Interview: Pleasant Burke, A Man of Peace
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Scope and Contents
- Discussion between Zora Martin-Felton and Pleasant Burke about Burke's feelings, insights, and experiences. Some discussion about life at Lorton Reformatory and his return to the community. Pleasant Burke, a painter and resident of Lorton Reformatory, explains his painting and what he communicates to people through his work. Burke talks about his artistic process, the media he works with, why he creates art, and his evolution as an artist. He also talks about the experience of being an artist at Lorton Reformatory, the artistic and creative opportunities at Lorton Reformatory, and his family and life (crime and drugs) prior to his stay at Lorton Reformatory. At the end of the recording, Burke recites a poem he wrote about his painting.
- Interview/Discussion. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Dated 19740326.
- Date
- 1974
- Extent
- 1 Video recording (open reel, 1/2 inch)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Video recordings
- Interviews
- Occupation
- Artists
- Topic
- African Americans
- African American artists
- Prisoners
- African American prisoners
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Citation
- Interview: Pleasant Burke, A Man of Peace, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV000799
Related Content
1 result(s)-
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
- Scope and Contents note
- This collection contains video and audio recordings of events, talks, and ceremonies hosted at or by the Anacostia Community Museum. It also contains audiovisual PR materials for the museum and its events. The collection includes recordings of a wide array of events, including the opening of the Anacostia Community Museum, award and dedication ceremonies, and documentation of on- and off-site events and talks, such as recordings of lectures and sermons delivered by founding Museum Director John Kinard.
- Date
- 1967-1989
- Extent
- 12 Linear feet
- 392 Sound recordings (50 open reel 1/4" sound recordings ; 5 microcassette sound recordings ; 337 audio cassette sound recordings)
- 266 Video recordings (1 Super 8 film reel ; 152 open reel 1/2" video recordings ; 3 U-matic 3/4" video recordings ; 110 VHS 1/2" video recordings)
- Citation
- Anacostia Community Museum Programs and Projects, 1967-1989, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Video recordings
- Museum records
- Topic
- African Americans
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-023
- General
- Many of the video recordings originally recorded onto 1/2" open reel were transferred to VHS in 1990.