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Climbing Mt. Fuji and pottery, 1995 February 06, 1995 March 03

 Item — cassette: 7

Scope and Contents

Side A:

Dr. Lennox Tierney begins this discussion with stories of the Kiomizu Temple and the sand paintings that are housed within. Then he tells the story of his and his wifes adventures climbing Mt. Fuji.

Side B:

Dr. Lennox Tierney finishes telling the story of climbing Mt. Fuji and revisits the topic of sand painting. He explains that sand painting is often used to memorialize a special occasion. He then moves onto discuss the history of pottery and his experiences studying pottery in Japan with a master by the name of Shoji Hamada. Lennox shares his stories of building hillside kilns in the Mashiko village with Shoji Hamada and discusses Shoji's attributions to the Mingei art movement, which is better known as the Folk Art Movement.

Dr. Lennox Tierney also talks about the Mingei and Simulacra styles in Japan and the United States of America. He speaks about Laura Andresen, an American pottery teacher, and the importance of how the art of pottery in the USA is connected to pottery in Japan.

Lennox begins to share his experiences of being an Asian Art Curator in the San Diego Museum. He continues these stories in item #8.

Dates

  • 1995 February 06
  • 1995 March 03

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Extent

From the Collection: 9 Audiocassette

From the Collection: 1 VHS

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

genreform: Audiocassette

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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