Paul Vanderbilt “Iconography of Wisconsin” Photo Series Discussions, 1965-1967, 1982-1984

Contents List

Container Title
Tape 615A
No.   1
Vanderbilt and James Wright, a U.W. American history graduate student, discuss panels 79-84, March 1, 1967; concerning business opportunities in the 19th century and now
Physical Description: 30 minutes 
No.   2
Vanderbilt and Alison Kallman, a writer for Life magazine from New York, discuss panels 12-18, June 19, 1967; concerning the attitudes of city people toward getting closer to nature
Physical Description: 30 minutes 
No.   3
Side   1
Vanderbilt and Michael Blumenthal, June 21, 1966, discuss panels 201-206 and the accompanying text (which has since been changed); generally concerns attitudes toward technology
Physical Description: 30 minutes 
No.   3
Side   2
Vanderbilt and Richard Resh, a U.W. graduate student, July 18, 1966, discuss panels 70-78, concerning the impact of death's inevitability
Physical Description: 30 minutes 
No.   4
Side   1
Vanderbilt and student Alexander Nielson, July 12, 1966, discuss panels 85-90, concerning people's attachment to their homes and lands of origin
Physical Description: 30 minutes 
No.   4
Side   2
Vanderbilt and Forrest McDonald, Wayne State history professor, April 5, 1967, discuss panels 334-342, concerning the influences of city and country life
Physical Description: 30 minutes 
No.   5
Vanderbilt and Peter Coleman, head of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Press, October 6, 1966, discuss panels 124-131, concerning the nature of family relaxation in a simple life style
Physical Description: 30 minutes 
Tape 751A
No.   1
Vanderbilt explains the project, June 20, 1965, and comments on panels 1-6 re the Wisconsin Conservation Department and 7-11 (panel subsequently changed) re women's motivation and image
Physical Description: 62 minutes 
No.   2 & 5
Vanderbilt comments, November 1965, on the general project and on panels 394-399
Physical Description: 53 minutes and 63 minutes 
No.   3
Vanderbilt and Joan Westbury, a State Historical Society of Wisconsin staff member, November 1965, discuss the project generally
Physical Description: 63 minutes 
No.   4
Vanderbilt and Madison photographer William Kaeser, Jr., December 18, 1965, discuss panels 312-318 and the project generally
Physical Description: 62 minutes 
No.   6
Vanderbilt and Toby Old, a New York City photographer, November 12, 1982, discuss panels 62-69; including discussion of photographing the unphotographable, interplay and flow, relation to exhibition's form, and other topics
Physical Description: 50 minutes 
Tape 827A
No.   1
Vanderbilt discusses the project generally, 1967
Note: This tape was made as an education tool. An abbreviated version of the presentation was published in Exposure 21:4 (SPE, 1984).

Physical Description: 49 minutes 
SC 2966
Transcript of discussion
PH 3159
Copies of the Transparencies discussed
Tape 1088A
No.   1
June 14, 1983 discussion between Vanderbilt and Carol McCall, a UW graduate student and filmmaker, touching on Virginia Woolf, individuality, choices, old age, the urge of inquiry, and various philosophical topics
Tape 1089A
No.   1
November 27, 1984 discussion between Vanderbilt and Professor Warren Lehman of the U.W. Law School concerning panels 325-333, including comments on racial underprivilege, especially in housing