Edwards, Melvin, 1971-1987

Edwards spoke on 10/24/1978 (2015-0002/RR3), 10/26/1971 (2015-0002/RR141), 11/9/1971 (2015-0002/RR142 reel 1), (2015-0002/RR143 reel 2), 2/29/1972 (2015-0002/RR144), 11/28/1972 (2015-0002/RR145), 10/23/1973 (2015-0002/RR146), 9/30/1975 (2015-0002/RR147), 11/16/1976 (2015-0002/RR148), 9/20/1977 (2015-0002/RR149 reel 1), (2015-0002/RR150 reel 2), 9/25/1979 (2015-0002/RR151), 11/18/1980 (2015-0002/RR152), 11/24/1981 (2015-0002/RR153), 11/2/1982 (2015-0002/RR154), 10/11/1983 (2015-0002/RR155), 10/29/1985 (2015-0002/RR156), 9/23/1986 (2015-0002/RR157), 9/22/1987 (2015-0002/RR316), and 4-10-1990 (2015-0002/AC7).

AC 7 Prof. Melvin Edwards (sculptor) discusses his career and major works that he has created through a slideshow.

RR 141 Melvin Edwards was introduced by Edward O'Connor. Edwards was the reicipent of several grants which allowed him to travel around Africa. In this lecture, Edwards discusses his travels and African art, which is impossible to generalize. This presentation covers art that dates about (from 1971) 2000-2500 years ago and is illustrated by slides.

RR 142-143 Mel Edwards presents a slide show which he describes as a composite of things cultural in West Africa through the eyes of an artist.

RR 144 The evenings discussion is art and its relevance to the Black Experience. Mel Edwards (sculptor) is substituting for William Majors (printmaker), who was originally scheduled to speak. Edwards speaks about his own, and other Black artists, work.

RR 145 Introduced by Professor James Eversole, Mel Edwards presents a slide show illustrating his work over the last ten years or so.

RR 146 Introduced by Hale Smith, Edwards gives a survey of his work to illustrate his thinking. He encourages the audience to ask questions at any time.

RR 147 Introduced by Hale Smith, Edwards is s sculptor who works in steel. His slide show is a survey of his work for the past twelve years.

RR 148 Melvin Edwards presents a slide show (2 carousels) illustrating his work and things and ideas that are related to his work.

RR 149/150 Melvin Edwards begins with a brief personal history. He presents his work and somethings that are important to him. He shares his hope that audience will find the combination of the slides of his art and his presentation meaningful. (RR149 and RR150 are the same program)

RR 151 Hale Smith introduces former UConn professor, Mel Edwards. Edwards presents a slide show illustrating the past fifteen years or so of his work.

RR 152 Hale Smith introduces former UConn professor, Melvin Edwards, who left to become head of the Newark branch of Rutgers University. A sculptor since about 1960, Edwards makes a slid presentation and lets the slides speak for themselves.

RR 153 Melvin Edwards speaks in general about his own work preceded by a brief, but in-depth, survey of Afro-American artists' work from the early 20th century.

RR 154 Hale Smith explains the clutter in the auditorium is in preparation for a laser light program the following day (11/3-4 at 8pm). Melvin Edwards is introduced by Professor Smith as an outstanding sculptor (steel), who also paints, draaws, etchings and engravings and printmaker--in other words, an allround visible artist, who also helped create the BEA course. Edwards provides a brief personal history and explains that his work is abstract, not in style, but in the dictionary meaning--whatever he creates has been developed from other visual phenomena; a distillation of various other things to make something new.

RR 155 Hale Smith asks how many were puzzled by last week's talk--"Marvelous, you may wish to pay attention to the tape." Smtih credits Edward O'Connor and this speaker with developing the BEA course. Melvin Edwards was a professor in the Uconn Art department who now teaches at Rutgers University. Edwards speaks about his work and what influences it.

RR 156 Opens with Edward O'Connor explaining seating for an exam, followed by an announcement that grades are posted. Introduction begins about 0:01:05. Melvin Edwards explains that it will be a casual slide program program but questions are welcome. Scuplture is visual art in three dimensions that can be subtractive (i.e. carving) or additive.

RR 157 Mel Edwards received a lengthy introduction before beginning a slide show of most of his works from about 1960 until 1985.

RR 316 Professor Leon Bailey introduces Melvin Edwards, sculptor. Edwards presents a slide show that begins with an image of a quilt made by his grandmother.