Northwest Visionaries film production records
name: label: Creator
content: Levine, Ken M.
label: Names
content: Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986
label: Names
content: Graves, Morris, 1910-2001
label: Names
content: Horiuchi, Paul, 1906-
label: Names
content: Levine, Ivory Waterworth
label: Names
content: Tobey, Mark
title: label: Topic
content: Northwest visionaries (Video)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Kenneth and Ivory Waterworth Levine from 1985-1987.
creator: label: Creator
content: Levine, Ken M.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Northwest Visionaries film production records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Northwest Visionaries film production records date from 1976-1980 and measure 22.8 linear feet. The records document the production of the film, Northwest Visionaries, featuring the work of several Pacific Northwest artists, including Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, Guy Anderson, Paul Horiuchi, Helmi Juvonen, Margaret Tomkins, and George Tsutakawa.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Kenneth Mark Levine, a film maker and music producer based in Seattle, produced and directed the film Northwest Visionaries in 1979.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 22.8 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1976-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.leviken
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 3 series.

Series 1:  -- Northwest Visionaries --  Interview Transcripts and Production Notes, circa 1977 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2:  -- Northwest Visionaries --  Motion Picture Film Reels, 1977-1980 (20 linear feet; FCs 17-382)

Series 3:  -- Northwest Visionaries --  Sound and Video Recordings, circa 1977-1980 (2.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-7)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Motion picture film reels were rehoused for preservation in 2017. The papers and sound and video recordings portion of the collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley in 2025.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Northwest Visionaries film production records date from 1976-1980 and measure 22.8 linear feet. The records document the production of the film, Northwest Visionaries, featuring the work of several Pacific Northwest artists, including Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, Guy Anderson, Paul Horiuchi, Helmi Juvonen, Margaret Tomkins, and George Tsutakawa.  

Records include sound recordings of interviews with 19 artists; partial transcripts of interviews and production notes; motion picture film outtakes of interviews with artists; a sound recording labeled "Flute and piano compositions" by Mark Tobey; and video copies of the finished film.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Film elements relating to Northwest Visionaries can also be found in the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections.