Interview with William Blizard, April 21, 2004

Item Information

Title:
Interview with William Blizard, April 21, 2004
Description:
This is a an audio tape of an interview of William L. Blizard conducted by John Moriarty and Ronald J. Maggio dated April 21, 2004. They talk about the start of collecting art and the beginnings of the William T. Simpson cultural arts series in 1962. They talk about how and why Blizard was hired, pieces of art that may have value, the philosophy behind the buying and establishing of an art program at that time. They also talk about where information on the art would be. This was done to collect information on the 2004 review of the college's art collection. The interview is almost 49 minutes.
Creator:
Maggio, Ronald J.
Creator:
Blizard, L. William
Creator:
Moriarity, John F.
Date:
April 21, 2004
Format:
Audio recordings (nonmusical)
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Faculty Files
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Faculty
School of Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies
Maggio, Ronald J.
Blizard, L. William
Moriarty, John
Interviews
Sound recording
Art
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
48:58
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/17589
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
William (Bill) Blizard was born in New York City and spent most of his life in Long Island. Blizard earned his BS in Art Education from the State Teachers College (Buffalo, New York) in 1958 and his MA in Art Education at New York University in 1960. Two years later, he began teaching arts and education classes at Springfield College. During his time at the college, he served as chair of the arts department and was instrumental in developing the “Art in Urban Life” program. He described himself as having an “active interest in folk music,” and had his art represented in numerous galleries.
Identifier:
blizard-william-interview-2004-04-21
William Blizzard intv 4_04