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2005
WOODY GUTHRIE FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER
FELLOWSHIPS THE BMI FOUNDATION, INC., in cooperation with the Woody Guthrie Foundation, is now offering short-term fellowships to support scholarly use of the Woody Guthrie Archives Research Collection. Five recipients have been selected to receive this year’s awards! Click here for more information & Online Application.
OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITAL – a new portrait of Woody was created by noted Oklahoma artist Charles Banks Wilson. The portrait was unveiled at the Oklahoma State Capital building where it is now on permanent display. Woody received THE OKLAHOMA RALPH ELLISON LITERARY AWARD for his autobiography BOUND FOR GLORY on March 12, 2005. THE OREGON CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION rated Woody’s ROLL ON COLUMBIA SONGBOOK among the top 100 Best Books About Oregon.
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Woody Guthrie Foundation & Archives is here to serve you!
STROKES OF ELECTRICITY – an exploration of Woody’s vast illustrations & artworks. HOLY GROUND; The Yiddish Connection - Woody’s exploration into Judaism. RESEARCHING WOODY – an overview of the Archives Collection and its history.
SING LIKE ME – original copies of Woody’s most popular lyrics. THE FACES OF WOODY GUTHRIE – rare photographs from the Archives. BOUND FOR GLORY - Woody’s self-illustrated life story (artwork). THIS IS THE HAND - Woody’s vision of labor (artwork).
HOWJI DO! – introducing young students to Woody through music, stories and art. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND – a lively, theatrical celebration in music and dance created by The Vanaver Caravan.
“A3 DADDY” to “ATOM FIRE” – a discussion of Woody’s diverse & unusual lyrics. New PROGRAMS BEING DEVELOPED FOR 2007: FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE NEW YORK ISLAND; THE LONG WAY ROUND - Woody’s influence on international artists and popular culture. WOODY, ROCK & PUNK – tracing Woody through Clash, Billy Bragg and the punk rock scene. FILMS FROM THE ARCHIVES – a selection of rare footage including performance, documentaries and home movies.
BMI has awarded the Woody Guthrie Foundation a grant to begin the digitization of Woody’s lyrics from the Archives. In order to preserve Woody’s original works, over 3,000 lyrics will be digitized and catalogued for future research access. NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY GRANT was awarded to the Archives to conduct a collection wide preservation survey; a first step toward ensuring that long-term steps are taken to properly preserve the collection. RIZZOLI PRESS has published the first ever collection of Woody’s artwork. Designer Steven Brower and Nora Guthrie selected over 400 works of art from the Archives, the Smithsonian Folkways Archives, and from private collections to create “WOODY GUTHRIE; ARTWORKS”. The Archives collaborated with curators at the Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle, Washington on BOB DYLAN’S AMERICAN JOURNEY 1956-1966. The exhibit, which includes an important section on Woody’s influence, contains numerous items from the Archives and will be touring the country in 2005 through 2007. The Archives contributed to Martin Scorsese’s documentary BOB DYLAN; NO DIRECTION HOME which aired on PBS American Masters series this fall. The film includes extensive Guthrie Archives materials including photographs, original lyrics, artwork, & rare Guthrie family home movie footage. Following a year of research in the Archives, filmmaker Stephen Gammond’s new documentary, THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS: THE WOODY GUTHRIE STORY, is now available to the public. MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY of New Jersey hosted 4 traveling exhibits from the Archives. On behalf of the Woody Guthrie Archives, BILL MURLIN conducted the first in a series of oral history projects with Elmer J. Buhler. Mr. Buhler was Woody’s driver in 1941, when Guthrie served as a contract artist assigned to write songs for the Bonneville Power Administration, a U.S. government public works project. JIM POLLARD transcribed a newly discovered, handwritten play, “My Forsaken Bible” written by Woody while at Greystone Hospital in 1955. We are looking into a possible theatrical production of this dramatic work.
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