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[Identification of item], Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Donated to Duke University by Barbarlee Diamonstein-Spielvogel in September 1988 and 1997
Processed by: Allison Gluvna, Shayna Pekala
Completed 11/25/97
Encoded by Jackie Dean, Shayna Pekala
Updated to include previous accession by Noah Huffman, February 2009
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
Throughout her 40-year career, Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel has served as a leading voice on some of the defining urban issues of our time, including preservation of the historic built environment of the United States. She is a pioneering champion of the arts, architecture, design and public policy.
The first Director of Cultural Affairs for New York City, she brought the first public art to Bryant Park in 1987, and the first public performance by the Metropolitan Opera to Central Park. She was the longest term Landmarks Commissioner in the city's history, spanning four mayoral administrations from 1972 to 1987. She also served on the New York City Arts Commission and the New York City Cultural Commission. She was the Chair of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Foundation from 1987 to 1995, and since 1995 has been the Chair of the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center. Dr. Diamonstein-Spielvogel was appointed by President Reagan to the board of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and by President Clinton to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, where she was elected its first woman vice chair in 2002. She was Chair of the 45th Anniversary Celebration of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Law and was named vice chair of the New York State Council on the Arts in 2008, a position she still holds.
Diamonstein-Spielvogel earned her doctorate with honors from New York University, and received honorary doctorates from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Longwood University and the Pratt Institute. She is the author of 19 books and dozens of magazine and newspaper articles, interviewer/producer of nine television series for the Arts and Entertainment Network plus many programs for other national networks, and curator of seven international museum exhibitions-one of which traveled to 82 countries under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State. Her next book, Landmarks of New York, Vol. V, to be published in 2011, will be accompanied by an exhibition that will travel throughout New York State.
Over a hundred of her television interviews, many of which were shown at the Leo Castelli Gallery, are now available on iTunes U and YouTube, digitized by the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive at Duke University. In October 2010, Duke will initiate the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series to address significant contemporary topics of social, political, economic, and cultural urgency from a global perspective.
Throughout her career, Diamonstein-Spielvogel has been involved in board service for national and local institutions and organizations, including current appointments to the Fresh Air Fund, the Drawing Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Acquisitions Committee of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the Board of the Museum of Modern Art, the American Council on the Arts, and the White House Endowment Fund, to name a few. She is married to the leading international business executive, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, Carl Spielvogel.
The recipient of many awards and honors, Diamonstein-Spielvogel has recieved lifetime achievement awards from Partners for Livable Places in Washington, D.C., and the Citizens Committee of New York; a Pratt Institute "Legend" Award; and the the Gen. Milan R. Stefanik Award for contributing to the advancement of public knowledge about the Slovak nation and people. She will receive the Weeksville Society's Humanitarian Award this November. Dr. Diamonstein-Spielvogel has been a powerful force in shaping the direction of preservation and culture, in New York, where her influence is pervasive, and on the national and international scene as well.
The Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Collection dates from 1976 to 1999 and primarily comprises videotapes and autdiotapes of interviews conducted by Diamonstein-Spielvogel with various artists, architects, craftsmen, interior designers, fashion designers, and photographers concerning their respective fields. These interviews are the substance of Diamonstein-Spielvogel's ten different television series, which include "About the Arts," "American Architecture Now," "American Architecture Now II," "Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...," "Handmade In America," "Inside New York's Art World," "Inside Fashion," "Inside Fashion- Fashion Now," "Interior Design: The New Freedom," and "Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography." Also included in this collection are interviews of Diamonstein-Spielvogel concerning her work on several news shows, including ABC's "Good Morning America," Fox's "Ten O'Clock News," and WOR-TV's "Straight Talk." Additionally, there are a few news segments that she produced, including ABC's "Arts Minutes" and CBS's "But Not On My Block," and one that she wrote and narrated, CBS's "Lamp Unto My Feet: After Reubens."
The collection, arranged alphabetically by the first name of each interview subject, includes various preservation formats, including 1" Open Reel Videotape, 3/4" Umatic Videotape, and VHS Videotape.
The collection also contains twenty-eight unedited audiotapes consisting of additional interviews conducted by Diamonstein-Spielvogel, accompanied by a book of transcriptions entitled
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
The Audiovisual Material series includes videotapes (1" open reel, 3/4" umatic, and VHS) and audiotapes. Videotapes include both edited and unedited versions of Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel's television interviews with artists, architects, craftsmen, interior designers, fashion designers, and photographers concerning their respective fields. These interviews are the substance of Diamonstein-Spielvogel's ten different television series, which include "About the Arts," "American Architecture Now," "American Architecture Now II," "Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...," "Handmade In America," "Inside New York's Art World," "Inside Fashion," "Inside Fashion- Fashion Now," "Interior Design: The New Freedom," and "Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography." Other videotapes consist of news shows on which Diamonstein-Spielvogel herself was interviewed, as well as news segments that she wrote, directed, and produced. There are also videotapes containing miscellaneous footage, which includes beauty shots, production slides, applause, production stills, excerpts from interviews, and more. The twenty-eight unedited audiocassettes include additional interviews Diamonstein-Spielvogel conducted and are accompanied by
Show: Inside Fashion.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Henry Geldzahler.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside Fashion.
Show: Handmade in America.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Shows: About the Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Betty Parsons and Cleve Gray.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Show: Inside Fashion.
Show: Hearst ABC Arts.
A series of minute long spots highlighting upcoming cultural events throughout the world.
ABC Video Enterprises, Creator; Lou Volpicelli, Director/Producer ; Barbaralee Diamonstein, Co-Producer ; Lee Schneider, Writer.
Show: Visions and Images: Barbaralee Diamonstein and...
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Shows: American Architecture Now, American Architecture Now II.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Lee Salk.
Shows: About the Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Alexander Lieberman.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside Fashion, Inside Fashion- Fashion Now.
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 170 also includes slides and stills of Philip Johnson
Show: Handmade in America.
Artists Represented: Dale Chihuly, Jack Lenor Larsen, John McQueen, Sam Maloof, and Sandi Fox.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Shows: Inside New York's Art World, Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 171 labeled "Miscellaneous" also includes miscellaneous footage of Bill Conway.
Show: CBS News.
A news magazine format program that covers a variety of current topics. Macho women discusses how women are portrayed in movies and television; Historic preservation discusses the conflict in Louisville about destroying two old houses to make a parking lot.
Executive producer, Joel Heller ; Directed by Vern Diamond ; Production manager, Don Blauvelt; Producers, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and Maurice Murad.
Show: American Architecture Now.
Show: American Architecture Now.
Show: American Architecture Now.
Show: About the Arts.
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Leo Castelli.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Shows: Inside New York's Art World, Barbaralee Diamonstein and...
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 18 also includes fragment of interview with Henry Geldzahler.
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Handmade in America.
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Show: About the Arts.
Shows: American Architecture Now, Inside New York's Art World.
Show: About the Arts.
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Merce Cunningham.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and...
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom, American Architecture Now.
Show: About the Arts
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Kenneth Noland and Diane Waldman.
Show: American Architecture Now.
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Show: Good Morning America.
This Thanksgiving Day broadcast of the news program contains an interview by Hartman of Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel discussing her book, Handmade in America.
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 164 also includes interview with Alan Sagner and Fred Papert.
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 166 also includes interview with Cornell Capa.
Show: Inside Fashion.
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Show: American Architecture Now.
Show: Pleasure and Principle: The Playboy Mystique with Hugh Hefner and Reverend Harvey Cox.
Shows: American Architecture Now.
Show: American Architecture Now.
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 179 also includes interview with Marian McPartland.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Handmade in America
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
Show: Handmade in America.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: About the Arts.
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Richard Roud and Wim Wenders.
Show: About the Arts.
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Tom Armstrong and David Whitney.
Show: Handmade in America.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Show: American Architecture Now.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 172 also includes miscellaneous footage of William G. Conway.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Estelle Parsons.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Louise Nevelson.
Show: American Architecture Now, American Architecture Now II.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes Robert Goelet and Henry Gardiner Interview.
Show: CBS News.
Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel discusses an exhibition held at Brown University, Providence, R.I. whose theme was Ruben's influence on future painters.
Written and narrated by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel; produced by Joe Clement.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also contains interview with Betty Comden and Adolf Green.
Show: About the Arts.
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Charlotte Curtis.
Show: Handmade in America.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World, Barbaralee Diamonstein and...
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 173 also includes interview with Hugh Hardy and Kent Barwick.
Show: Inside New York's Art World
Show: About the Arts.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Shows: About the Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes Robert Kotlowitz Interview.
Show: About the Arts
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview tih I.M. Pei.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Show: Inside Fashion.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Show: About the Arts.
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Edwin Newman.
Show: American Architecture Now.
Show: American Architecture Now.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside Fashion, Inside Fashion- Fashion Now.
Show: Inside Fashion.
Shows: American Architecture Now, American Architecture Now II.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Richard Salomon.
Shows: American Architecture Now, American Architecture Now II, Inside New York's Art World.
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 170 also includes slides and stills of Bill Blass.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: American Architecture Now.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: About the Arts.
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with John Guare and Albert Innaurto.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Peter Kreindler.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes Kitty Carlisle Hart Interview.
Show: About the Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes Maralin Niska and Frank Corsaro Interview.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Shows: American Architecture Now.
Shows: American Architecture Now, American Architecture Now II.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Handmade in America.
Show: Handmade in America.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Show: About the Arts.
Show: Inside Fashion.
Show: Ten O'Clock News.
This segment of the news is an interview with Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel concerning interior design and the interior design exhibit that appeared in October 1982 at the Leo Castelli Gallery in Soho.
Created by Channel 5 (New York City).
Shows: American Architecture Now, American Architecture Now II.
Show: WOR-TV News.
Phyllis Haynes and Mary Helen McPhillips interview Diamonstein-Spielvogel about her book, "Buildings Reborn: New Uses, Old Places."
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with William Macomber.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Shows: About the Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with John Lindsay.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Show: Interior Design: The New Freedom.
Shows: American Architecture Now, American Architecture Now II.
Show: Inside New York's Art World, Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 171 also includes miscellaneous footage of Brendan Gill.
3/4" Umatic Videotape in Box 172 also includes miscellaneous footage of Joseph Papp.
Show: Inside New York's Art World.
Show: Barbaralee Diamonstein and ...
3/4" Umatic Videotape also includes interview with Theodore H. White.