Object Title
Audio interview with David C. Levy
Part of
Collection: Radical Shifts: Reshaping the Interior at Parsons (1955-1985) oral history project
Material Category
Digital Audio
Description
In a telephone interview with Wendy Scheir from his office in Maryland, David Levy describes the creation of Parsons School of Design's Environmental Design Department from his vantage point as director of admissions at Parsons in the 1960s, then vice president of operations, and, when the school merged with The New School, as executive dean of Parsons. Levy discusses the establishment of the environmental design curriculum under program director Allen Tate, and talks about the conflict between those committed to keeping the longstanding interior design curriculum intact and those eager to wholly replace the old program. Levy reminisces about the building Parsons occupied prior to its move to Greenwich Village in 1971, recounting an episode in 1970 when Parsons students elected to hold an exhibition in solidarity with the national student strike held in the aftermath of the killing of protesters at Kent State University, and reflecting upon changes in the student body as Parsons became a degree-granting institution.
Date
October 13 2010
Related people
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Design Archives Parsons the New School for Design (publisher)
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Design Archives Parsons the New School for Design (producer)
Parsons School of Design. Environmental and Interior Design Department (subject)
Wendy Scheir (interviewer)
David C. Levy (interviewee)
Language
English
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Identifier
PC070104_Levy_20101013
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Material Category
Digital AudioDescription
In a telephone interview with Wendy Scheir from his office in Maryland, David Levy describes the creation of Parsons School of Design's Environmental Design Department from his vantage point as director of admissions at Parsons in the 1960s, then vice president of operations, and, when the school merged with The New School, as executive dean of Parsons. Levy discusses the establishment of the environmental design curriculum under program director Allen Tate, and talks about the conflict between those committed to keeping the longstanding interior design curriculum intact and those eager to wholly replace the old program. Levy reminisces about the building Parsons occupied prior to its move to Greenwich Village in 1971, recounting an episode in 1970 when Parsons students elected to hold an exhibition in solidarity with the national student strike held in the aftermath of the killing of protesters at Kent State University, and reflecting upon changes in the student body as Parsons became a degree-granting institution.Date
October 13 2010Related people
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Design Archives Parsons the New School for Design (publisher)Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Design Archives Parsons the New School for Design (producer)
Parsons School of Design. Environmental and Interior Design Department (subject)
Wendy Scheir (interviewer)
David C. Levy (interviewee)
Language
EnglishUse Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Identifier
PC070104_Levy_20101013There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.