Collection:LPB

Genre: Interview

Place Covered: Belcher, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, New York City, New York

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1998-05-17

Duration: 00:28:24

Subjects: Connell, Clyde, 1901-1998 | Arts | ARTISTS | Sculptors | Women's rights | Civil Rights | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 | Great Depression

Contributors:

• Weill, Gus Host
• Fowler, Ken Producer
• Connell, Clyde Interviewee

This episode of the series “Louisiana Legends” from May 17, 1998, features an interview with Clyde Connell conducted by Gus Weill. Connell, a native of Belcher, is a sculptor and civil rights activist. She discusses: the origin of her name; her interactions with Civil War survivors, including their thoughts on the South; the opportunities for women at the time; her initial interest in art; seeing art during her trips to New York; her civil rights activism; the political aspects of her art; her trip to Dallas to see a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the inspiration for her art; the Great Depression; women’s suppression; the effect of war on her art; her advice to young artists; having her work displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; her friendship with actress Lily Tomlin; her plans for her next series; and the danger of studying other artists.