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"ART TALK" INDEX

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PROGRAMS

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Program 01  -  A Portrait of James Michael Tripp

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  March 1, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features James Michael Tripp, sculptor and wood carver from Old Lyme, CT.   It includes a fascinating demonstration of the steps in the process of casting bronze sculpture. (52 minutes)
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Program 02  -  Learn from Art at the Slater Museum

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  March 8, 1993

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” includes Professor Emeritus Charles Chu, painter Janet Shafner, Director Joseph Gualtieri, and Marianne Hall featured at the Slater Museum in Norwich, CT. (53 minutes)
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Program 03  -  A Portrait of Hanna L. Melnyczuk

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  March 15, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Hanna L. Melnyczuk, a painter from Massachusetts of Ukrainian heritage, who uses allegory & symbolism in her poetic work. A 1992-93 Artist-in-Residence at the Griffis Art Center, New London, CT. (56 minutes)
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Program 05  -  A Portrait of Patrick Kirwin

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  March 29, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Patrick Kirwin, a many-faceted & often humorous painter from Washington, D.C. A 1992-93 Artist-in-Residence at The Griffis Art Center, New London, CT.  Kirwin’s works go from faux to tromp l'oeil to impressionistic landscapes. (58 minutes)
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Program 06  -  Art & Technology

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 12, 1993

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features David Smalley & Lawrence Vogel - Professors at Connecticut College, New London, CT for a conversation about the philosophy of art combined with a live demonstration using a computer to create three-dimensional objects.  (57:30 minutes)
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Program 07  -  A Portrait of Tatiana Nekrasova

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 5, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Tatiana Nekrasova, a painter from Moscow, Russia.  A 1992-93 Artist-in-Residence at the Griffis Art Center, New London, Nekrasova’s realistic works portray the beauty of Russian architecture & landscapes as well as her newer abstract paintings filled with symbolism. (58:07 minutes)
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Program 08  -  A Portrait of Peter Leibert

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 19, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features

Peter Leibert whose talents include working as a potter, musician, dancer and professor.  He is the Chair of the Art Department Connecticut College, New London, CT, and his program includes a demonstration of forming and firing clay objects.  (58.37 minutes)
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Program 09  -  Art & the Critic

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 26, 1993

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features a conversation with Sal Scalora, Director of the Atrium Gallery at University of Connecticut, Vivien Raynor, Art Reviewer The New York Times, Bethe Dufresne, Arts Editor for The Day, and appearances by artists Maureen McCabe and Tim McDowell.  (58:09 minutes)
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Program 10  -  A Portrait of Eric Goldberg

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 3, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Eric Goldberg - a realistic painter, printmaker, Chairman of the Department of Art, and Professor at Quinebaug Valley Community College, Danielson, CT.  His work is inspired by nature as well as various mythological ideas and iconography.  (61:02 minutes)
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Program 11  -  Using Art to Heal - the Spirit of the Brushstroke

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 10, 1993

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features "Using Art to Heal: The Spirit of the Brushstroke" - an intimate conversation with artist Mary Burt from Avon, CT, about her personal journey of healing.  (60:48 minutes)
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Program 12  -  A Portrait of Barkley Hendricks

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 17, 1993

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Barkley Hendricks, painter, Jazz musician, collector, radio disc jockey, and professor at Connecticut College, New London, CT. His works range from stark realism to soft landscapes, the realistic subjects being people and shoes.  (59:45 minutes)

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Program 13  -  What an artist needs to know about showing his or her work

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 24, 1993

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond , this program of “Art Talk” features a

conversation with Jeffrey Cooley, owner of the Cooley Gallery; Hank Putsch, Director of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts; and Linda Legassie, Director of the Lyme Art Association.  (60:38 minutes)
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Program 14  - A Portrait of Philippa Blair

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 31, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Philippa Blair, an exuberant, multi-faceted abstract painter from New Zealand and Harold Shapinski, a New York abstract painter, whose work has recently been "rediscovered."   (60 minutes)
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Program 15  - A Portrait of George & Marcia Phillips

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  June 7, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features George and Marcia Phillips. This is an enchanting look at a married couple, both of whom are impressionistic painters from Westbrook, Connecticut. Their paintings depict the romantic beauty of the CT shores as well as landscapes of France, which they visit yearly.  (60:13 minutes)
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Program 16  - Public Art: Is There Public Support

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  June 14, 1993

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features a conversation with Evelyn Smith, Deputy Director of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Richard Sharpe, an architect, and Millie Devine, Trustee of several private foundations.   (59:33 minutes)
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Program 17  - A Portrait of Roger Dennis

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  June 21, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Roger Dennis, Connecticut's "Dean" of American Impressionism. Enjoy a visit to his garden and studio for a glimpse of an extraordinary painter and New Englander who reminisces about Old Lyme, CT and its artistic heritage.  (52:55 minutes)
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Program 18  - Hamburg Cove: From Book to Exhibition

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  June 28,1 993

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond , this program of “Art Talk” features

a conversation with Debra Fillos, Assistant Director of the Florence Griswold Museum; Jennifer Perry, Curator of Education at the Museum; Stanley Schuler, the Editor of the book Hamburg Cove, and a glimpse of the exhibition hanging in the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT.  (52 minutes)
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Program 19 - A Portrait of Al Dugas

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  July 5, 1993

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features

Al Dugas in Mystic, CT. Once an over-life size sculptor, as a shaman he now devotes his time to the creation of natural works of art with stones, leather and wood.  (59:40 minutes)
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Program 20  - Art & Education

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  July 12, 1993

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features a conversation with Edith "Fuzzy" Gipstein retired from the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, CT, and Maggie Hardy, Director of Creative Education at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. (58:28 minutes)
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Program 21  -  A Portrait of Margaret (Meg) Wadsworth

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  July 19, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Margaret (Meg) Wadsworth, a clay sculptor working with architectural forms, particularly Italian ­inspired. Having begun with a career in architecture, Meg is also a painter, writer, musician, and photographer. (60:16 minutes)
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Program 22  -  This Wondrous World

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  July 26, 1993

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features a conversation with Curator Charles Price about his delightful exhibition of children's illustrations at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, CT, with comments from Elizabeth Knowles, Director of the Museum.  (60 minutes)

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Program 23  -  A Portrait of Nelson H. White

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  August 2, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Nelson H. White, a third generation impressionistic painter from Waterford, CT, who captures the beauty of the Connecticut shoreline as well as the varied subjects found during his extensive travels.  (59:39 minutes)
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Program 24  -  Stretching the Canvas

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  August 9, 1993

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features a film loaned by the Fellows of Contemporary Art featuring fascinating California artists.  Hosted by Peter Sellars, the film was produced by the Long Beach Museum of Art/Video Annex. (44:43 minutes)
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Program 25  -  A Portrait of Al Brown

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  August 16, 1993

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features Al Brown, a photographer in Chester, CT, who will present a demonstration on how to photograph sculpture and other types of art work. He currently has a special interest in food photography.  (59:39 minutes)
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Program 26  -  Art Restoration – Mayer & Meyers

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  August 23, 1993

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features a conversation with art restorers Lance Mayer and Gay Meyers, with a fascinating visit to their studio at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, CT.  (60:28 minutes)
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Program 27  -  A Portrait of Diane Aeschliman

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  August 30, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Diane Aeschliman - a faculty member at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT. Aeschliman paints still life, portraits and landscapes with a distinctively color-filled palette.  (58:28 minutes)
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Program 28  -  A Portrait of John Matt

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  September 6, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features John Matt, a Chester, CT sculptor working in a variety of materials and abstract forms; sometimes polished aluminum or welded steel, all finished with precision. John's current works are bas relief shapes which are cast in bronze.  (59:06 minutes)
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Program 29  -  Behind the Scenes at Museums

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  September 13, 1993

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik, this program of “Art Talk” features Muriel Fleishmann, Associate Director at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Deborah Frizzell, Curator of Education and Exhibitions at the New Britain Museum of American Art.   (59:31 minutes)
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Program 30  -  A Portrait of Mary Billingsley

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  September 20, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Mary Billingsley - Formerly an artist of collage, painting & color fabric wall hangings, her new series of gouache paintings relate to the life of Christ.  Drama and set design are an important part of her process in Chester, CT.  (60:30 minutes)
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Program 31  -  The Art of Framing Art

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  September 27,1 993

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond , this program of “Art Talk” features

Jeff Cooley of the Cooley Gallery in Old Lyme, CT, and Nancy Pinney Kartzert of the Pinney Framing Gallery in Old Lyme, CT.  (60:34 minutes)
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Program 32  -  A Portrait of Marcia Vasiloff

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  October 4, 1993

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features Marcia Vasiloff showing the step-by-step process of making stained glass pictures, Tiffany-style lamp shades, and bending glass with this Old Lyme, CT artist. (59:28 minutes)
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Program 33  -  Connecticut Masters – The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company's Art Collection

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  October 11, 1993

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik, this program of “Art Talk” features a conversation with Curator Judith Lefebvre and a visit through the collection in Hartford, CT.  (59:42 minutes)
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Program 34  -  A Portrait Edeltraud Huller

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  October 18, 1993

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features Edeltraud Huller - a painter of the strata of nature. Seeing more than the surface. Huller uses oil, watercolor and collage in her Essex, CT studio.  (60:30 minutes)
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Program 35  -  A Portrait of Gershon Camassar

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  October 25, 1993

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Gershon Camassar - a well-known artist and framer from Waterford, CT. He is a self-taught landscape painter in the American Impressionist tradition.  (57:38 minutes)
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Program 36  -  Reflections of the Inner Light

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  November 8, 1993

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik, this program of “Art Talk” features Curator Karen Joy Asher of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, who guides us through this invitational sculptural exhibition and talks with us about curating the show.  (55:56 minutes)
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Program 37  -  Antiques as Art

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  February 7, 1994

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features  "Antiques as Art" - While viewing specific items of heirloom silver, handmade furniture, imported trade china, and tribal rugs, antiques experts from Stonington, CT describe special characteristics of connoisseurship and the historic memories antiques recreate. (46.48 minutes)
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Program 38  -  The Lost Wax Method of Casting Bronze

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  February 14, 1994

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features A step-b step tour of the Renaissance-Cavalier Foundry in Bridgeport, CT. A fascinating look at a method for casting bronze that hasn't changed in centuries. (44:20 minutes)
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Program 39  -  A Portrait of Federick Walperswyler

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  February 21, 1994

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features painter and art professor Frederick Walperswyler from Geneva, Switzerland.  As an Artist-in-Residence at the Art Center in 1993 to 1994, he completed a series of paintings titled “Blue Squares” which evoke images of the sea and blue tranquility. (45:50 minutes)
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Program 40  -  The Children’s School Studio

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  February 28, 1994

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features “The Children's Studio School" in Washington, D.C., who takes advantage of the huge learning capacity of very young inner city children (age 2-6) by exposing them to the creative arts. An in-depth view of the school in action during a conversation with founder Marcia McDonell. (45:33 minutes)
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Program 41  -  A Portrait of Alexander Trachishin

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  March 7, 1994

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features Alexander Trachishin." A 1993-94 Artist-in-Residence at the Griffis Art Center, this Russian émigré discloses a cynicism that separates his real world of change and insecurity with that of the beauty and pageantry found in his oils depicting staged figures and dancing puppets. (48:34 minutes)
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Program 42  -  A Portrait of James Mitchell

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  March 14, 1994

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” James Mitchell,  an artist and former Coast Guard officer from Noank, CT, whose paintings of ships offer a captivating glimpse of marine art.  This program also features the United States Coast Guard Museum, at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT.  (47:20 minutes)
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Program 43  -  A Portrait of Tessa Izenour

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 8, 1994

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features Tessa Izenour.  With a Masters of Fine Art from Yale University, Izenour was selected as one of the 1993-94 Artists-in-­Residence at the Griffis Art Center, New London, CT. This program includes a sequence of the artist at work on her compelling, cerebral, and charming versions of ordinary houseplants.   (45:50 minutes)
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Program 44  -  Give me Wings

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 11, 1994

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features Kathleen Woodruff. Surrounded by llamas, horses, and other animals at her Old Lyme, CT, home and studio, self-­taught totem pole carver Kathleen Woodruff talks about her art and its spiritual significance. (45:56 minutes)
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Program 45  -  The Art of Food

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 18, 1994

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features a special visit with Linda Sample of "A Thyme to Cook" in Noank, CT. Sample demonstrates how to create a beautiful visual presentation with food.  She exhibits her talent with set-ups using the Griffis Art Center 1993-94 "Blue Squares" Exhibition as a backdrop. (50 minutes)
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Program 46  -  The Art of Paper Restoration

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 25, 1994

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features a visit to the studio/laboratory of Sara Dove, well-known expert on the restoration of works on paper, followed by a conversation with Sara describing the intricacies of her work in her New London, CT studio. (47:50 minutes)
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Program 47  -  Mashantucket Pequots: A Proud Tradition

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 2, 1994

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features a look at the art collection on the site of the Foxwoods Casino. This is followed by a conversation with Kevin McBride, Tribal Archeologist, and Charlene Prince, Tribal Historian, about plans for a museum and cultural center at the reservation in Ledyard, CT. (44:20 minutes)
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Program 48  -  Collecting Haitian Art

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 9, 1994

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features a visit to the Stonington, CT, home and studio of photographer/collector Ingrid Fedderson Popeil to view the art and crafts collected over the last decade on trips to Haiti. Her collection discloses a personal look into a culture steeped in spiritual and romantic imagery.   (47:42)
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Program 49  -  Rhythms of the Human Anatomy

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 16, 1994

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features is a detailed anatomy class with Deane G. Keller.  Keller is a master of portrait painting who shares his enthusiasm for art history, drawing and anatomy with us as a faculty member of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, CT.  (44:53  minutes)
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Program 50  -  A Portrait of Christiane Corbatt

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 23, 1994

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features Christiane Corbatt, an artist from Warren, RI, who uses fur, bone, feathers, and other natural materials to create portraits reflecting her insight into her subjects, and the belief that art exists for this moment.  (45:57 minutes)
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Program 51  -  A Portrait of John Dirks

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center, June 6, 1994

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features John Dirks with a visit to his Old Lyme home and studio. Dirks is a retired cartoonist ("Captain and the Kids"), successful sculptor, and present Director of the Ogunquit Museum of Modern American Art in Ogunquit, ME. (46:50 minutes)
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Program 52  -  A Portrait of Joy Wulke

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  June 13, 1994

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Joy Wulke An award-winning designer and creator of intriguing glass sculptures from Branford, CT, Wulke describes the importance of the environment, translucency, and light in her work. We also view clips of classical video collaborations and art installations. (52:58 minutes)
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Program 53  -  Reflection: Creating a Portrait

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  June 20, 1994

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features artist Christiane Corbatt as she creates a portrait of Sharon Tripp Griffis using plaster casts and a variety of materials.  In conversation at her studio and at the TV station, she explains how the portrait evolved and why she used those particular materials.  (46:27 minutes)
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Program 54  -  Artist Studio Tours

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  June 27, 1994

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features a tour of Westerly, RI artists’ studios, including Webster Terhune, Lowell Reiland, Tim Mockler and Joan Ross.  You will visit their private working areas as they share some of their secrets. (48:57 minutes)
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Program 55  -  A Portrait of Werner Pfeiffer

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  July 11, 1994

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Werner Pfeiffer. Born in Germany, Werner emigrated to the U.S. in 1961. Werner's prints, sculpture and paintings often relate to the dynamics of contradiction, which he describes as we visit his studio in Cornwall, CT.  (46:18 minutes)
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Program 56  -  A Portrait of Michael Theise

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  July 18, 1995

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features Michael Theise - A young painter earns his remarkable success by fooling the eyes of beholders.  (44:50 minutes)
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Program 57  -  Artists, People & Places

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  July 25, 1994

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features Carmela Venti, printmaker from Waterford, CT, who produces map portraits and has shown in many locations throughout the world. Here, Carmela talks about her work, shows her studio and discusses ways she communicates with her audience.  (41:20 minutes)

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Program 58  -  Peter and the Wolf

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  August 1, 1994

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features - Isabelle Singer, Director of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony, and Maestro Paul Phillips who share behind-the-scene information about the symphony family and its music. It is illustrated with a 30 minute tape of a collaborative performance of "Peter and the Wolf" performed by the puppetry department at the University of Connecticut and the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, narrated by Henry Savin.  (55:10 minutes)
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Program 59  -  A Portrait of Lee Duran

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  October 13, 1994

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Lee Duran. Architect, car racer and builder, Lee is also a sculptor, whose subject matter is about speed and motion. He describes the process used in creating his sand cast, sleek and elegant sculptures. (46:39 minutes)
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Program 60  -  A Portrait of William Chadwick

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  October 27, 1994

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features the work of William Chadwick.  It includes a guided tour of the recent Chadwick Show at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, CT - Debra Fillos, Curator. (53:30 minutes)
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Program 61  -  A Portrait of Mundy Hepburn

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  November 3, 1994

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Mundy Hepburn.  His neon glass sculpture is a combination of many different elements, including a sense of drama, absurdity and playfulness. Mundy has been described as "a magician with light."  (53:41 minutes)
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Program 62  -  The Art of Flowers

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  November 10, 1994

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features An exciting visit at the working table of Charlotte Hennegan, owner of Thames River

Greenery. In a studio conversation, Charlotte lets us in on both the romantic and practical aspects of flower choices.  (45:05 minutes)
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Program 63  -  A Portrait of Lowell Reiland

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,   November 17, 1994

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features   Lowell Reiland.  After converting a historic bank in Westerly, RI into his private studio, Lowell Reiland jumped with both feet into making both huge and small abstract sculptures. (52:42 minutes)
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Program 64  -  Van de Rohe & Diplomatic Reception Rooms

 

Brought to you  by the Griffis Art Center,  March 6, 1995

(58:10 minutes)
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Program 65  -  Havermeyers & Household Goods

 

Brought to you  by the Griffis Art Center,  March 13, 1995

(57:13 minutes)
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Program 66  -  The New Yorker & Harlem Renaissance

 

Brought to you  by the Griffis Art Center,  March 20, 1995

(58:13 minutes)
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Program 67  -  Pearlstein & Plants for Paints

 

Brought to you  by the Griffis Art Center,  March 27, 1995

(58:45 minutes)
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Program 68  -  Feminist Art & Great American Quilt Festival

 

Brought to you  by the Griffis Art Center,  April 4, 1995

(57:17 minutes)
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Program 69  -  A Portrait of Gerard Smith

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,   April 10, 1995

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features Gerard Smith, who became a successful artist by painting what his clients wanted to

see.  (44:25 minutes)
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Program 70  -  A Portrait of Susan Stephenson

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 17, 1995

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Susan Stephenson, a 1994-95 Artist-in-Residence at the Griffis Art Center, New London, CT.  Susan discusses her realist still life paintings which possess a modernist flair, and shares her enthusiasm for her work and her

Environment.  (47:10 minutes)
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Program 71  -  A Portrait of Christopher Zhang

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  April 24, 1995

 

Hosted by James Michael Tripp, this program of “Art Talk” features Christopher Zhang, a 1992-1993 Griffis Art Center International Artist-in-Residence.  Born in China, Christopher immigrated to the United States to further pursue his art career.  His painting style is realistic and he focuses particularly on portrait work. (44:52 minutes)
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Program 72  -  The Norwich Arts Council

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 1, 1995

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features Directors Peter Leibert and David Cruthers who discuss various choices of art forms that the Norwich Arts Council presents to its audience.  Talk about administration, gallery construction, membership and sponsorship help to tell the story.  (41:42 minutes)

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Program 73  -  A Portrait of Dora Boneva

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 8, 1995

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond , this program of “Art Talk” features Dora Boneva, an internationally renowned painter and 1994-95 Griffis Art Center Artist-in-Residence from Sophia, Bulgaria, Boneva paints the American scene with a heavy influence on the immediate environment of New London, CT.  (45:30 minutes)
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Program 74  -  A Portrait of Lou Bonamarte

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 15, 1995

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features Lou Bonamarte". A native of Southeastern Connecticut, Lou changed careers at the age of 35 to become a painter. Also a teacher, we visit Lou at the "Art Cellar" where he demonstrates his watercolor techniques as well as his favorite subjects.  (45:54 minutes)
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Program 75  -  A Portrait of Lyubomir Levchev

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,   May 22, 1995

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond, this program of “Art Talk” features Bulgarian poet Lyubomir Levchev as he describes New London, CT USA in evocative verse from his book ‘Sky Break.”  His wife Dora Boneva is the translator and Charles Hartman, poet- in-residence at Connecticut College reads Levchev’s poems in English.  Dora Boneva is a painter, and she and her husband were in residence at the Griffis Art Center from 1994 to 1995.  (45:50 minutes)
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Program 76  -  A Portrait of Judy Hostetter

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  May 29, 1995

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features Judi Hostetter from Chattanooga, TN, a 1994-95 Artist-in-Residence at the Griffis Art Center, New London, CT. Hostetter shows us her work accomplished during her residency and talks of her life in New London. Choices of object, technique, media and color illustrate Judi's reactions to her new location.  (42:06 minutes)
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Program 77  -  The Griffis Art Center

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,   June 5, 1995

 

Hosted by Pamela G. Bond , this program of “Art Talk” features ...

(47:02 minutes)

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Program 78  -  A Portrait of Daniel Truth

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  June 12, 1995

 

Hosted by Patricia M. Shippee, this program of “Art Talk” features realistic painter Daniel Truth from Mystic, CT.  Truth shares his classical training and distinctive style in private art classes as well as his methods of painting still lifes, portraits and landscapes. (49:04 minutes)
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Program 79  -  The Mystic Art Association

 

Produced by the Griffis Art Center,  June 26, 1995

 

Hosted by Rona Silver Rutchik this program of “Art Talk” features a visit to the Mystic Art Association along the lovely Mystic River.  It includes a talk with

Director, Jo Anne Newmam and members Pat Leibig and Paul White, who tell us about the art and audience this association has been able to hold for 80 years.  (44:52 minutes)
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