The HistoryMakers video oral history with Carrie Mae Weems.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 57 min., 58 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2014.175 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Weems, Carrie Mae, 1953- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Cole, Harriette, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Feldman, Isaac, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Carrie Mae Weems |
| Portion of title | Carrie Mae Weems |
| Abstract | Photographer and artist Carrie Mae Weems was born on April 20, 1953 in Portland, Oregon. Weems graduated in 1981 from the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia with her B.F.A. degree, and received her M.F.A. degree in photography from the University of California, San Diego in 1984. From 1984 to 1987, she participated in the graduate program in folklore at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1984, Weems completed her first series of photographs, text, and spoken word entitled, Family Pictures and Stories, the first of many collections. She also produced many artistic video projects, including Coming Up for Air in 2004. Weems was represented by the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City and participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at major national and international museums. She taught at Harvard University, Syracuse University and the University of Pennsylvania, and was awarded the MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2013. |
| Credits | Videographer, Isaac Feldman. |
| Performer | Harriette Cole, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2014 September 10. |
| 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 | A2014.175 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |