Claudia Sisemore (b. 1937) earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1959 and a Masters of Fine Arts in filmmaking from the University of Utah in 1976. She has also studied painting and exhibits abstractionist paintings in oil and acrylic.
A teacher of English, drama, creative writing, painting and film production, Sisemore spent fifteen years producing educational films for the Utah State Office of Education, but her primary interest is in her independent documentaries about Utah's visual and performing artists. Sisemore has filmed over twenty artists, including LeConte Stewart, Alvin Gittins, Virginia Tanner, Maurice Abravanel, Anton Rasmussen, V. Douglas Snow, Lee Deffebach, George Dibble, Larry Elsner, Connie Borup, Kathryn Stats, Ed Maryon, Bonnie Phillips, Denis Phillips, Kasiah Hancock, Francis Zimbeaux, Ted Wassmer, Randall Lake and Willam Christensen. She has also documented Utah's rich history of modern dance through productions focusing on Children's Dance Theater, Repertory Dance Theater and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. After retiring from the Utah State Office of Education, Sisemore formed her own production company, Canyon Video. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Claudia Sisemore independent film collection (1976-1978) consists of documentary films about Utah artists Alvin Gittins, LeConte Stewart and V. Douglas Snow. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).
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A film portrait of artist Alvin Gittins (1922-1981). Born in England, Gittins joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immigrated to the United States. He graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1947 and joined the art faculty at the University of Utah that same year. Gittins was a renowned portrait artist who exhibited his works throughout the Untied States and Britain.
A film portrait of artist Alvin Gittins (1922-1981). Born in England, Gittins joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immigrated to the United States. He graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1947 and joined the art faculty at the University of Utah that same year. Gittins was a renowned portrait artist who exhibited his works throughout the Untied States and Britain.
A film portrait of artist LeConte Steward. Born in Glenwood, Utah, Stewart began his study of art at the University of Utah in 1912 and continued his education in New York and Pennsylvania. Stweart is best known for realistic, unidealized paintings of Utah urban and rural landscapes. His home and studio in Kaysville, Utah is on the National Register of Historic Places.
A film portrait of artist Douglas Snow. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Douglas Snow studied at American Art School, Columbia University, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, as well as the University of Utah, where he taught in the Department of Art for 35 years. Featured in