Guide to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant lectures, 1982-1987

bulk 1985-1987

Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email: risdarchives@risd.edu

Published in 2021

Collection Overview

Title:	Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant lectures
Date range:	1982-1987, bulk 1985-1987
Creator:	Rhode Island School of Design
Extent:	10 cassettes
Abstract:	The collection contains recorded videos from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant lectures delivered 1985, 1986, and 1987.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Collection number:	32.01

Scope & content

The ten VHS cassettes record lectures presented to the RISD community, 1985-1987. Lecturers include Nobel Peace Prize recipient Betty Williams, author and poet Maya Angelou, author John Updike, and writer and humorist Fran Lebowitz.

Access Points

Subject Names

• Sherman, Cindy
• Updike, John
• Lebowitz, Fran
• Murray, Elizabeth, 1940-2007
• Rosenquist, James, 1933-2017
• Golub, Leon, 1922-2004
• Angelou, Maya
• Ashton, Dore
• Williams, Betty
• Irwin, Robert, 1928-

Subject Organizations

• Rhode Island School of Design
• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Subject Topics

• Rhode Island School of Design--Lectures
• Archival materials--Digitization

Subject Topics

• Art

Document Types

• VHS

Arrangement

• Chronological

Historical note

In the fall of 1981, Rhode Island School of Design received a $150,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to be spread over a five-year period from 1982-1987. The goal of the grant was to support faculty and curriculum development through a series of seminars and lectures delivered by visiting artists and critics, and to distribute faculty awards for independent research.

President Hall’s 1981 grant application proposed "senior level seminars for fine art students taught by outstanding contemporary artists and critics, public lectures by visiting artists and critics, and the establishment of a creative leave program for fine arts faculty members and for liberal arts teachers engaged in the history, philosophy, or criticism of art."

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	The use of certain documents and collections may be restricted. Please consult the Archives staff for further details.
Use of the materials:	Permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from archival materials must be obtained in writing from the Archives. The researcher assumes full responsibility for use of material and for conformity to all applicable laws, including copyright.
Alternate form:	The VHS tapes are available as mp4 files on the Fleet Library at RISD's Digital Commons website.
Preferred citation:	Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant lectures, Rhode Island School of Design Archives.
Contact information:	Rhode Island School of Design Archives Rhode Island School of Design Archives Fleet Library at RISD 2 College Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel: 401-709-5922 Fax: 401-709-5932 email: risdarchives@risd.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	Transferred to the Archives from the Fleet Library at RISD.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Margaret Lindon and Douglas W. Doe.
Encoding:	Finding aid encoded by Douglas W. Doe, 2021 September 13
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Related material:	Adminstrative records are found in the Academic Affairs Subject files, box 11, folder 10.Programs, schedules, and clippings are found in the General Vertical files.The Arts and Humanities Lectures, 1987-1990, continued the series with different funding sources.
Location/Existence of copies:	The VHS tapes are available as mp4 files on the Fleet Library at RISD's Digital Commons website.

Inventory

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