Childhood in Strawberry Point, Iowa; early creative projects; undergraduate education at Coe College, Minneapolis School of Art and University of Iowa, 1944-49; teaching at Simpson College, 1949-50; experiences in summer program at Cranbrook, 1950; Masters degree in Art Education, University of Iowa, 1951; professor at Parsons College, 1952 and at Trinity College, Texas, 1953; study of ceramics at the McNay Art Institute and Ohio State University; teaching children at home; professor of Art Education, Capital University; struggle to fit in craftswork between job and family; basketry interest and study, 1972 to present; preference for natural fibers; entering competitions; pricing and sale of baskets.
Potters; Pottery craft; Basket making; Arts and crafts movement; Art--Study and teaching; Handicraft--Marketing; Barnes, Dorothy Gill, 1927-; Cranbrook Academy of Art
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1988
Note (Biographical)
Ceramic and basketry artist.
Note
Interviewed by Richard M. Polsky on June 27, 1988.