Oral history interview with Elizabeth Close

Titles: Oral history interview with Elizabeth Close (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Elizabeth Scheu Close was born in Austria. She completed her studies in the United States. She and Winston Close established an architecture practice in Minnesota and worked on many projects including University Grove. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: June 26, 2000: Early life; Austria; early influences; education; design of childhood home; guest book; experiences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; practicing architecture in Minnesota; Art Today house; modern design; University Grove work; maintaining personal life while working; furniture design; Adolf Loos; her mother's translation work; music; models; special features. September 25, 2000: Skywater; original owners; site; design; budget; structure; building materials; fireplaces; roofing; furniture; materials used in unusual ways; refrigeration without electricity; andirons; trellises; magical quality. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: These video interviews are two in a series of oral history interviews with Elizabeth Scheu Close. A transcript of the complete series is cataloged separately in the library. The videos contain interviews with Elizabeth Scheu Close as well as footage of several of her projects. The interview portions have been transcribed and a video log is available of the project scenes is available in the Oral History Office.

Dates

• 06/26/2000 - 09/25/2000 (Iinterviews conducted 6/26/2000 and 9/25/2000.) (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Close, Elizabeth Scheu
• interviewer: Hession, Jane King

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 95
• Accession Number: AV2002.160

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Quantity: 4 hours videocassette 4 hours sound cassette 22 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: moving images
• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:54:58 running time

Subjects

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