Fine Arts Interview Series

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Alan Munde oral history interviews 2002-01-10
(2002-01-10)
This interview features Alan Munde as he discusses his background playing music. In this interview, Munde explains how he got into music and learning the guitar as a child. He then moves on to describe how he learned to play the banjo and his interest in Bluegrass music. Munde then recounts working and touring and how he made a living while playing music professionally. He closes the interview by explain Bluegrasses’ popularity in Europe and European musicians.
Ann McDonald oral history interview 2000-07-11
(2000-07-11)
This interview features Ann McDonald as she discusses her photography. In this interview, McDonald describes what interested her to get into photography and the things that influenced her. She then moves on to recall meeting Ansel Adams and the advice he gave her. She closes the interview by explain the zone system.
Ann McDonald oral history interview 2000-07-27
(2000-07-27)
This interview features Ann McDonald as she discusses her photography and different art associations she has associated with. In this interview, McDonald describes forming the West Texas Photographic Society of Lubbock and the Caprock show. She then goes on to explain how she came up with the idea for her windows portfolio. She closes the interview by recalling some of the places where some of her photos have been used.
Ann McDonald oral history interview 2000-08-23
(2000-08-23)
This interview features Ann McDonald as she recounts her trip to Australia. In this interview McDonald describes how she and her husband made plans to fly across Australia, and she recalls all the interesting stories and stops on the trip.
Ann McDonald oral history interview 2000-08-29
(2000-08-29)
This interview features Ann McDonald as she continues to discuss her trip to Australia. In this interview, McDonald describes the last legs of her trip and her experiences with the aboriginal people of Australia. She closes the interview by explaining the book she is writing about the trip and finding ways to publish it.
Bill Mueller oral history interview 2000-07-10
(2000-07-10)
This interview features Bill Mueller as he discusses his photography work and what he likes to photograph. In this interview Mueller describes how he got into photography and when he started taking photography seriously. He then moves on to explain the subjects he like to capture in his photographs. Mueller ends the interview by describing his future goals with his photography and what he does as the in house photographer for the museum of Texas Tech University.
Brad Green oral history interview 2001-06-11
(2001-06-11)
This interview features Brad Green as he discussing playing music. In this interview Green describes how he got involved with music. He then moves on to discuss the band he has played in and the musicians of the Lubbock area. He ends the interview by explaining his thoughts on music trends and what he thinks makes impactful music.
Bridgette Hayes oral history interview 2002-05-21
(2002-05-21)
This interview features Bridgette Hayes as she discusses being a singer for the band Masterpeace. In this interview, Hayes describes how she got involved with singing and why she moved to Lubbock.
Cary Banks oral history interview 2001-06-08
(2001-06-08)
This interview features Cary Banks as he discusses music in West Texas. In this interview, Banks provides his background on playing in the Maines Brothers band and getting employed at South Plains College. He also expresses his opinion on why so many artists come from the Lubbock area, and his thoughts on how to keep live music running.
Cecily Smith Maples oral history interview 2000-12-15
(2000-12-15)
This interview features Cecily Maples as she discusses her love for clay and how she got into making pottery, In this interview Maples begins by explaining her early life traveling and living around the world due to her dad’s job and how that affected her as a person and how it impacted her art. She then moves on to discuss her time at Texas Tech University and taking a clay class. Maples then moves on to recall moving to California and going to school there and refining her art. She ends the interview by describing the pottery classes she offers.
Charles Adams oral history interview 2000-12-13
(2000-12-13)
This interview features Charles Adams as he discusses running his own art gallery.
Charles Nelson oral history interview 2000-10-10
(2000-10-10)
This interview features Charles Nelson as he discusses his career in the music profession as a choral director. In this interview, Nelson describes learning how to play the violin and moving on to learning how to sing when he was a child. He then recounts all the songs and choirs he sang in and some of the solos he sang. Nelson then recalls getting drafted and the World War II years. Nelson explains how polio affected him and his time helping with the all state choir. The interview closes with Nelson giving his thoughts on how aging effects creativity.
Clint Hamilton oral history interview 2000-10-09
(2000-10-09)
This interview features Clint Hamilton as he discusses being an artist in New York and being friends with other artists such as Andy Warhol. In this interview, Hamilton describes how he got interested in art and why he moved to New York to pursue art. He explains his artistic influences, and his art show in New York. He then move son to recount moving back to Abilene and working with the Artists League of Texas.
D.G. Flewellyn oral history interview 2001-08-21
(2001-08-21)
This interview features D.G. Flewellyn as he discusses playing guitar for a living. In this interview Flewellyn explains playing on the road and how he classifies his music. He also describes what it is like playing music in Lubbock, Texas.
David Gaschen oral history interview 2001-04-19
(2001-04-19)
This interview features David Gaschen as he discusses his career in the music field. In this interview Gaschen describes how he got into music and how he knew he wanted to be a singer on Broadway. He then moves on to discuss living in Chicago and Switzerland, and performing in Switzerland. The interview concludes with him discussing living in New York and being on Broadway and his future goals.
Deborah Bigness oral history interview 2002-06-10
(2002-06-10)
This interview features Deborah Bigness as she discusses her background in theater and the arts in Lubbock, Texas. Bigness starts of the interview by describing when her family moved to Lubbock and being a Lubbock native. She then moves on to explain why she got a job at 911 dispatch and getting promoted to the supervisor of the communications division before leaving to get a master’s degree in museum science. Bigness then recounts her years in the theater department at tech and why she thinks so many successful artists come from Texas Tech and the South Plains. She then ends the interview by describing her time working with the Lubbock Arts Alliance.
Deborah Milosevich oral history interview 2002-06-27
(2002-06-27)
This interview features Deborah Milosevich as she discusses her art and being an artist. In this interview, Milosevich describes what it was like having her art in art galleries and owning and art gallery in Lubbock. Milosevich also recounts when she was director of the Lubbock Art Alliance and how they got the slogan “Art Saves Lives.”
Diana Moore oral history interview 2000-06-28
(2000-06-28)
This interview features Diana Moore as she discusses her love for and career in dance. In this interview Moore describes how she started dancing and when she decided she wanted to pursue it as a career. She then moves on to recall studying dance in school and getting her Bachelors and Masters in Dance. Moore also recounts her fondest memories of Texas Tech and working with directors at Tech.
Future Akins oral history interview 2002-05-13
(2002-05-13)
This interview features Future Akins as she discusses her background and her art. In this interview Akins describes how her background of moving around influenced her art and how other aspects of her life impacted her art. She then moves on to explain finding herself and the time it took to do so.
Gene Kenney oral history interview 2000-06-09
(2000-06-09)
This interview features Gene Kenney as he discusses choral music and the music department at Texas Tech University. In this interview, Kenney describes being a music professor at Texas Tech university and divulges some stories from his years at the institution.

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