Item Information
Title: Documentary on Clementine Hunter
Date: 1985
Physical Details: 2 videocassettes (U-Matic) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. ; 1 hr., 18 min., 17 sec.
Description: Unedited video footage produced by Didi Barret of the Museum of American Folk Art with the assistance of Richard Gasperi of the Gasperi Folk Art Gallery, New Orleans, La.
Footage includes views of Hunter's murals in the "African House" at Melrose Plantation in Natchitoches, La., with comments by Hunter's friends Thomas Whitehead and Mildred Bailey; an interview of Hunter conducted by Whitehead on April 21, 1985; views of 27 sketches from Hunter's 1945 sketchbook with comments by art dealer Richard Gasperi; and a tour of the New Orleans Museum of Art's exhibition, A New Orleans salute to Clementine Hunter's centennial, narrated by curator William Fagaly.
Creator: Unidentified
Forms part of: Documentary on Clementine Hunter, 1985
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Documentary on Clementine Hunter, 1985. Documentary on Clementine Hunter, 1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 12189