Reminiscences of Dorothy Gill Barnes [electronic resource] : oral history, 1988.

Biographical Note

Ceramic and basketry artist.

Scope and Contents

Childhood in Strawberry Point, Iowa; early creative projects; undergraduate education at Coe College, Minneapolis School of Art and University of Iowa, 1944-49; teaching at Simpson College, 1949-50; experiences in summer program at Cranbrook, 1950; Masters degree in Art Education, University of Iowa, 1951; professor at Parsons College, 1952 and at Trinity College, Texas, 1953; study of ceramics at the McNay Art Institute and Ohio State University; teaching children at home; professor of Art Education, Capital University; struggle to fit in craftswork between job and family; basketry interest and study, 1972 to present; preference for natural fibers; entering competitions; pricing and sale of baskets.

Subjects

• Art--Study and teaching.
• Arts and crafts movement.
• Barnes, Dorothy Gill, 1927---Interviews.
• Basket making.
• Cranbrook Academy of Art.
• Handicraft--Marketing.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories.
• Polsky, Richard M., interviewer.
• Potters--Interviews.
• Pottery craft.

Access Conditions

Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1988.