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Tale of the Tongs, 2014

 Item — disc: 275

Scope and Contents

Architect Travis Price and his students from the Catholic University of America from the Catholic University of America designed and architectural installation on the island of Inishturk in Ireland. The studio, Spirit of Place, explores the connection between culture, landscape and the unique history of its inhabitants bringing back meaning into modern architecture - a new architecture of the 21st century. Over nine days, the students build a memorial on this remote, sparsely populated island, interweaving the construction with profiles of the people who live on Inishturk. Tale of the Tongs presents an insight into this emerging cultural landscape of modern architecture.

Full film available on DVD.

Dates

  • 2014

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Most items have been digitized and are available. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Extent

From the Collection: 59 16mm film

From the Collection: 34 DVD

From the Collection: 1 Mini DV

From the Collection: 51 U-matic

From the Collection: 19 VHS

From the Collection: 1 1 inch video tape

From the Collection: 1 Audiocassette

From the Collection: 99 Betacam

From the Collection: 5 DAT

From the Collection: 2 DV

From the Collection: 1 Microcassette

From the Collection: 1 reel-to-reel audiotapes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

genreform: DVD

Physical Facet

video, sound

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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