Item Data
- Collection Title: Jere Van Syoc Collection
- Item Title: The Brothel, The Temple & Art
- ID Number: JVS-001
- Date Range: Late 1960s-2003
- Description: A memoir on film, "The Brothel, The Temple, and Art" tells the story of sculptor and filmmaker Jere Van Syoc's life in art and high play.
- Biographical/Historical Note: David L. Hull (1935-2010) was the Dressler Professor in the Humanities Emeritus at Northwetern University, a philosopher of science & gay rights activist.
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- Genres: Amateur Films, Memoir
- Places: Chicago, IL; Grand Rapids, MI; Los Angeles, CA; 1960s late
- Access & Use: Contact Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) info@lesbianhomemovieproject.org. No re-use without permission.
- Color or B&W: Mix
- Related Versions: Some of this footage also appears in the Outtakes reels.
- Running Time: 20:06
- Rights: Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) c 2017. No rights to soundtrack have been obtained. Participants have the right to disapprove uses of material they appear in during their lifetimes.
- Sound: Sound
- Subjects: Art, Sculpture, Lesbian
- Creators: Jere Van Syoc
- Collaborators & Participants: Original dvd credits
Technical Support :
Marion Brown
Editorial support:
Kathleen Blumreich
Janet Bloch
Terry Wolverton
Michelle Citron
Jody Magrady
Additional participants:
Barbara Gibson
David Hull
Don Klein
Mary Owen
Arlene Raven (13:09)
Adrienne Rich
Linda Smith
Sherry Redding
Leora K. Stewart
Richard "Dick" Wellman
Terry Wolverton (13:14)
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- Source Format: Super 8
- Format: DVD, H264 & uncompressed mov files, Original footage still photos & super 8
- Viewing Log: Title slates Jere Van Syoc with camera mirrored in glass doors
Van Syoc with Leora K. Stewart at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Parties. Studio. Constructing the windmill & generator, 1974-1975 Windmill being taken down by Grand Valley State colleges Colleagues who developed the first state-supported women's program, Women, World & Wonder
Terry Wolverton arrived & produced her own plays. The Temple. Adrienne Rich visit. Women only parties. Dispersal of Aradia. Los Angeles 1982
LA Death Toys. Arlene Raven. Terry Wolverton Drive -by exhibits with death toys
Moving back to Chicago. New death toys. Chicago 2003 Credits.
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