Oral history interview with Rudy Autio

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Oral history interview with Rudy Autio

1983 October 10-1984 January 28

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An interview of Rudy Autio conducted 1983 October 10-1984 January 28, by LaMar Harrington, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project. Autio speaks of growing up in Butte, Montana; his first art experiences; his education at Montana State College; his Navy service; working for Archie Bray, a brickmaker; working in carved brick and chimney pots; his interest in Indian customs; working with Peter Voulkos, and Voulkos' style; abstract expressionism; the importance of universities, organizations, and publications to ceramic art; going to Helsinki and learning about Finnish crafts; his thoughts on architectural art; his work methods; and his work in porcelain.

Sound recording: 5 sound cassettes.Transcript: 99 p.Audio excerpt: 1 sound file (3 min. 33 sec.) : digital.

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Harrington, LaMar, 1917-

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LaMar Harrington joined the staff of the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington in 1956 and became associate director before her position was terminated in 1975. She worked from 1975 to 1978 in the Libraries' University Archives and Manuscripts Division on the Archives of Northwest Art, which she began at the Henry Art Gallery. Harrington did freelance curatorial consulting from 1977 to 1985. During this time, she authored A History of Ceramics in the Pacific Northwest, one of the def...

Bray, Archie

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Autio, Rudy, 1926-2007

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Sculptor, ceramist; Missoula, Mont. From the description of Oral history interview with Rudy Autio, 1983 Oct. 10 - 1984 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184869 Rudy Autio (1926-2007) was a sculptor and ceramist from Missoula, Mont. From the description of Oral history interview with Rudy Autio, 1983 Oct. 10-1984 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007026 Sculptor; Missoula, Montana. From the description of Oral history interv...

Voulkos, Peter, 1924-2002

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