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Audio interview with Albert Greenberg, 1994 Mar 7
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 7
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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.
Dates:
1994 Mar 7
Parsons School of Design/New School for Social Research Merger Announcement, 1970 Feb 20
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: PC070205_Parsons_New_School
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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,...
Dates:
1970 Feb 20
Milton Glaser lecture, 1998 October 10
File — Box: Mixed pav_9
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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 ...
Dates:
1998 October 10
Ivan Chermayeff lecture, 1998 November 17
File — Box: Mixed pav_9
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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...
Dates:
1998 November 17
Henry Wolf lecture, 1998 December 8
File — Box: Mixed pav_9
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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...
Dates:
1998 December 8