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  Early SIGGRAPH Art Shows – 1981-1985

  Image Processing

  First held in Boulder, Colorado in 1974, the SIGGRAPH Conferences have become one of the most widely recognized showcases of computer graphics and interactive technology. Beginning in 1979, the SIGGRAPH conferences began to feature computer and video artists’ work, giving rise to what would eventually become the SIGGRAPH art exhibition. Female artists were early adopters of these graphic technologies and instrumental in organizing the early art exhibitions. In 1981, SIGGRAPH presented two art shows in Dallas: The SIGGRAPH Art Show […]

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  [John Fox, Jr., Festival – Panel Discussion on Preserving Cultural Heritage]

  Appalshop, Arts & Culture, CLIR, Roots of Video

  A discussion of the preservation of cultural history from the John Fox, Jr., Festival in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.

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  [Renfro Valley Bluegrass Festival]

  Appalshop, Arts & Culture, CLIR, Roots of Video

  A series of performances at the Renfro Valley Bluegrass Festival in Kentucky.

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  [Ralph Stanley’s Clinch Mountain Boys]

  Appalshop, Arts & Culture, CLIR, Roots of Video

  Interviews with musicians from bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley’s band, preceded by lengthy footage of their motorhome driving through rural highways.

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  [Coal Mining Songs and Stories]

  Appalshop, Arts & Culture, CLIR, Roots of Video

  A performance of songs from Appalachia including both original compositions and traditional folk songs.

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  [Forum on the Young Lords Party]

  Arts & Culture, CLIR, Latinx, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video

  A meeting between leftists and members of the revolution Young Lords Party discussing their tactics and philosophy. Note: the image quality is low but the audio is fully legible.

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  [Joe Albert’s Fox Hunt: The Pineconers 4]

  Arts & Culture, CLIR, Global Village, Global Village, John Reilly, Julie Gustafson, Roots of Video

  A performance of Appalachian folk musicians The Pineconers, recorded for the documentary Joe Albert’s Fox Hunt and Other Stories from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, directed by Julie Gustafson and John Reilly.

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  [Toni Morrison 5]

  Arts & Culture, Black, CLIR, Global Village, John Reilly, Julie Gustafson, Roots of Video

  An interview with author Toni Morrison in 1979 about her life, work, and philosophy.