The HistoryMakers video oral history with Theaster Gates.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (3 video files (1 hr., 12 min., 38 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2014.176 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Gates, Theaster, 1973- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., 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 Theaster Gates |
| Portion of title | Theaster Gates |
| Abstract | Visual artist and urban planner Theaster Gates was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1973. He received his B.S. degree in urban planning from Iowa State University in 1996, and his M.A. degree in fine arts and religious studies from the University of Cape Town in 1998. He later returned to Iowa State University and obtained his M.S. degree in urban planning, ceramics and religious studies in 2006. That same year, Gates established Dorchester Projects, a cultural rehabilitation project on Chicago's South Side. In 2011, he was named the director of Arts and Public Life at the University of Chicago, and in 2014, was appointed as a professor in the department of visual arts. As an artist, Gates has been represented by White Cube of London, England. He has exhibited his artwork and performed at numerous cultural institutions, and served as a Loeb fellow at Harvard University. Gates also founded The Rebuild Foundation. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2014 August 4. |
| 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 | A2014.176 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |