| Other author/creator | Dwight, Edward, Jr., 1933- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Ed Dwight |
| Portion of title |
Ed Dwight |
| Abstract |
Sculptor Ed Dwight, the first African American to be trained as an astronaut and the sculptor of major African American monuments, was born in 1933, on the outskirts of Kansas City, Kansas. Dwight joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953, pursuing his dream of flying jets, and in 1961, earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from Arizona State University. The John F. Kennedy administration chose Dwight as the first black astronaut trainee in 1962. Facing severe discrimination from other astronauts, Dwight resigned in 1966, never having gone into space. In the mid-1970s, he turned to art and studied at the University of Denver, receiving his M.F.A. degree in 1977. He began Ed Dwight Studios in Denver and his major works include international monuments to the Underground Railroad in Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario; and, the Black Patriots Memorial in Washington, D.C. and a statue of Mayor Harold Washington in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Denver, Colorado 2002 June 19. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2002.114 HistoryMakers |
