Oral History Interview: Paula Panczenko (0505)
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Paula Panczenko talks about the early years of Tandem Press, staff, William Weege and his vision for Tandem, finances, and comparison between Tandem to Graphics Studio and Echo Press. She goes on to detail aspects of the administration, public relations, and the role of graduate students and master printers in the organization. She talks about how Tandem chooses artists, gives an overview of the financial arrangement with artists, and mentions experience with artist Joe Wilfer. She talks about the Chuck Close project. She describes artists Chuck Close, Judy Pfaff, Susanne Caporael and Art Spiegelman, and talks about artists' schedule at Tandem, as well as the process of attracting artists and Tandem's artistic philosophy. Lastly she mentions problems with facilities, concerns about ventilation, the role of the General Board and their support and involvement in strategic planning, Tandem's educational character, and the need for future fund raising and establishing more endowments like their Wilfer visiting artist fund.