Patrick Lennox Tierney was born in West Virginia on January 28, 1914. He received a B.A. in Japanese Art at the University of California, Los Angeles, and later a M.A. in Art History from Columbia University. He then became a Professor in the Art Department at Pasadena City College (later, the Head of the Department), as well as Professor in the Art Department at the University of Utah (later, Assistant Head of the Department, and presently, Emeritus Professor). In addition to acting as Director during the construction of the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, he is active presently as a member of the Japanese Friendship Garden Council.
As Representative Commissioner of Art and Monuments for General Headquarters during the Allied Occupation of Japan, Professor Tierney worked for the repair and preservation of cultural sites, art, and monuments bombed and destroyed in Japan during World War II. Even after the end of the war, he stayed in Japan and along with engaging in research on Japanese art, he guided American schools in the study of art, and thereby promoted the understanding of Japanese history and culture amongst American children residing in Japan.
Upon returning to the United States, as Professor in the Art Departments of Pasadena City College and the University of Utah, Professor Tierney delved deeply into Japanese Art, and over many years has worked to nurture juniors in the field. In addition, there are close to 75,000 photographs taken by Professor Tierney (presently held at the University of Utah Marriott Library) related to the art and architecture of the Far East, Southeast Asia, and especially Japan. He has also donated close to 1500 books related to Japanese art history and Japanese art to the Clark Center, and has thus made efforts towards the development of understanding amongst students and United States citizens towards Japanese art. As one of the pioneers in California engaged in the study of Japanese art, Professor Tierney's achievements in the propagation of Japanese art are notable.
Professor Tierney is a member of the San Diego Japanese Garden Reconstruction Committee, and currently as a member of the Japanese Friendship Garden Council, has contributed to the preservation and maintenance of the garden. He introduces visitors of the garden to the beauty of the Japanese garden, and in addition to contributing to the propagation of traditional Japanese culture, visits Japan every year and contributes to exchanges in the art field between the United States and Japan.
The Lennox Tierney audio-visual collection (1951-2003) includes Tierney's lectures, family and academic traveling recordings, and interviews. The interviews were conducted by Bonnie Balisteri, Elna Watts, and Cathy Edens Memmott.
The materials are arranged by format and roughly chronologically.
Audio-visual materials can be fragile and require specialized equipment to play back. For this reason, access to audio-visual materials is provided through digital copies, and it might take longer to provide access to items that are not yet digitized. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.
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These items were part of collection A0489.
Side A:
Dr. Lennox Tierney begins this interview with his family background. He discusses his parents history and how they have influenced his life. He then goes on to discuss the history of his grandparents and his school experiences from elementary school thru College. He briefly speaks about his teaching experiences then begins the story of his Colorado draft experience.
Side B:
Dr. Lennox Tierney continues the story of his Colorado draft experience at the Navy Language School where he first learns to speak Japanese.
He also talks about the origination of his interest and beginnings in photography, as well as his experiences counseling the camera club at the Beverly Hills High School.
He then goes on to talk about the Great Depression and how it affected his and his family's lives. During the Great Depression, Lennox Tierney graduated from the University Of California. He discusses in some detail his experiences after college. Because there was not much work during the Great Depression, Lennox decided to travel. He began his expedition up the West Coast until he came to Santa Cruz Island where he was offered a sheep-herding job by the Caire family. He worked for room and board as a Basque Cowboy at Prisoners Bay for one year. He shares many stories from that year including how he spent his time at work and off work.
At the end of that year, Lennox continued to travel up the coast. On the San Miguel Island, he encountered Herbert Lester who had a farm on a desolate island. Lennox shares the history of the Lester family and his experiences working for them as a sheepherder and island patrolman. He also shares the story of Joao Rodrigues Cabrillo and the mystery of his burial place.
Side A:
Dr. Lennox Tierney continues his stories from his time spent on the San Miguel Island which where compiled by Marjorie Heilbron in her manuscript "Saga Of Lennox". The slides that will eventually illustrate the book can be found in the J. Willard Marriott Library under 'Channel Islands'.
Lennox then speaks about his experiences in the Military Occupation Services and his assignment to Japan during World War Two. He shares many stories from his time spent in Japan including morning sightings of General Douglass McArther entering a near by Temple and what his responsibilities were as the supervisor of the Arts in an occupation school in Nuguro-ku Japan. Lennox also takes a moment to discuss a few historically important building in Kyoto that where protected from bombing during World War Two by Langdon Warner.
Side B:
Dr. Lennox Tierney continues to share his stories from the time he spent in Japan including the opportunity he had to meet with the Emperor of Japan and the story of how the Crown Princes American tutor, Elizabeth Grey Vining, came to be.
Side A:
Lennox Tierney discusses his experiences of going to the Ise Shrine and introduces a few Shinto terms that stem from ancient Buddhism. He shares some details of the Ise Shrine's construction and of the importance of it's structure to the Shinto religion.
He also discusses Zen Buddhism and it's historical relationship to the Shinto religion. At this time he tells his stories of frequently visiting the Ryoan-Ji and Kenchoji monasteries.
Side B:
He goes on to discuss Zen Koans, Zen Abbots, the principles behind the philosophy of Zen and his personal interest in Zen. He explains the importance of living with nature and recognizing the insignificance of Man to the powers of nature. He uses the topic of nature and art as a segue to discuss the origins of tea ceremonies and the nature of Japanese Gardens.
Side A:
Dr. Tierney continues his discussion about Japanese tea ceremonies by telling the story of a tea ceremony that was held in his honor. Although he did not know it at the time, this tea ceremony was his final doctoral exam. He also speaks about the Salt Lake City Canyon tea ceremony and how the knowledge of tea ceremonies disseminated in the United States of America by the Boulder Language School in Colorado.
Side B:
In this interview, Dr. Lennox Tierney discusses Korean Tanchong painting, which involves painting geometric patterns with bright and vibrant color, and Ikebana, which is the Japanese art of arranging flowers. He also discusses the contrasts between Eastern and Western cultures using Versailles and Kyoto as his examples.
Side A:
In this interview Dr. Lennox Tierney discusses the dualism of simplicity and complexity and how it appears in Japanese art, culture, and religion. He then discusses the ultimate duality of the United States of America and Japan.
Lennox then goes on to talk about various periods in Japan including the Heiyan, Tokugawa, and Edo periods. He explains where each period originated from and how they affect the art styles in Japan.
Side B:
He continues the discussion with stories of the secret statues of the Sokkulam Monastery and of the longest wooden building in the world, the Rengo-in Temple. The Rengo-in Temple was built in 1185 in Kyoto and is plated with gold leaf. Dr. Lennox Tierney then tells the stories that he accumulated along his travels to Burma and Thailand.
Side A:
In this interview, Dr. Lennox Tierney shares the stories from his time spent in Thailand and Burma where he encounters many Buddhas on the Silk Road. He uses these stories as a segue into a discussion about the early religious influences in Asia.
Lennox also talks about Chinese gardens and landscape paintings and how they compare to Japanese gardens.
Side B:
Lennox uses the Katsura Palace Garden as an example of an ideal Japanese garden. He defines Chinese literati and explains how they tie into Chinese landscaping. Then he discusses the history behind tea ceremonies and ceramics and compares Chinese tea ceremony styles and Japanese tea ceremony styles. He also briefly talks about Japanese rock gardens then starts a discussion about the Yin and Yang philosophical concepts as well as anthropocentric and cosmocentric concepts of the Eastern and Western cultures.
Side A:
Dr. Lennox Tierney begins this discussion with stories of the Kiomizu Temple and the sand paintings that are housed within. Then he tells the story of his and his wifes adventures climbing Mt. Fuji.
Side B:
Dr. Lennox Tierney finishes telling the story of climbing Mt. Fuji and revisits the topic of sand painting. He explains that sand painting is often used to memorialize a special occasion. He then moves onto discuss the history of pottery and his experiences studying pottery in Japan with a master by the name of Shoji Hamada. Lennox shares his stories of building hillside kilns in the Mashiko village with Shoji Hamada and discusses Shoji's attributions to the Mingei art movement, which is better known as the Folk Art Movement.
Dr. Lennox Tierney also talks about the Mingei and Simulacra styles in Japan and the United States of America. He speaks about Laura Andresen, an American pottery teacher, and the importance of how the art of pottery in the USA is connected to pottery in Japan.
Lennox begins to share his experiences of being an Asian Art Curator in the San Diego Museum. He continues these stories in item #8.
Side A:
Dr. Lennox Tierney continues sharing his experiences of being an Asian Art Curator at the Sand Diego Museum. He then discusses his personal experiences with pottery in China where he lived with a pottery master named Kawai. He talks about the Momoyama period and the different styles of pottery during that period.
He goes on to talk about the three major historical migrations of people into Japan and their influences on art and culture. He also discusses how the closing and opening of Japan affected this issue.
Side B:
Dr. Lennox Tierney continues discussing the history and effects of the closing and opening of Japan. He talks about the Meiji Period when Japan invested considerable amounts of energy into reconnecting with the rest of the world, the first American Consol General, Townsend Harris, to travel to Japan, and the first Japanese Contingent to visit America and Europe.
Lennox goes on to discuss the industrial revolution in Japan and how World War Two affected Japan's culture.
Side A:
In this interview, Dr. Lennox Tierney summerizes his post-retirement activities and accomplishments. These consist of: a sabatical year spent in Kyoto with his wife and son, time spent as a Curator at the Art Museum in San Diego where he also became the Art Director of the largest Japanese Garden project in the country, guiding trips to various Countries through the University of Pittsberg where he also worked as an Art Historian, and working in the Asian Studies Department at the Pasadena City College.
Side B:
Dr. Lennox Tierney shares his experiences from his post-retirement activities in great detail including opportunities he had to meet with various famous artists including Frank Lloyd Wright, Grandma Moses, Salvidor Dali, and George Hurrell. Lennox closes this interview with a question and answer session. Also at this time, the interviewers, Cathy Edens Memmott, Bonnie Balisteri, and Elna Watts, share thier evaluations of the interviews.
2 copies. Directed by Scott Rivers, produced at the University of Utah. In this videotape, Dr. Lennox Tierney discusses the realization of his passion for Oriental Art. He shows many of the relics that he collected throughout Asia and guides us through the Japanese garden at his home. He also discusses his student as the legacy of his greatest accomplishments.
Negative film. A family walk around a backyard and talk on a patio, their cat appearing in some scenes. A man in a straw hat organizes a zen garden and shows off a Buddha statue. There is a focus on large paper lanterns.
A child in a red coat stands next to a tea set.
Footage from Lennox Tierney's People, Parasols, and Pagodas. Contains various Japanese landscapes, daily activities, architecture, ceremonies, and festivals around the Tokyo and Kyoto areas. This includes, but is not limited to the Kurame Kokugikan, a sumo arena, and the Gion Festival. Footage is flipped.
Footage from Lennox Tierney's People, Parasols, and Pagodas. Features the daily life and ceremonies near temples and pagodas in the Kyoto area. This includes a possible Gagaku music performance and dance performance at the Tsukiji Hongwanji, as well as what is likely the Torigoe Matsuri. Footage is flipped.
Footage from Lennox Tierney's People, Parasols, and Pagodas. Contains snippets of caligraphy practice, as well as construction, abandoned buildings, and other forms of architecture. Additionally, a group boats on a river near a metropolitan city, and others climb a moutain. (The mountain resembles either Surksam in Seoul, Korea, or Mount Tai in China, but is more likely to be a mountain located in Japan). Footage is flipped.
Footage from Lennox Tierney's People, Parasols, and Pagodas. People explore the cementary in what may be the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan. Another group goes boating and fishing in a large body of water, likely near Matsushima Bay. About 20 people visit an onsen, posssibly the Noboribetsu Onsen in Hokkaido. Finally, Tierney films some trains, boats, farmland, and cattle across Japan. Footage is flipped.
Digitization spilt into three parts. The first part contains shots of the natural and man-made areas surrounding Mount Fuji. The second part focuses on Japan's agriculture, including irrigation system, mills, anda sweeping shots of farmland. Finally, the third part focuses on a travelling carnival, landscapes, and a temple visit during the atumn season. Footage is flipped.
Digitization spilt into four parts. The first part features landscapes and skiing during winter in Japan, along with a traditional hanami, a cherry blossom viewing. The second part focuses on ukai, a traditional form of fishing with fire, along with agricultural practices. It also features on a castle near either the gotō islands or near the Tochigi Prefecture. It also shows off a Japanese book of culture. The third part features rivers (possibly located near Kanrantei in Matsushima), bamboo tree pruners, and other aspects of culture, such as fans and pottery. Finally, the fourth part features parasols and the preservation of ojiya-chimiji, a traditional linen fabric from Ojiya City in the Niigata Prefecture. Footage is flipped.
The film begins with ojiya-chijimi maintainance, as a group of people fold, transpot, and clean the traditional fabric. Then, the film shows short clips of traditional pottery, archietecture, spa exteriors, agriculture, and painting practice.
Continuation of Film 10. The man from film 10 continues to paint flowers and branches in various colors. Then, a group of individuals walk through the woods and participate in a tea ceremony. Finally, a woman plays the koto. The saturation drops from 02:46 to 07:00. Footage ends at 12:00.
A woman, possibly Mrs. Myioshi, plays the koto and the shamisen. Then, footage of traditional Japanese Kabuki-style theater plays, followed by footage of more Western-style theater. Then, different types of traditional dancers, including Awa Odori dancers, show off their dances at an unknown part. After that, there is a an art exhibition. Finally, a group of men show off their tattoos.
Footage features mostly still shots of natural landscapes, such as bushes and soldiers hiking a mountain, as well as man-made landscapes, such as cities and villages. Additionally, this film features footage of traditional dolls, clothes, and pottery on display. There is a brief shot of a man with tattoos, similar to the footage found in Film 12.
Features wide shots of people traversing across Japanese towns, bridges, and harbors. Then, there are still shots of boats. Finally, a man practices caligraphy.
Features footage of an onsen, possibly the same onsen as the one in Film 07, at different angles. Footage lacks saturation.
A group of school children picnic at an unknown park.
A historical landmark - likely the Centro Histórico in Guadalajara, Mexico - is filmed from various angles. A variety of hand-made pottery is filmed at what is likely a nearby marketplace.
A passenger films an airplane taking off near a coastal area.
People participate in a Nagano sightseeing tour, which includes activities such as eating bento boxes and boating. Then, various aspects of Japanese culture are shown, such as Orahime, or "maiden or Ohara" carrying firewood, a Gagaku dance, and a parade. Finally, there are brief shots of construction work, a torii gate, and a wooded area at an unknown location. Footage is upside down from 00:23-00:53, 01:01-01:10, and 01:33-01:52.
A short compliation of shots featuring school children and koinobori. Footage is upside down from 00:16-00:48.
Footage documents the daily activities of what appears to be a small boating community located near some river in Japan, including agriculture, trade, and other boating activities. Possibly Hozu River.
Repeat of beginning of Film 8. Footage is upside down and possibly recorded in reverse.
Footage of Qutub Minar, a mosque complex and World Heritage Site located in Mehrauli, India, along with the surrounding areas. A man in white robes is also filmed.
A family poses in front of a large hedge. Then, Lennox Tierney films the people and flowers around Keukerhot, one of the world's largest flower gardens located in the Netherlands.
Possibly a collection of video clips fron Lennox Tierney's family and personal life.
Footage of street traffic in possibly Kathmandu in Nepal.
Footage of sheep grazing and eating class at an unspecified location, possibly in Hokkaido, Japan.
Footage of the spring months near a body of water, possibly either the Sreng River or the Srah Srang, both of which are located in Cambodia. While there, Tierney also films a cultural parade and dance. Footage appears slowed down.
Lennox Tierney visits a country, likely Thailand based on certain landmarks. While there, he films elephants helping with logging, as well as people riding elephants. Then, he films around what may be the Wat Phra Nang Sang area.
Features various splices from Lennox Tierney's multiple trips across Japan. He visits several different resorts, cities, and tourist spots, including: amusement parks, onsen, market spaces, a river cruise, and a cemetary. While most of these places are unspecified, the river cruise may have taken place somewhere in the Kyoto area.
First, Lennox Tierney films a Japanese parade. The location is unspecified, but is likely somewhere in Osaka. Then, he films what is likely the Tatsushige no Kai, an annual performance held by the National Noh Theater to raise funds for shrine repairs for the Sekisemimaru shrine in Osaka.
Footage from a variety of Lennox Tierney's trips across Asia. First, he visits Japan, where he films some sort of aquatic exhibit before filming at an unspecified pagoda. Then, he travels to a different country, possibly Thailand or the Philippines, where he films a community near the river farming, exchanging goods, and having family outings in a wooded area. Digitization contains speed errors and artificial artifacts.
A sumo match, a temple visit, and agricultural practices are filmed all around Okinawa, Japan. Additionally, a Buddhist temple in Shimoda, Japan known as "Ryosenji" is also filmed. Finally, there are wide shots of the natural landscapes found around the Phillippines.
Lennox Tierney films part of Manikarnita Ghat, a landmark located in Varanasi, India. Then, he takes a horseback and camelback tour around a desert likely located in Iran. During this tour, he films a two-headed griffin statue, the tomb of Cyrus the Great, and other pieces of architecture. Finally, Tierney visits Athens.
Footage of three Barong dancers, a traditional Balinese form of dance originating from Bali, Indonesia.
Footage of act 3 of a Barong dance that demonstrates the rivalry between mythical creatures Barong and Rangda, two figures from Balinese mythology.
Lennox Tierney tours a family home in Bali, Indonesia. Then, he films additional footage of a Barong dance.
Footage of act 2 of a Barong dance.
While in Bali, Indonesia, Lennox Tierney films several animals, including ducks, monkeys, and Bali cattle. He also films an agricultural family herding the Bali bovine and wading through a river. Then, he films his visit to a temple in Bali, most likely the Kehen Temple. Finally, Tierney films around an unspecified park located in either Bali or Singapore during the spring and summer months.
Footage of Barong dancers and performers. Title mentions Hanuman, a Hindu diety. However, there is no depiction of Hanuman in the footage.
Lennox Tierney and his family visit Catalina Island, where he primarily films one of the island's harbors.
Footage of act 1 of a Barong dance.
Footage of act 4 of a Barong dance.
Two individuals named Jack and Bea celebrate Easter with their family and church in 1967.
A group of school boys attend a field trip where they hike up an unspecified mountain.
Lennox Tierney and his family boat across an unspecified body of water. Then, they hike up a mountain.
Lennox Tierney and his family boat across an unspecified body of water. Likely connected to Film 46 due to similar scenery and clothing.
Lennox Tierney participates in a Christmas dinner with his family. Then, he goes to the Sea Ranch in Somona County, California with his son. Location is determined from footage in Film 49.
Lennox Tierney visits the Sea Ranch in Sonoma County, California with his son. Very likely connected to Film 48.
Contains footage of a coastline and a park, possiby located somewhere around Sonoma County, California. However, the location is unspecified in the footage.
Lennox Tierney and his family enjoy the autumn weather and festivities. Tierney and his son view the autumn leaves, participate in a Halloween parade, walk through the Skyforest, and ride bicycles.
Lennox Tierney takes another trip to Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. He also visits Jakarta, Indonesia. Finally, he visits a historic sultan's palace at an unspecified location.
Lennox Tierney visits Yogyakarta, Indonesia, where he films Batik, a tranditional cloth dying method, and the street sign for Borobudur. First half of footage contains mass amounts of purple static, making It difficult to discern what is happening on film.
Lennox Tierney explores the Skyforest sometime during autumn 1970.
A group of women living somewhere in Bali, Indonesia weave with red string. Then, panning shots of traditional structures and artifacts can be seen.
Lennox Tierney takes family photos in a desert during their 1986 Spring vacation.
Footage of act 4 of a Barong dance.
Lennox Tierney visits the Kamakura Daibutsu (Great Buddha) in Kamakura, Japan. Then, he celebrates Christmas with his family.
Lennox Tierney films his son, Steve, with his friend, Dennis in Altadena, California. Then, he films a visit from his parents.
Lennox Tierney attends a picnic with some family friends at the Skyforest.
Footage of act 4 of a Barong dance.
Lennox Tierney takes a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii. While there, he visits the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. He also explores a nature preserve with his son, and films several plants, berries, and flamingos.
Lennox Tierney celebrates his son's, Steve, birthday on a snowy mountain.
Footage of act 3 of a Barong dance.
Lennox Tierney visits Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand.
Lennox Tierney visits Borobudur, located in Central Java, Indonesia. It is the largest Buddhist temple in the world.
Lennox Tierney explores Penang, Malaysia and Bangkok, Thailand. While at these locations, he explores a royal palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Lennox Tierney explores the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok, Thailand. This film includes footage of a Yaksha (giant guardian statue) at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Lennox Tierney films some of the residential areas of the Grand Palace compound in Bangkok, Thailand.
Lennox Tierney films additional areas of the Grand Palace compound in Bangkok, Thailand. He also films traditional dancers at an unspecified location.
Same footage of Film 65.
A group of two men show off their tattoos.
Shoji Hamada, a famous Japanese potter, builds and engraves a clay bowl.
During the first half, Japanese craftspeople hand sew a textured cloth. Then, a large group holds a community discussion on a boat.
A group of men, possibly part of an unspecified country's military, sail across an ocean to an unspecified destination.
Lennox Tierney visits Wat Arun, also known as the Temple of Dawn, in Bangkok, Thailand. Then, he flies to an unspecified location (possibly India) and films a group of men building a fire.
The film begins with ojiya-chijimi maintainance, as a group clean the traditional fabric. Then, Japanese shrine decorations such as a stone lantern and a barrel are shown. Finally, a group of women walk across a trail in unspecified woods.
Ojiya-chijimi silk dries on a windy, sunny day near a river in Kyoto. Then, a large group of people enter and pray at a temple.
Lennox Tierney films a shoreline near Chiba, Japan.
Lennox Tierney films the daily lives of the citizens of Enoshima, Japan. A family holds a picnic in a park. Then, a large group of ship workers clean a boat. Finally, school children walk through a park while holding parasols.
Lennox Tierney films a rooster with a long tail.
Lennox Tierney films himself returning to his California home from a trip around East Asia. He arrives home on a boat, and then, films a moving crew unboxing and transporting various crates from a truckbed to his house.
Lennox Tierney films the streets of an unspecified city in Japan.
Farmers from Chiba, Japan use a rice thresher to separate the grains of rice from the straw while a large group watches.
Rain falls on a garden plot that includes a pavillion with a bamboo roof.
Lennox Tierney films Kobe Harbor from the mountains.
Lennox Tierney films a Kabuki show. Unfortunately, much of the footage is blurry.
Three shots of carp kites flying above a house likely located in Chiba, Japan.
Lennox Tierney films a print with a flower and a bird. Then, he films a traditional dance. Finally, he films two men with tattoos.
A large group of people attend a neighborhood fair. At the fair, two women play the shamisen, while others participate in traditional dances.
Lennox Tierney takes a train. The destination is unknown, but the train is either heading to Ohara or away from Ohara. Then, he films farmers transporting crops above Numazu, another city in Japan.
Lennox Tierney films the lives of the residents of Chiba, Japan. Then, he films a man rowing passangers in a boat near an unspecified harbor. Finally, he films people entering a temple and harvesting crops.
Lennox Tierney films his visit to La Jolla, a neighborhood located in San Diego, California.
Lennox Tierney films what is likely the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, where he films what may be a Bugaku, a traditional Japanese court dance.
A group of school children, possibly from China, participate in a school presentation/dance.
A group of school children, possibly from China, participate in a school presentation/dance. Likely a continuation of Film 97.
A group of tourists visit a shrine and a park in either Japan or China. Characters are Chinese, but architecture resembles Japanese torii gates.
Lennox Tierney films what is likely the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, where he films what may be a Bugaku, a traditional Japanese court dance. Likely connected to Film 96.
A group of children, possibly from China, sing, play instruments, and wave flowers around outside. Then, a large group of people participate in some sort of community gathering.
Likely a continuation of Film 101. A group of school children sing and dance with flowers and paddles.
Lennox Tierney visits the Forbidden City, a historical tourist attraction in Beijing, China. Then, he films the view from a tall building located somewhere in a city. Finally, he films his train ride to a different location.
A group of artists sculpt and paint figurines, vases, and other forms of pottery.
Lennox Tierney travels through an unspecified river located somewhere in Thailand.
Lennox Tierney films his flight to Thailand.
Film and leader too dark to make out contents of footage.
Lennox Tierney visits India, where he films a large group of people wading through a river and traversing an unspecified city. He also films the outskirts of Manikarnika Ghat, a sacred cremation site in Varanasai, India.
Lennox Tierney visits residents of Kashmir, a region of southern and eastern Asia that was later spilt between China, India, and Pakistan. The residents fold and dispay patterned cloth to the camera, clean the wall of a building, and traverse an unspecified city.
Lennox Tierney films farmers, citizens, and the architecture of Hong Kong.
Lennox Tierney visits residents of Kashmir, a region of southern and eastern Asia that was later spilt between China, India, and Pakistan. He films a young woman playing with a whip, before filming different areas of the Shalimar Garden, a garden complex located near Kashmir.
Lennox Tierney visits a bustling downtown of a city located somewhere in Hong Kong. Then, he films an unspecified train station located somewhere in Japan.
Lennox Tierney visits with a group of five middle-aged women. He also films an United States airport from different parts of a runway.
Lennox Tierney films the daily lives of villagers and animals from an unspecified village located somewhere in India.
Lennox Tierney interviews a group of Kazakh people, a Turkish ethnic group originating from Central Asia. He also films the exterior of what is likely the Jama Masjid, a large mosque located near Delhi, India.
Lennox Tierney visits Calcutta (more commonly spelled as "Kolkata"), the capital city of West Bengel, India. While there, he films the residents traversing through their town, bathing in the river, and visiting the Victoria Memorial located in the city. He also visits what is most likely the Raisen Fort, an ancient fort located in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Lennox Tierney films the exterior of the Taj Mahal.
Lennox Tierney sails from an unknown location, likely a country located in Asia, to San Francisco, California. Then, he films the Golden Gate Bridge from multiple angles.
Lennox Tierney films a ballet performed somewhere in Takarazuka, Japan. Much of the film is too dark and faded to see.
Lennox Tierney travels through different areas of Mexico, including the Temple of the Feathered Serpent and the Santa Prisca Church.
Lennox Tierney films different areas of Guadalajara, Mexico, including the city's downtown district and a farmer's market.
Lennox Tierney explores the rivers and cultural touchstones of Siam, a country currently known as Thailand. He films numerous markets and landmarks, including one of a multi-headed serpent known as Naga.
Lennox Tierney explores Fatehpur Sikri, a small city located in northern India.
Two men host a snake charming performance, which consists of someone playing a pungi in order to hypotize snakes and cobras.
Several boats sail away from an unspecified harbor, including one holding a group of children. Then, Lennox Tierney films a major city from the mountaintops.
Lennox Tierney films an old man of Japan. A black pointer points out different cities around the map. The footage is flipped upside down.
Lennox Tierney films different landmarks located in or around Varanasai, India. This includes the Dhamek Stupa, a Buddhist monument near Vranasai.
Lennox Tierney films different bodies of water from a boat. The location is unspecified, but it may be located in or around Gabon due to a flag flying atop a ferry towards the beginning of the video. He also films a large gathering and marketplace. The film stops showing footage at 3:33.
Lennox Tierney visits Egypt, where he travels throughout a safari and films a large variety of animals, including monkeys, lions, giraffes, and many more. Then, he films around various farms and buildings in and around Cairo, Egypt.
Lennox Tierney visits Egypt, where he visits what may be a safari with elephants, giraffes, bears, and other animals native to the region. Then, he films a large group of people playing music and walking around in a circle.
Lennox Tierney rides through Asia in a car while filming around an unspecified town.
A group of children, likely from either China or Japan, dance in groups with bowls and fake swords.
Lennox Tierney films different sections of the Great Wall of China. Then, he films around a city, likely located near the Great Wall of China.
Lennox Tierney films the activities Chinese school children participate in.
Lennox Tierney films around Beihai Park, a large public park located in Beijing, China.
Lennox Tierney films posters and children's drawing at a school, likely located somewhere in China. Then, he films a few different rivers and boats.
Lennox Tierney films a small variety of different rivers and boats. May be a continuation of Film 136.
Film reel mostly blank.
Lennox Tierney films the streets and public parks of an unspecified Chinese city.
Lennox Tierney flims a bridge and lotus leaves along a riverside. Then, a brief clip of a Chinese street is shown. Film goes blank at 1:23.
Lennox Tierney rides through Asia in a car while filming around an unspecified town and mountain range. Film goes blank at 1:07.
Lennox Tierney films a large street in a downtown sector of an unspecified city in China. Then, he films a variety of rivers, boats, park, and deer found around China.
Koinobori, a type of streamer flown in Japan to celebrate Children's Day, are filmed lying on the beach and flying through the air. Then, Lennox Tierney films people sewing and weaving fabric into blankets and clothing.
Lennox Tierney films and learns about the papermaking process at an unspecificed country, one that is likely located somewhere in Asia.
Lennox Tierney films along an unspecified river bank and forest.
Lennox Tierney films different areas of Utah in fall. Some of these areas include Smith's groceries, farms, horses, and children playing.
Lennox Tierney films several pieces of pottery and archeological objects at an unspecified museum. Museum may be located in China.
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Footage features shots of mountains, pagodas, Chinese or Japanese characters drawn on stone, and what is likely a Shinto shrine. Finally, there are shots of the city scape likely filmed from inside the shrine.
Clips of the houses, roads, and landmarks found around Tokyo, Japan. This includes the Tokyo Skytree, which can be found in the Sumida ward.
Footage of a craftsperson reeling fabric into a role, as well as someone sewing what may be clothing. Additionally, there are shots of people making paper.
Features shots of different businesses, roads, and houses found around Tokyo on a rainy day. It also includes a wide variety of pottery and artifacts likely filmed at some sort of museum. This museum may be the same museum featured in Film 147.
Features shots of a wide variety of pottery and artifacts likely filmed at some sort of museum. This museum may be the same museum featured in Film 147 and 152.
Features shots of a wide variety of pottery and artifacts likely filmed at some sort of museum. This museum may be the same museum featured in Film 147, 152, and 153.
Lennox Tierney films a large, community-wide picnic held at a Japanese park during the spring. While at the picnic, Tierney also films a pond, a rocky shore, and algae movement.
A group of school children, either from Japan or China, put on a presentation illustrating folklore. Most of the children wore rabbit costumes. Another kid was dressed as a gray animal. Finally, one kid dressed as a red fruit, possibly a lychee.
Lennox Tierney films various buildings, boats, and natural landscapes from a boat in a river. Certain buildings and shots resemble the buildings and shots present in his Thailand films.
Footage from the first half Lennox Tierney's People, Parasols, & Pagodas. Content likely identical to Films 6 and 7, except the footage is not flipped around.
Footage from the second half Lennox Tierney's People, Parasols, & Pagodas. Content likely identical to Films 4 and 5, except the footage is not flipped around.
2 sides. Very hard to understand, could be a mix of children and people talking, or recording of shows.
Sound is a little muffled, might have been recorded by Dr. Tierney. Imperial system in Japan
Music, and a person talking in Japanese, possibly commercial material.
2 sides. Hard to understand. Possibly recorded programs in Japanese. Possibly a child making sounds at the end of recording.
2 sides. Possibly a diary recording of a travel in Europe. Gondola, grand canal, probably Venice. Side 2 is too high pitched. Message to his son and family, about meeting at the airport in Switzerland.
2 sides. Side 1 is possibly a recording of TV or radio programs. Side 2 is possibly a baby crying and children talking.
2 sides. Side 1 with high pitched audio, someone talking about their trip. City of Nantes in France. England. Side 2, continuation.
2 sides. Stamp from Switzerland. Side 1 and 2 are hard to understand. Mentions Galileo and Michelangelo.
2 sides. Side 1 possibly a tour guide, explaining a trip. London, July 1st. Egyptian, Sumerian sculptures, gallery. Side 2, continuation.
2 sides. Side 1 continuation of last audiotape, talking about the trip in London. Side 2 is quiet. Voice of a person telling a story to more people. Lecture experiences. Industrial design.
Audio is mostly quiet. Possibly about a trip to Europe.
Possibly a recording of a presentation; someone speaking to a group of people. Also written on box: Hagagakakicho Neighborhood. Shipping etc. 100% rec. "not sure this roll was originally in the box - noted on 5 Aug 2011"
2 sides.
2 sides. Sent from Deutsche Post (Possibly Germany). Audio about an unspecified trip.
Audio starts fast and high pitched. Possibly about United States and economy, wages, prices, unions, strikes, labor.
Audio is hard to understand at the beginning. Sending film cans back to family and Katherine; doing laundry in Europe; the weather in Rome, and the itinerary of his trip.
2 sides. About conflicts in the Far East; Japan. 3/4 recording. Possibly recorded by Dr. Tierney.
2 sides. Also written on box: "Japan - side 1. S. E. (Southeast) Asia - side 2. Copied from Dr. Martin" A lot of silence and recorded music, maybe radio.
2 sides. Possibly Chinese language learning material, maybe a commercial recording. Side 2: Music.
2 sides. About History and the historian. Renaissance in Italy.
2 sides. Chinese language classes, following a book.
2 sides. Possibly a recoding of a presentation. Unclear what the audio is about.
2 sides. Audio is a little muffled and hard to understand. Possibly a continuation of Reel 20. Self study, history, Europe, Michelangelo, Republic.
2 sides. Audio is a little muffled and hard to understand. Side 1: possibly Dr. Tierney talking. Also written on box: "Side 1 Short passage mod + classic Japanese music, Bal. Chinese Language. Side 2 sony pre recorded tape." Audio might be unrelated to what's written on the box. Side 2: Possibly Dr. Tierney reading letters.
Possibly Dr. Tierney giving a presentation to a board of directors; Pacific Culture Foundation; presentation probably given in Pasadena.
Possibly a recording of a commercial music album.
Possibly a recording of a commercial music album.
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Possibly a recording of a commercial music album.
2 sides.
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2 sides. Dr. Tierney recorded a lecture while he was away in Japan. Part of "Mannerism". Ends with a discussion on Fang I Bronze.
2 sides. Continuation of Reel 32. Also written on box and reel: "1st part of lecture about the Buddha. Starts with a discussion on a Buddha sculpture with 2 figures r.o.l. ends with discussions of Tap Prohm Temple in Cambodia."
2 sides. Continuation of Reel 33. Also written on box and reel: "side 1 is continuation and side 2 is the end. Beyond that is the extra 19 minutes for the end of the 1st lecture. Starts with more on Tap Prohm Temple and ends with Koko and Principle of Zen."
2 sides. Family background, Chinese garden, Grace Nichelson, Pacific Asian Museum, 80th Birthday, school experiences, teaching, Colorado Draft Experience; Colorado continued, photography teaching, camera club, depression, graduation UCLA, Santa Cruz Island, Basque Cowboys, swimming with manta ray fish, Joao Rodrigues Cabrillo, stormy night rescue.
2 sides. July 6: finishing San Miguel Island, transfer from Boulder CO to New York, atom bomb, Satori on way to Japan, loyalty stories, occupation of Japan, McArthur, Army Procedure (sad), milk for children, Langdon Warner, preservation of Kyoto from US Bomb; July 12: meeting the Emperor, Elizabeth Grey Vining, Crown Prince Tutor.
2 sides. Crown Prince (end repeated), Ise shrine, Rain story Miracle, 20 year renewal, Sabi-wabi-shibui, Kenshoji zen monestary, interest in Zen Began, priest discourages him, Satori, Little - Great; Principles of Zen, preparation for zen in San Miguel Island, interest in zen and nature, nature and art, sealion - life and death, tea ceremony, importance in Japanese culture, doctoral thesis exam
2 sides. Tea ceremony exam (continue from tape 4), tea ceremony "I am a free man", burden of collections, SLC, Canyon tea ceremony, Boulder Colorado, Japanese language students, influence in USA, Bill Enking; Korean Tanchong painting, Ikebana, Sogetsu, Ikanoba, Rikka, contrast: Western-Eastern elements, Versailles/Kyoto, rulers and frogs.
2 sides. Simplicity, complexity, dualism, Buddhist style in Japan, ultimate duality USA vs Japan; Sokkulam Monastery, Korea (rising sun - Japan), before/after Olympics, Daruma Dera, San-ju-san-gendo, Hall of 33 Bays, 1001 Buddhas, Rengo-in-temple Kyoto 1185, sculpture, Burma, Thailand stories, Buddhas on silk road.
2 sides. Early religious influences, animism, contact with supernatural, five secrets of China, landscape painting, Chinese gardens comparison, Japanese gardens; Katsura Palace Garden, Idean contract, Chinesa Literati, Chinese tea ceremony history, Gardens cont., Ying and Yang, anthropocentric vs cosmocentric, concepts East-West cultures, Ginkakuji Mt. of sand, Ryoan-Ji-in snow.
2 sides. Ryoan-ji in snow (cont), sand painting, Kiomuzi temple, Mr. Yoshida - Am. Tourist, climbing Mt. Fuji, Katherine - robbers; Mt. Fuji (cont), Tokanomas, sand paintings, memorialize occasions, pottery, history, teachers, Yakimono, Shoji Hamada, Laura Andersen, Mingei vs. Simulacra, art curator in San Diego.
2 sides. San Diego exhibition mingei, Martha Longnecker, living with potter Kawai, Momoyama period pottery, styles of pottery, The crossing of Japan, Will Adams, 3 major migrations of people - their influence; opening of Japan, Townsend Harris, Meiji period, First Japanese to visit, outside world, Am. Europe, industrial revolution in Japan, language problems, atomic bomb tragedy.
2 sides. Sabbatical Kyoto with son, Stephen and Katherine, curator San Diego art museum, Pasadena college, tours to Japan, Japanese garden left behind, Emmy award program on Pasadena TV, slides given to U of U, retirement, director - Japanese Garden project Balboa park, San Diego CA, Europe in charge of art programs, University of Pittsburg, semester at sea; Diversion to Africa, visits with famous artists, Grandma Moses, Frank Lloyd Wright, Dali, Hurrelli, question answer session, Cathy Edens Memott, Bonnie Ballisteri, Elna Watts.
2 sides. Bonnie Ballisteri about Dr. Tierney with Elna Watts; additional conversations including Cathy Edens Memott and Dr. Tierney.
Digital file not working. Category: Propaganda envelope, folder 1 youth, 2 anti imperialistic flame, 3 works of evil, land lord, 4 doiles. Unusual Techniques: 1 Back marks, 2 baskets, 3 white flower, 4 congratulatory, 5 flowers 4 seasons, 6 flowers butterfly, 7 commercial
2 sides. Alfred Koen Collections, box, twelve signs of zodiac, good fortune symbols, from 13-39 some missing; animals categories, horses, zodiac, cats, tigers, deer, forest animals, panda bears.
2 sides. Birds and flowers category, birds and flowers, peacocks, swallows, cranes and white vases, cranes, pine and cranes; birds in plants, flowers, miniatures, arrangements in pots, in vase.
Parts of 4. There's a second flowers tape (15B): Flowers, arrangements, flowers, wild iris, bamboo, chrysanthemus, plum blossoms, chrysanthemus, painted chrysan, flowers birds four season.
2 sides. Painted flowers folder 8 and 14, starts about 2 grids in from R side, folders 10, 11, 12. Folders 1 to 8.
2 Sides. Famous and legendary women, folder 1 and 2. Legendary subjects, 3 Monkey, 4, vases flowers, 5 dragons, 6 monkeys.
2 sides. 1 yellow pines, 2 yellow mountains, 3 Xian Shan Park, 4 guelin, 5 towers, 6 landscapes, 7 Nana King, 8 Hongchou Lake, envelopes 1, 2, 3.
2 sides. Places folder 8, 9, Beiging Summer Palace, 10 terracotta statues, 11 Chung-on, 12 great wall, 13 great wall; Theater.
2 sides. No information on cassette case.
2 sides. Folder 1 fans, 2 fans bamboo, 3 fans plum, 4 ceremonial lanters, 5 excavated objects vases, 6 vases still life, 7 fases.
2 sides. Introduction, book, papercuts in book, others not shown in book, framed, not framed, small.
A music demonstration by Sony, possibly came with an audiocassette player.
A recording of 3 women and 1 man talking. Possibly reading the materials they are going through. They say the title, date, and the dimensions of each item. Probably paintings or drawings.
2 sides. Also written on cassette: "Nepal, etc."
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2 sides. Recording of the description of materials in a museum, possibly by Dr. Tierney.
2 sides. Sounds like a recorded lecture, possibly by Dr. Tierney.
2 sides. Sounds like a recorded lecture, possibly by Dr. Tierney.
2 sides. Material recorded in Bali. Side 1: a woman is talking through a tour. Side 2: music only.
2 sides. Possibly a recording of a tour in Bangkok. Side 2: people talking about what they found interesting.
2 sides. "Tape III" written on cassette. Sounds like a recorded lecture, possibly by Dr. Tierney.
Sounds like a recorded lecture, possibly by Dr. Tierney.
Sounds like a recorded lecture, possibly by Dr. Tierney.
2 sides. Sounds like a recorded lecture, possibly by Dr. Tierney.
Tape III, end of Nara lecture possibly by Dr. Tierney.
Half the tape is music (possibly recorded live) and the other half sounds like a lecture, possibly by Dr. Tierney.
2 sides. Second meeting of Ikebana class.
Lecture about silk and the silk road. Possibly by Dr. Tierney.
Recorded lecture about China and chinese culture. Possibly by Dr. Tierney.
2 sides. Recorded lecture about Ikebana. Possibly by Dr. Tierney.
Recorded lecture about art. Possibly by Dr. Tierney.
Recorded lecture about art, religious symbols. Maybe continuation of tape 42. Possibly by Dr. Tierney.
Recorded lecture about South East Asia. Possibly recorded by Dr. Tierney.
2 sides. This could be a commercial item. Possibly used by Dr. Tierney in his classes.
Recording of a lecture, possibly by Dr. Tierney.
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2 sides. Side 1: a recording of Pavarotti singing. Side 2: a test tape by Dr. Tierney.
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Recording of a lecture by an unknown professor.
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With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
With Lennox Tierney, professor, history of art. Produced by Pasadena City College, for the Consortium for Community College Television.
Recording of a quick presentation with Dr. Tierney about the concept of Zen. At the end, the other presenters give feedback and comments about Dr. Tierney's lecture.
Recording of a trip to China. Edited and with comments. Unclear if Dr. Tierney is the person recording. Poor quality.
Recording of a trip to China. Edited and with comments. Unclear if Dr. Tierney is the person recording. Poor quality.
List of presentations: 7 Principles of Zen, San Diego Fine Arts Museum, 30 September 99; Mingei (Folk Art) Pasadena Pacific Asia Museum, 9 October 99.
Japanese Friendship Garden, "Festival of the August Moon"; NIWA Award to Prof. Lennox Tierney.
1 - The Orientalist (1997); 2 - Death Collection (1998).