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- Description:
- Artist and autoworker Tony Roko, speaks about his automotive related artwork and his experiences at the Ford Truck Plant. Following the showing of a FOX 2 News story about him and his art, Tony describes his family's roots in Albania, integrating into American society, and his impressions of working at Ford at the age of 18. He explains how he came to paint murals in the plant and how it was received by management and his UAW co-workers. Roko is introduced by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-09-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Detroit artist De Von Cunningham (left) stands on scaffolding in front of his Black Christ mural at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan with unidentified man. "The thirty year old Mr. Cunningham painted the powerful bearded face of the Black Christ without one mis-stroke, in a few hours, despite the fact that he had tied himself to the scaffold because of fear of heights," from St. Cecilia Catholic Church's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1968-09-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Detroit artist De Von Cunningham (left) stands on scaffolding in front of his Black Christ mural at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan with unidentified man. "The thirty year old Mr. Cunningham painted the powerful bearded face of the Black Christ without one mis-stroke, in a few hours, despite the fact that he had tied himself to the scaffold because of fear of heights," from St. Cecilia Catholic Church's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1968-09-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Artist and autoworker Tony Roko, speaks about his automotive related artwork and his experiences at the Ford Truck Plant. Following the showing of a FOX 2 News story about him and his art, Tony describes his family's roots in Albania, integrating into American society, and his impressions of working at Ford at the age of 18. He explains how he came to paint murals in the plant and how it was received by management and his UAW co-workers. Roko is introduced by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-09-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Detroit artist De Von Cunningham (left) stands on scaffolding in front of his Black Christ mural at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan with unidentified man. "The thirty year old Mr. Cunningham painted the powerful bearded face of the Black Christ without one mis-stroke, in a few hours, despite the fact that he had tied himself to the scaffold because of fear of heights," from St. Cecilia Catholic Church's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1968-09-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Man identified as WPA artist, Joe Sparks paints soldiers on mural at Fort Wayne in Detroit, Michigan.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1938-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Man identified as WPA artist, Joe Sparks paints soldiers on mural at Fort Wayne in Detroit, Michigan.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1938-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Detroit artist De Von Cunningham (left) stands on scaffolding in front of his Black Christ mural at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan with unidentified man. "The thirty year old Mr. Cunningham painted the powerful bearded face of the Black Christ without one mis-stroke, in a few hours, despite the fact that he had tied himself to the scaffold because of fear of heights," from St. Cecilia Catholic Church's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1968-09-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Notes:
- Black and white photograph of two women painting a mural of a town scene on a wall. The woman on the right is standing on something to paint buildings toward the top of the mural while the woman on the left is painting greenery.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Stories of Summer (project)
