walker Art Center.
Description
2 sound cassettes (ca. 115 min.)
Summary
  • Cassette 9, side A (ca. 45 min.). Marcia Siegel states the subject-matter of her lecture, a trend she calls documentary, which appeared in the U.S. between the 1930s and the end of World War II; Siegel describes the concept further; shows and speaks about excerpts from The river, a documentary film about changes wrought in rural areas by the Tennessee Valley Authority; notes other works with related subjects such as James Agee's and Walker Evans' book Let us now praise famous men; discusses characteristic elements of the art of this period, including its realism and mass-orientation, its political aspects, and its inherent seriousness; shows and comments on slides of art works and dances that illustrate these aspects, including Helen Tamiris in Tamiris's dance Liberty song, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman in Humphrey's dance, The shakers, Thomas Hart Benton's painting Country dance, Martha Graham and Erick Hawkins in Graham's work Appalachian spring, Agnes de Mille's ballet Rodeo, and paintings by Edward Hopper and Charles Sheeler [titles not stated]; shows and comments on a film of Martha Graham in her work Appalachian spring [ends abruptly].
  • Cassette 9, side B (ca. 43 min.). Continues with screening of film of Appalachian spring; shows and comments on slides of Daniel Nagrin and Helen Tamiris in the dance Bayou ballads, Pearl Primus, and Katherine Dunham; shows and comments on slides of a painting by the Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco and slides of Bella Lewitzky and Pauline Koner performingin dances with Mexican themes; shows and comments on slides of Alvin Ailey's work Revelations and the opera Porgy and Bess; shows and comments on slides intended to illustrate folk themes, including Jane Dudley's work Harmonica breakdown; speaks about the political aspects of dance and other arts during this period; shows and speaks about slides intended to illustrate the theme of urban life, including a painting by John Sloan [ends abruptly].
  • Cassette 10, side A (ca. 25 min.). [Begins abruptly with Siegel speaking about urbanism.] Siegel shows and speaks about slides intended to illustrate art about and for the common man, including a painting by George Bellows, Lew Christiansen's ballet Filling station, Loring's work The great American goof, and Jerome Robbins' work Fancy free; shows and speaks about a short film by Martha Myers of Daniel Nagrin's work Strange hero ; shows and speaks about slides intended to illustrate characteristics seen in Pop art, including slides of buildings from the 1930s, a painting by Stuart Davis, Paul Taylor's work From sea to shining sea, and Twyla Tharp's work Deuce coupe. Question and answer period follows; questions are mainly inaudible. Siegel comments on the political nature of much of the work during the period.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Gift of Marcia B. Siegel.
  • New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
  • Oral History Archive.
Alternative Title
  • Meaning of modernism.
  • Dance modernism lecture series.
Subjects
Note
  • Lecture by Marcia B. Siegel at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minn., on Nov. 10, 1980; recording is of the sixth lecture in a program of eight, entitled Dance modernism, given by Siegel as part of the Meaning of modernism lecture series held at the Walker Art Center. Siegel made frequent use of slides and films to illustrate her discussion.
  • The recording is marred by numerous short gaps.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Call Number
*MGZTC 3-2277
OCLC
NYPY04-R25
Author
Siegel, Marcia B. Speaker
Title
Lecture given for Dance modernism series at the Walker Art Center, on Nov. 10, 1980, lecture no. 6 of 8 [sound recording]
Imprint
1980.
Funding
Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Local Note
Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-2277, nos. 10-11
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2277, nos. 14-16
Added Author
Walker Art Center.
Added Title
Meaning of modernism.
Dance modernism lecture series.
Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-2277
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