Oral History Interview, Jim Dennis (1601)
Abstract
In two 2017 sessions, James "Jim" Dennis details his life as an Art History professor, instructor of history of American painting and sculpture and printmaking, traveler, researcher, and student. He is best known for restoring the Jacobs House on the West side of Madison, Frank Lloyd Wright's first Usonian house, now an UNESCO Heritage site. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Archives & Records Management oral history collection.
Subject
Art History
Frank Lloyd Wright
Usonia
conservation
UW-Madison
Germany
Fridtjof Nansen
Humboldt Fellowship
Sterling Hall
Vietnam
bombing
Elvehjem
architecture
UNESCO
Milwaukee
World War II
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/84626Type
Recording, oral
Description
In two 2017 sessions, James "Jim" Dennis details his life as an Art History professor, instructor of history of American painting and sculpture and printmaking, traveler, researcher, and student. To learn more about this oral history, download & review the index first (or transcript if available). It will help determine which audio file(s) to download & listen to.