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Oral History of Steve Coleman |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
In this oral history, set designer and artist Steve Coleman discusses his life, work, and creative collaborations in Mill Valley. Though his parents were Mill Valley residents, Steve was born in Geneva, Switzerland. When he was small child, his father got a job with the United States Information Agency and moved the family to India for a few years. Steve and his family then returned to Mill Valley, where he primarily grew up. Steve reminisces about Mill Valley in the 1960s, recalling local personalities like Mama Gravander. He describes attending Old Mill School, Edna Maguire, and Tamalpais High School. Steve recalls how the social conflicts of the 1960s played out at Tam High, and his own inner conflict about the Vietnam War. He discusses his work as a theater set designer and his creative collaboration with Lucy Mercer, founder of the Throckmorton Theatre. Throughout this oral history, Steve speaks of the rich inner worlds of the imagination. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
2018-01-08 |
Interviewee |
Coleman, Steve |
Interviewer |
Schwartz, Debra |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 23 pp Recording: 1:20:15 |
Search Terms |
Activists Anderson, Lois "Lotus Carnation" Art Artists Arts festivals Bassett, Dory Bohemians Breakthrough Day Catholicism Coleman, Bruce Coleman, Jean Coleman, Steve Conformity Curtain Theatre Design Draft Draft resisters Drawing Edna Maguire School High school students History India Killion, Tom Leonard, John Mama Gravander McGowan, Mickey Mercer, Lucy Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival MV history - Baby boom years (1950s and early 1960s) MV history - Music and counterculture (1960s and 1970s) Old Mill School Oral history - Visual, performing, literary arts Performances, Theatrical Schools Switzerland Tam High School Theaters Throckmorton Theatre Travel Unknown Museum Vietnam War War |
Object ID |
2018.011.001 |
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Recording |
Copyrights |
Recording and transcript copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 2018. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |