Reminiscences of Stuart Kestenbaum 1989
- Name
- Kestenbaum, Stuart (Interviewee)
- Polsky, Richard M (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Stuart Kestenbaum 1989
- Abstract
- Childhood in Maplewood, NJ; Hamilton College 1969-73, interest in clay modeling; European travel; potter apprentice in Portland, ME until May 1975; Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME 1975; taught pottery workshops in Portland area schools with support of the State Art Commission; employed through CETA program 1977-80: Director of children's museum in Portland; State Art Commission fi eld coordinator for the artist-in-residence program; Assistant Director of State Art Commission 1985-88; developed art curriculum/requirements for Maine public school system; Director Haystack Mountain School of Crafts July 1988- ; current work in fundraising, establishment of school endowment, and maintaining diverse student population at Haystack.
- Collection Name
- American craftspeople project
- Subjects
- Arts administrators; Potters; Pottery craft; Federal aid to the arts; Government aid to education; Art commissions--Maine; Art and state; Art--Study and teaching; Educational fund raising; Children's museums; Kestenbaum, Stuart; CETA
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1989
- Note (Biographical)
- Potter, arts administrator.
- Note
- Interviewed by Richard M. Polsky on July 20, 1989.
- Note (Provenance)
- Stuart Kestenbaum, Gift 1990
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13672597
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-8ph7-dj75
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.