Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Dwight, Edward, Jr. (1933)
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
Ed Dwight Interview, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Sculptor Ed Dwight talks about his work and process. He provides detailed description of working with wax and bronze, modeling, casting, working with molds, and other sculpting techniques and processes. Dwight also speaks of the Black Frontier Spirit Series exhibit, at the behest of the National Park Service, at the St. Louis Arch Museum; using bronze to tell stories of African Americans; discovering lack of African American artists when he was studying art and artists; artistic heritage of Africans; and study of black man as accomplisher, creator, image maker, and sculptor.
Interview. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.
sova.acma.09-023_ref543
Local Numbers
ACMA AV003286-2
ACMA AV003308
General
Title created by ACMA based on transcription from physical asset and contents of recording.
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
Sculptors
African American sculptors
Sculpture
African American artists
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
See more items in
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Extent
2 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Date
circa 1970s
Custodial History
Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003286-1
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Interviews
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Interviews
Note
002426 002308 001018
Collection Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.09-023_ref543
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ACMA.09-023
ACMA
Record ID
ebl-1568815250523-1568815250663-0