Interview with Roderick Turner
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Scope and Contents
- Artist Roderick Turner, raised in Providence and attended RISD, talks about his artistic family, his early art experiences, the murals he painted, his inspiration and sources of encouragement, and teaching and working with youth and senior citizens. He explains his creative thought process, importance of creating art for the artist, how an artist works in regards to his/her mind as well as technique, and the value of art to the community. Turner describes how his work has evolved, and how his European experience changed his life and affected his art. He also describes the relationship between his artwork and where he lives; he records the changes in his community - Ward 8 of Washington, D. C. - through his paintings.
- Interview. Dated 20110519.
- Date
- 2011
- Extent
- 1 Video recording (MiniDV)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Video recordings
- Interviews
- Occupation
- Artists
- Topic
- African Americans
- African American artists
- Civic leaders
- Communities
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Citation
- Interview with Roderick Turner, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Identifier
- ACMA.01-007.16, Item ACMA AV005235
Related Content
1 result(s)-
Community and Creativity Project Records
- Biographical / Historical
- Community and Creativity project launched in the summer of 2010 with a survey of art and cultural activities in wards 7 and 8 of Washington, DC. The project staff canvass daycare and senior centers, community centers, churches, and other institutions and organization in the area to ask about the kinds of arts and cultural activities that take place there. Project staff documented selected performances and activities and interviewed participants.
- Date
- 2010-2012
- Extent
- 29 Video recordings (1 archives box)
- Provenance
- Records of Community and Creativity Project were created by the Anacostia Community Museum.
- Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Citation
- Community and Creativity Project Records,2010-2012, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Video recordings
- Identifier
- ACMA.01-007.16