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Creating A Living Legacy DiverseWorks Initiative 2012

Creating A Living Legacy DiverseWorks Initiative 2012. Summary of Initial Phase Selection of artists DW staff transitions Selection of Legacy Specialists Participants gathering and program orientation led by Neal Ambrose-Smith (two days in February). Between July2011 and January 2012.

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Creating A Living Legacy DiverseWorks Initiative 2012

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  1. Creating A Living LegacyDiverseWorks Initiative 2012 Summary of Initial Phase • Selection of artists • DW staff transitions • Selection of Legacy Specialists • Participants gathering and program orientation led by Neal Ambrose-Smith (two days in February) Between July2011 and January 2012

  2. Legacy Specialists(how & why they were selected) Pete Gershon visual arts writer/historian, founder & editor of online music magazine, Signal To Noise AmyeMcCarther visual artist, musician, archivist Jonathan Leach visual artist & arts preparator

  3. Progress from March to November Areas of Discussion For Each Artist • Technology & Database • Studio/Office space issues • Cataloging & Documenting works • Special Issues (i.e. relationships with Legacy Specialists, artist idiosyncracies, health & safety)

  4. Fred Baldwin & Wendy Watriss Work delayed due to Fotofest 2012, summer departure of current assistant, George Zerkov, and travel by artists thru late October Plan to begin in December or January Fotofest gallery, early to mid 90’s

  5. Insert image of prints Store in home across From Rothko Chapel

  6. Mary Jenewein exterior interior Image taken from artist’s website: maryjenewein.com

  7. Mary JeneweinTechnology & Database Capacity Rating: 3 (scale from 1 to 5) • Has computer, but not to comfortable with it; utilizes Picasa; is online at home • Relies on computer savvy sister, helped with site and digitization of images • Is trying to increase use of computer without becoming easily frustrated Database • Jonathan has entered 107 works into “Artwork List” (all work onsite) • Will enter remaining categories beginning next month

  8. STUDIO RACKS BEFORE Goals: revamp storage racks Catalog works, wrap and label

  9. Records in home and studio Desk in studio Files in studio

  10. Jonathan Leach in Mary’s studio cataloging and wrapping works to store in racks

  11. Other areas of studio reorganized Before wall to left of studio entrance

  12. And after Supply storage moved and reorgainzed Shelving added, items purged

  13. Words from Mary…… Wall to right of new shelving Storage racks resurfaced, items purged and remaining items identified

  14. Mary Jenewein studio late summer

  15. Installed New Lighting Replaced system of clip lights & hazardous extension cords

  16. More space to shoot works

  17. Bert Long, Jr. Bert with Kinky Friedman Bert with James Surls & wife, Joan Batson

  18. Bert LongTechnology & Database Capacity Rating: 5 (scale from 1 to 5) • Very comfortable with new technology • Has computer, digital scanner, printer, scanner, is online and utilizes Phanfare • created website (with some help from son) Database • Artwork List: 899 entries • Exhibitions: 149 entries • Art Documents: 84 entries • Archive List: 41 publications • Contacts: 68 entries • Institutions: 129 entries

  19. Home Office Bulk of records are kept in his home office Immediate Goal: Gather and identify images to appear in book: Bert Long: The Artist’s Journey (working title) Pete is currently inventorying works in home for estate planning Bert Long Jr. with his legacy specialist, Pete Gershon

  20. Plan to relocate files (December/January) to new file cabinets (will replace stacks of boxes and files) Home office Home office (area to Bert’s right)

  21. Slides scanned so farapprox. 1,000 onsite approx. 3,700 offsite Hope to eventually migrate video collection of documented installations and events Many photo items in need of development Remaining slides to scan need to be relocated from about 10 ofc boxes to archival slide containers (likely done offsite)

  22. Bert Long’s Studio (Joan’s half) Bert Long with Legacy Specialist, AmyeMcCarther, cataloging prints Special Issue: A/C in Bert’s studio goes out

  23. Studio organization tabled for now Special Issue: Legacy Specialists need reigning in Special Issue: Bert suffers a fall mid October

  24. Toby Topek Goals: Organize paper files Organize & identify images (slides) photograph undocumented works Address space issues in studio Create website (recently added) Toby Topek with her work c. 1983

  25. Technology & Database Capacity Rating: 0 -1 (scale from 1 to 5) • Does not have a computer and doesn’t want one • Relies on local vendor for email maintenance and other printing needs • Will acquire an external hard drive thru the program Database • Have scanned 780 slides since beginning of • October and about 500 documents and photos • Artwork List: 21 entries • Exhibitions: 121 entries • Contacts: 23 entries • Institutions: 55 entries

  26. Most to all records are in located in home office Large walk in closet located on second floor of townhome- bedroom transformed into her office

  27. Binders include slides and photos, as well as clippings, press releases, etc.

  28. Slides were also located in 30 shoe boxes and other small containers Special issue: communication difficulties

  29. Slides not in binders were inventoried and relocated

  30. Jonathan Leach scanning Toby’s slides Special issues: mobility issues & difficulty working with other legacy specialists

  31. Jonathan Leach building shelves for Toby’s studio Work area set up in Toby’s patio Toby had items stored in tub chaotically before shelving was built

  32. Expansion of storage space Special issue: question feasibility of building /constructing for the program View into large closet (studio was originally used as a separate apartment

  33. Toby Topek Studio Storage Issues Mobility decreasing, requiring new systems for organization

  34. Other Areasinclude garage and third floor Garage Storage

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