Preserving the last bohemian [videorecording] / Courtney Turk, producer, director, cinematograher, 2000

Turk, Courtney,
Painter, Muralist, Sculptor
Altadena, Calif.

Collection size: Master: 1 video cassette (13 min.)

Collection Summary: Documents the collecting procedures of the Archives of American Art, using painter, muralist, sculptor Jirayr Zorthian (b. 1911) as a subject for collecting. The video was produced, directed and videographed by Courtney Turk for he Television Arts class at Loyola-Marymount University, Los Angeles. Participants include Zorthian, Dabney Zorthian, artist John Outterbridge, and AAA Regional Collector Paul Karlstrom.

Biographical/Historical Note: Painter, muralist, sculptor; Altadena, Calif.

Donated 2001 by Courtney Turk

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