The Resource [Skowhegan lecture archive], Amos, Emma
[Skowhegan lecture archive], Amos, Emma
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Resource Information
The item [Skowhegan lecture archive], Amos, Emma represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Colby College Libraries.
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- Summary
- Making no attempt to disguise her anger and frustration at being an African American woman painter at a time when privilege in the art world accrues to white men, Emma Amos declares, "I am a witness to history; my painting is about what it's like to be me, now, at the millennium." Amos{u2019} spirited lecture, which includes examples of her painting, prints, weaving (which she viewed as a job, not art), mosaics and public works, is embellished with anecdotes. Topics include the craft of painting, communication, identity, photography, the figure, and race consciousness
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 2 audio discs
- Label
- [Skowhegan lecture archive], 1997
- Title
- [Skowhegan lecture archive]
- Statement of responsibility
- Amos, Emma
- Inclusive dates
- 1997
- Subject
-
- Amos, Emma, 1938-2020
- Amos, Emma, 1938-2020
- Art, American -- 20th century
- Art, American -- 20th century
- Artists' statements
- Lectures
- Lectures
- Lectures
- Painters -- United States
- Painters -- United States
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
- Sound recordings
- Sound recordings
- Speaches
- Speeches
- Speeches
- African American artists
- African American artists
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Making no attempt to disguise her anger and frustration at being an African American woman painter at a time when privilege in the art world accrues to white men, Emma Amos declares, "I am a witness to history; my painting is about what it's like to be me, now, at the millennium." Amos{u2019} spirited lecture, which includes examples of her painting, prints, weaving (which she viewed as a job, not art), mosaics and public works, is embellished with anecdotes. Topics include the craft of painting, communication, identity, photography, the figure, and race consciousness
- Note
- Forms part of Skowhegan lecture archive
- Cataloging source
- CBBA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1938-2020
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Amos, Emma
- Date time place
- Lecture recorded at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture: 1997
- Literary text for sound recordings
- lectures speeches
- Location of originals duplicates
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- Getty Research Institute,
- Museum of Modern Art,
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,
- Archives of American Art,
- Art Institute of Chicago,
- Clark Art Institute,
- Colby College Museum of Art,
- Series statement
- Skowhegan lecture archive
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Amos, Emma
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
- Art, American
- African American artists
- Painters
- Label
- [Skowhegan lecture archive], Amos, Emma
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 62861003
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Extent
- 2 audio discs
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Note
- Colby: Publication, reproduction or preparation of derivative works from the Skowhegan Lecture Archive or any part thereof, without first obtaining permission of the applicable lecturer(s), is not permitted
- Other physical details
- digital, audio
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Terms governing use
- Colby: Publication, reproduction or preparation of derivative works from the Skowhegan Lecture Archive or any part thereof, without first obtaining permission of the applicable lecturer(s), is not permitted
- Label
- [Skowhegan lecture archive], Amos, Emma
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 62861003
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Extent
- 2 audio discs
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Note
- Colby: Publication, reproduction or preparation of derivative works from the Skowhegan Lecture Archive or any part thereof, without first obtaining permission of the applicable lecturer(s), is not permitted
- Other physical details
- digital, audio
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Terms governing use
- Colby: Publication, reproduction or preparation of derivative works from the Skowhegan Lecture Archive or any part thereof, without first obtaining permission of the applicable lecturer(s), is not permitted
Subject
- Amos, Emma, 1938-2020
- Amos, Emma, 1938-2020
- Art, American -- 20th century
- Art, American -- 20th century
- Artists' statements
- Lectures
- Lectures
- Lectures
- Painters -- United States
- Painters -- United States
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
- Sound recordings
- Sound recordings
- Speaches
- Speeches
- Speeches
- African American artists
- African American artists
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