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The Art Guys
Interview with HoustonPublic Radio (KUHF).

David Adickes
David specializes in huge works of art such as the sculpture of Sam Houston on I-45. Recently he has been working on erecting a 60-foot-tall statue of Stephen F. Austin in Brazoria County. In this interview he discusses the creative process.

Diane Barber
Diane is the Visual Arts Director at DiverseWorks Art Space. In this interview segment she discusses the groups’ involvement in the Market Square Park Project.

Mel Chin
Mel gives his definition of public art.

Guy Hagstette
Guy is Special Assistant to the Mayor for Urban Design. A position created to help the administration on work with other entities in maintaining and enhancing a vital urban center for Houston. In this interview Guy talks about the Cotswell Project and Market Square Park.

Paul Hester
Paul worked on the Market Square Park Project creating eighty-six enamel photo tiles which combined archival photographs with Hester's own documentary photos of the area. In this interview Paul talks about capturing history on film.

Men on Street
The Art Guys (Houston Artists Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing) doing a man-on-the-street interview.

Professor Paul Kittelson
Paul is a professor of art at the University of Houston and is active in creating large scale public art. One of his most memorable public works are a series of monumental headless body builders posing in front of the Contemporary Arts Museum.

Debbie McNulty
Debbie is the Executive Director for the charitable and non-profit Art League of Houston. In this interview Debbie discusses the challenges in creating the “Seven Wonders”.

Houston Artist Floyd Newsum
Floyd’s work can be found in many museums collections, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi and at The University of Houston-Downtown where Floyd has been a professor of art for the last 30 years.

Dean Ruck
In this clip Dean discusses his approach to public art.

Susanne Theis
In this interview Susan discusses her thoughts on public art.

Houston Artist Elena Cusi-Wortham
In this clip Elena talks about how she fell in love with clay and relates her feelings about working with ceramics.
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