Creating A Living Legacy Diverse Works Initiative 2012

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Creating A Living Legacy Diverse. Works Initiative 2012 Summary of Initial Phase – Selection

Creating A Living Legacy Diverse. Works Initiative 2012 Summary of Initial Phase – Selection of artists Between July 2011 – DW staff transitions and January 2012 – Selection of Legacy Specialists – Participants gathering and program orientation led by Neal Ambrose-Smith (two days in February)

Legacy Specialists (how & why they were selected) Jonathan Leach visual artist & arts

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

Progress from March to November Areas of Discussion For Each Artist 1. Technology &

Progress from March to November Areas of Discussion For Each Artist 1. Technology & Database 2. Studio/Office space issues 3. Cataloging & Documenting works 4. Special Issues (i. e. relationships with Legacy Specialists, artist idiosyncracies, health & safety)

Fred Baldwin & Wendy Watriss Work delayed due to Fotofest 2012, summer departure of

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

Insert image of prints Store in home across From Rothko Chapel

Insert image of prints Store in home across From Rothko Chapel

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

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

Mary Jenewein Technology & Database Capacity Rating: 3 Database (scale from 1 to 5)

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

STUDIO RACKS BEFORE Goals: 1. revamp storage racks 2. Catalog works, wrap and label

STUDIO RACKS BEFORE Goals: 1. revamp storage racks 2. Catalog works, wrap and label

Records in home and studio Desk in studio Files in studio

Records in home and studio Desk in studio Files in studio

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

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

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

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

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

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

Words from Mary…… Wall to right of new shelving Storage racks resurfaced, items purged

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

Mary Jenewein studio late summer

Mary Jenewein studio late summer

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

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

More space to shoot works

More space to shoot works

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

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

Bert Long Technology & Database Capacity Rating: 5 (scale from 1 to 5) •

Bert Long Technology & 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) • • • Artwork List: 899 entries Exhibitions: 149 entries Art Documents: 84 entries Archive List: 41 publications Contacts: 68 entries Institutions: 129 entries

Home Office Bulk of records are kept in his home office Immediate Goal: 1.

Home Office Bulk of records are kept in his home office Immediate Goal: 1. Gather and identify images to appear in book: Bert Long: The Artist’s Journey (working title) 2. Pete is currently inventorying works in home for estate planning Bert Long Jr. with his legacy specialist, Pete Gershon

Plan to relocate files (December/January) to new file cabinets (will replace stacks of boxes

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

Slides scanned so far approx. 1, 000 onsite approx. 3, 700 offsite Hope to

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

Bert Long’s Studio (Joan’s half) Bert Long with Legacy Specialist, Amye Mc. Carther, cataloging

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

Studio organization tabled for now Special Issue: Legacy Specialists need reigning in Special Issue:

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

Toby Topek Goals: 1. Organize paper files 2. Organize & identify images (slides) 3.

Toby Topek Goals: 1. Organize paper files 2. Organize & identify images (slides) 3. photograph undocumented works 4. Address space issues in studio 5. Create website (recently added) Toby Topek with her work c. 1983

Technology & Database Capacity Rating: 0 -1 Database (scale from 1 to 5) •

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

Most to all records are in located in home office Large walk in closet

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

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

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

Slides were also located in 30 shoe boxes and other small containers Special issue:

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

Slides not in binders were inventoried and relocated

Slides not in binders were inventoried and relocated

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

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

Jonathan Leach building shelves for Toby’s studio Work area set up in Toby’s patio

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

Expansion of storage space Special issue: question feasibility of building /constructing for the program

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

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

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

Other Areas include garage and third floor Garage Storage

Other Areas include garage and third floor Garage Storage