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Interview with Virginia Wright-Frierson
No full textInterview with Virginia Wright-Frierson, artist and author/illustrator of such children's books as An Island Scrapbook and A North American Rainforest Scrapbook. Here, she discusses her arts education and aesthetic sense, her career as an illustrator, and specific projects she has completed, which includes creating a mural at Columbine High School
Wright (Virginia) interview
No full textVirginia Wright and her husband, Bagley Wright, are prominent art patrons and philanthropists in Seattle, Washington. The Wrights amassed a large collection of modern and contemporary art, which was donated to the Seattle Art Museum. Mrs. Wright speaks about her interest in contemporary art, running her Seattle gallery, and her feelings about the Northwest Annual. She also speaks about the 1%-for-art program and the challenges of bringing public art into Washington.
Subject timestamps: (0:10) Developing interest in modern art, (1:20) Job with Sidney Janis Gallery, watching development of Abstract Expressionism in New York, (3:52) Interview with Rothko in 1952 in order to purchase painting, (6:21) Direction of painting after Abstract Expressionism, (8:50) Photorealism, (10:15) Changes in art movements, need for distance to evaluate movements, (12:40) Feelings about conceptual art, interest in artists of the 1960s, (15:30) Interest in certain Minimalists, (16:45) Assembling a collection as a statement, (18:17) Trend towards large scale works, (21:06) Work of William Ivey, (22:35) Getting to know artists, how work reflects an artist’s personality, (26:53) Artists’ inability to talk about work, interest in artists who are admired by other artists, (29:20) Artist’s vested interest in own aesthetic, (31:16) Importance for an artist to show in New York, be involved in major art centers, (36:23) Importance of New York- as an art center, place to establish artists, (40:24) Lack of discrimination in the arts, women’s status as painters, (43:36) Experience as a woman gallery owner, (45:54) Involvement of collectors in art world, (47:18) Reasons for starting her gallery, (49:20) Enjoyment in running gallery, choosing to close it, (50:50) Choosing to show prints in gallery, inability to show established artists in Seattle, (53:11) Technicians and artists working together, Robert Motherwell and Tatyana Grosman, (56:30) Claes Oldenburg’s prints, (57:53) Qualities of important galleries in Seattle, (59:51) Regional art fairs, Northwest Annual, (1:01:01) Reasons Northwest Annual doesn’t reflect art of the area, (1:02:14) Improvements to Northwest Annual, (1:03:29) Selecting regional artists for 1%-for-art program, (1:05:15) Difficulty with setting rules for program, (1:06:22) Challenges in bringing public art to Washington, defending decisions and taste, (1:09:39) Foundation’s plan to collect smaller works to share with museums, (1:12:01) Loaning work to museums, (1:12:54) Importance of educating public about art, orientation to foreign and contemporary art, (1:15:52) Museums following tastes rather than leading, (1:17:53) Prices in contemporary art market, (1:19:58) Lower prices of older art, need for expertise, (1:21:28) Preference for showing contemporary and historical art together, (1:22:57) Support for museum admission fees
Interview is occasionally interrupted by ring of the phone and doorbell.
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2021 Home Grounds and Animals PMG - Author Contact List
No full textThis is a chapter of the 2021 Home Grounds and Animals PMG. This 2021 Virginia Pest Management Guide provides the latest recommendations for controlling diseases, insects, and weeds for home grounds and animals. This publication contains information about prevention and nonchemical control as alternatives to chemical control or as part of an integrated pest management approach. The chemical controls in this guide are based on the latest pesticide label information at the time of writing. Because pesticide labels change, read the label directions carefully before buying and using any pesticide. Regardless of the information provided here, always follow the latest product label instructions when using any pesticide. Commercial products are named in this publication for informational purposes only. Virginia Cooperative Extension does not endorse these products and does not intend discrimination against other products that also may be suitable.Peer reviewe
Evaluation of Household Water Quality in Suffolk, Virginia
No full textDuring the fall of 2007, a household drinking-water-quality clinic – including water sampling, testing, and interpretation – was conducted in Suffolk, Va. Any Suffolk resident who used a private water supply was eligible to participate in this educational program. More than 200 households submitted water samples
Portrait of Frances Wright
No full textNew Harmony and Related Sketches Attributed to Virginia Dupalais or Lucy Sistare, ca. 1826-1837: Portrait of Frances Wright. Pencil sketch
Celebrating Virginia Tech: A Chronology of 150 Years
No full textThis exhibition is part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of Virginia Tech. The exhibit included oral history audio clips from the archive of VT Stories, newspaper clips, films and photographs that go back to the institution's foundation
Interview with Constance Ashford Wright and Virginia Ashford Elliot
No full textInterview with Oconee County residents Constance Ashford Wright and Virginia Ashford Elliot conducted in September 2014. The sisters were born in the county in 1917 and 1925 but moved to Athens in 1930 soon after their father died. Constance married and moved to Atlanta for 66 years, and later returned to Oconee County in 2013. They speak about their family home and childhood experiences. In fact, the church the interview took place in was built by their grandfather. They also speak about their grandfather and his brothers during and after the Civil War.https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/ohs_hotl/1009/thumbnail.jp
Postcard from Wilbur Wright to Milton Wright from Cape Charles / Norfolk, Virginia (Cape Henry Lighthouses)
No full textA Cape Charles and Norfolk, Virginia postcard featuring Cape Henry Lighthouses. Sent in 1907 from Wilbur Wright to his nephew, Milton Wright.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms711_postcards/1024/thumbnail.jp
Postcard from Wilbur Wright to Milton Wright from Norfolk, Virginia (Entrance to Fortress Monroe)
No full textA Norfolk, Virginia postcard featuring the entrance to Fortress Monroe. Sent in 1908 from Wilbur Wright to his nephew, Milton Wright.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms711_postcards/1026/thumbnail.jp
Life of Lovinia Normington Wright
No full textTypescript of a sketch biography of Lovenia (Normington) Wright of Taylorsville and Granger, Salt Lake County, Utah, written by her daughter, Grace (Wright) Jepson in 1934 and copied in 1936 by Virginia Lee. Lovenia was born in England in 1846 and her family came to Utah in 1856. They lived at Taylorsville before moving to Washington Count
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