Madison Munro 2020 May 28

Wow. I'm so glad this was the oral history I finished with because it was by far my favorite. I think every art student should listen to this. These men speak so well about creation and our responsibility and place in the world. I particularly liked one of the final moments of the interview where Barry says "I think in some of the worst moments, you realize that it's only because somebody who loves somebody loves you that you're able to work that that's moving through you"

Madison Munro 2020 May 27

They both talked about the responsibility of storytellers and elders. How today's young artists have been told to focus on themselves and their ideals but Barry Lopez offers this for young people to think on before creating, "You've been told your individual artistic vision comes first well maybe what comes first is a social responsibility. You have to be thinking about, is this going to take care of people? Or will this cause harm? Or does it cause damage?" I thought that was a really wonderful thing to keep in mind. I have about fifteen minutes left so I should finish up tomorrow I'm already missing this job!

Madison Munro 2020 May 26

Rick continued talking about how he's having to relearn things after his stroke and journey he's been on since. I'm confident I can finish this by the end of the week!

Madison Munro 2020 May 21

Most of the audio today was Rick talking about the stroke he had and how he's working toward recovery. He seems to have a resilient attitude despite the limitations he's facing with speech and memory. He continued to produce great work through recovery.

Madison Munro 2020 May 20

These men were speaking really beautifully about human imagination and when the birth of human imagination was. They have both shared stories of whale watching, and the bubbles that whales make while hunting for food. And Barry Lopez shares his experiences with the Inupiaq people, and his experiences with wildlife in the tundra. He remarks that it's necessary that we do not exclude animals, because it is unethical and they have taken care of us and given humans everything long before humans had imagination. 

Madison Munro 2020 May 19

I'm excited to work through this interview, so far it's very interesting! Rick has talked about the beginning of human imagination. I really enjoy hearing Rick's perspective on art and the process of artists.

Madison Munro 2020 May 18

Finished the Jim Shull oral history! They made it through the whole collection of Jack's which I'd be very interested in seeing when school begins again. With the last twenty minutes of my shift I was able to begin to look at the Rick and Barry at the Froelick gallery interview I'm excited to have a video to go with it this time!

Madison Munro 2020 May 14

So close to finishing! I have about ten minutes left in the oral history so I should wrap it up on Monday and then I'll start on the Rick Bartow and Barry Lopez at Froelick Gallery. 

Madison Munro 2020 May 13

Made more progress on the oral history today! They're still going through Jack's extensive collection. Stephanie was able to send me multiple links on James Castle which were super interesting and fun to go through, thanks Stephanie!

Madison Munro 2020 May 12

I found out that Jim has a book on pin hole photography which I'd love to get my hands on if it's in the Willamette library. I have about thirty minutes left so if all goes well I should be close to done by the end of the week.

Madison Munro 2020 May 11

I continued through the Jack Eyerly Collection recording today and they came upon work from artists named James Castle, Jack McLarty, and Sid White who all have a connection to Jack Eyerly in some way that I haven't quite come to yet. I have also never heard of these artists before although I've seen Jack McLarty's name in the online collection gallery. I hope tomorrow's work will give me more details about what kind of artists these people were and what their connection to Jack is. Although I may have to do my own investigating. 

Madison Munro 2020 May 7

In the collection they found some of Jim Shull's prints which I then found more of on the Portland Art Museum online collections. His work is very expressive and interesting to look at. 

Madison Munro 2020 May 6

I had a bad headache yesterday but I'm back to work today and the gang went through more of Jack's collection. They came across some Henk Pander paintings which excited me to hear a familiar name! Apparently at one point Jack and Henk were neighbors, which is how there came to be a Henk Pander show at Mount Angel college. I like to think Henk and Jack threw some rocking block parties. 

Madison Munro 2020 May 4

This section of audio was more about the other artists in the Jack Eyerly collection one of which I haven't been able to find on the internet yet his name is Tony Malara. They keep mentioning how Jack kept everything and never threw anything away, I find that's pretty typical among artists. Although it's interesting to me that the majority of the "Jack Eyerly Collection" is mostly fully of work from other people.

p.s. May the 4th be with everyone on this rainy Oregon day!