Interviewer
Annie Pontrelli
Files
Description
Barney “Rudy” Autio describes coming to the University of Montana (UM) in 1957 after serving as the director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. He talks about starting the UM ceramics program where he taught until 1984. Autio mentions some of the colleagues he admired including Leslie Fiedler, Richard Hugo, K. Ross Toole, and Clancy Gordon. He recalls the student protests at the University during the 1960s and early ‘70s, and the shift in student attitudes in the 1980s when students tired of the conflict and became increasingly concerned with making a living. Autio explains how he came to sculpt the bronze grizzly bear statue situated at the foot of the Oval, which he considers a curiosity instead of art. He notes that his favorite time at UM was the 1970s when the ceramics program was flourishing. Autio also recalls outstanding Art Department faculty members including Walter Hook and Aden Arnold.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
University of Montana faculty; Vietnam War, 1955-1975; Department of Art; Ceramics, Montana; Artists, Montana; University of Montana-Missoula
Original Date
7-9-1991
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project, OH 270, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 270-057
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:54:03 minutes
Local Filename
OH_270_057.mp3; OH_270_057.pdf
Citation
Autio, Barney Rudolph, "Barney Rudolph "Rudy" Autio Interview, July 9, 1991" (1991). University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project. 24.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umcentennial_interviews/24