[Video Class Tape 1984]
Videos by and relating to videomaker Pat Lehman’s video production class in 1984.
Videos by and relating to videomaker Pat Lehman’s video production class in 1984.
A video about teacher and master craftsperson Maria Luisa Michel Almonte. An artist/teacher, after immigrating to Chicago in 1950 she supported her family from her flower shop business and became a leader in the educational and cultural life of the community. She taught traditional arts, crafts, and practical skills like dress-making in settlement houses, in community workshops and in her own studio. The video shows Ms. Almonte in community-sponsored workshops teaching neighborhood residents how to make traditional cut-paper ornaments and how to design clothing.
See what various newspapermen, and even the late film critic, Roger Ebert, have to say about media mogul Rupert Murdoch!