My Years with Prospero, 2023
Scope and Content Note
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.
The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.
Dates
- 2023
Creator
- Christopher, Alexander (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
System requirements: Windows Media Player, QuickTime, or RealPlayer
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
35 pages (35 pages)
1 video file (1 video file (78 minutes) : digital, MP4 file, sound, color)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"My Years with Prospero is a feature length documentary on a recluse woodcarver who lives in the forests of Vermont. In the late 1960's, Mark Fenwick was living on the streets of Boston as a homeless adolescent, where he was experimenting with his lifelong interest of sculpture. Around this time, he heard of a group of likeminded individuals leaving the urban centers of Washington and Boston for the mountains of Vermont: what would be the genesis of the "Total Loss Farm" commune. Mark, or better known as just "Fenwick", would find a home at Total Loss Farm, where the group's members would put on spectacular performances of art and theater that would heavily feature Fenwick's larger than life sculptures. Fifty years from the inception of Total Loss Farm, Fenwick resides on the hillside where this story of counter culturalism, communal living, and artistic expression took place. My Years with Prospero is a film about an artist and the place in which his work is created." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.01C Visual & Media Arts
Physical Description
35 pages + 1 video file (78 minutes) : digital, MP4 file, sound, color
General
Media Component ID: TH-DIG039
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Walker Building, Room 223
120 Boylston Street
Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
(617) 824-8301
archives@emerson.edu