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Audio interview with Stuart Shedletsky, 1994 Mar 8
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 12
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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
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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
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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
Critic session with unidentified designer, 1990s
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 9
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This audio recording appears to be the concluding moments of a critic session in which an unidentified critic instructs students to base their designs on color fashion plates from 1920s fashion magazines encountered during research. Students complain that they are not allowed to photocopy rare materials in the library and a discussion ensues as to where they can find and photocopy images. Most of the recording consists of students working in groups with occasional commentary from the...
Dates:
1990s
Critic session with unidentified designer, 1990s
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 11
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In this audio recording, which starts after the critic session is underway, an unidentified critic, who sounds like Parsons School of Design alumnus and fashion designer Albert Capraro, discusses a project to produce "light" and "breezy" clothing for an evening inspired by a place. He discusses how he travels to the Greek islands and Morocco every year. He shares an anecdote about teaching in California, possibly a reference to the Otis Institute of Art, which was once a Parsons affiliate,...
Dates:
1990s
Menswear critic session with unidentified designer, 1990s
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 9
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This audio recording appears to be the concluding moments of a critic session in which an unidentified critic discusses a project to create a "real wardrobe," that goes from day to evening, and that is at least in part "urban." He explains why he chooses some fabrics over others in his professional practice. This appears to be a menswear direction.
Dates:
1990s
Critic session with Adri, 1994
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 10
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In this audio recording, fashion designer and Parsons School of Design alumna Adri discusses her project with students. There are no specific prompts, and the conversation is open-ended. Adri speaks about directions in contemporary fashion design, including adrogyny, and the overemphasis placed on the runway. There is extensive discussion about fabrics and color. The recording commences while Adri's talk is already underway. In the fashion show program, this project is titled, "Clothes as...
Dates:
1994
Critic session with Jeffrey Banks, 1994 Oct
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 1
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In this audio recording, fashion designer and Parsons School of Design alumnus Jeffrey Banks discusses with students the details of a group project called "Camel Country." Students working under Banks' direction will create sportswear using three colors: camel, whiskey, and/or palomino. A question and answer session follows Banks' project description, during which students ask Banks and their instructors, possibly Marie Essex and Frank Rizzo, about the project. Students then proceed to work...
Dates:
1994 Oct
Critic session with Albert Capraro, 1994
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 13
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In this audio recording, fashion designer and Parsons School of Design alumnus Albert Capraro introduces his project based on painting and flowers. Although the recording begins while the critic direction is already underway, Capraro, professors Frank Rizzo and Marie Essex, and students appear to be discussing how students could use a computer laboratory to produce their own fabrics. Capraro asks the students to remain unstructured and not to get caught up in detail. He suggests that...
Dates:
1994
Critic session with Louis Dell'Olio, 1994 Oct 12
File — Box: Mixed pav_9, cassette: 2
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In this audio recording, fashion designer and Parsons School of Design alumnus Louis Dell'Olio discusses two ideas for student projects, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Homage to Gernreich," and asks for feedback from students about which project they would like to do. Following a question and answer session in which the voice of a professor, possibly Marie Essex, is heard, they select, "Homage to Rudi Gernreich." In the course of the session, Dell'Olio relates information about Rudi...
Dates:
1994 Oct 12