Object ID	2004.0033.003
Accession#	2004.0033
Object Name	Documents
Title	Interview Notes/Access to the Arts
Abstract	Notes on Access to the Arts interview Text: Interview 9/21/04 My notes written up Sunday 19th and reviewed Monday. I am usually the one asking you the questions for advice on public grants and help etc. Now I am at your mercy. Please take it easy, don't get even, I wish to come out today looking good? Thanks for being here. Why Me? When G. G. called I thought she was asking advice on someone to review. I was stunned when she said "you." I am so pleased and honored to be here today as part of this very informative series. Thank you Graham and all. I did not refer to these. First I have to clarify. I am not a reg. architect as billed. I am an Architect of Interior Design. All the education but degree is BS in economics. Started extra studies to complete the tests for registration but business pressures conflicted and I left the licenses to my two associates in particular Ruth Warmington who joined me in the first years of Hunker Associates which I founded Oct. 1952, 54 years ago in Akron. 1st year twice the work anticipated. 4 employees and we grew through my________ to include all in house. Parent's Influence Education/Last of Classical architectural design/Doric -Ionic Early Design/Not Specialist/Theories: Modern/Traditional Firsts: designer of total environments. 10/ Peninsula 10/ Events to Park Services-Design-Working Drawings to thru the move-in w/cabinet shop, decorations, draperies, upholstery, restoration, installation. Clients loved it. Staff of 25. Employer for 45+ years. Still here. I have to give much credit to my parents to prepare me. We lived nicely w/attractive house, furnishings, gardens, always flowers. Most important, we traveled. by age 15 every state, Canada, Mexico, camping in Yellowstone, watching the carving of Mt. Rushmore, Mt. Vernon museums, Monticello, both seas. My artistic talents come from Dad. He could and did everything, planting, gathering seeds, grafting trees, building, matching colors, making new look old, (some water soap suds, drop of oil, soot and plain dirt) Whatever weathered the old he put on the new. I still do it. Remember colors and match them from my head. Invision, build and rebuild in my mind. Child in New Stanton not prepared for attitude of Peninsula, 42 years, still new? Ordinance that we were creating junk yard conditions/mud on road from Exc. trucks Lily Fleder Bronson Church vision Studied maps/topography/history/the valley/prehistoric indians plans/sketches/planning *Migrations of Ohio Railroad - Ordinance forbid stopping Circus/free tickets I love history/tradition but new and fresh the future with new materials and manufacturing techniques. Peninsula/ work Howard S_________ Largest chain of furniture stores. Residence S____ Rogers A LOOK not I liked my openness. Model Rooms *Advice: The creative is everything. Use the same thought process. Want? Create your environment. Quiet Country. Close to cities/clients/markets/airports/roads = Peninsula Akron Designer didn't want me in ASID so in NY Melanie Kahnn/Ben Grower saw my work she to ASID at _________ NYC Firsts/ Park Avenue/5th Avenue Apts. Akron Symphony Viennese Ball The _____ test: Black walls-Fireplace Holiday Inn/ The consultant in Memphis *Flower Show/I used plants/Grower asked to do garden + ?? So a Japenese tea area in garden *next model house *Scalamandre - D & D window to promote wall covering /1st plastic in furniture. C_____ teak wood *Extruded plastics vinyls in to architectural elements Betty Firestone *Vinyl air filled bumpers for bowling alley *Iron furniture same on wheels *The Miami Herald building Editorial offices over all construction coordinator *1st color TV show/Paige Palmer Living Then to pencil/paper like a musician School of Architecture at Case Western Reserve-last class in the classics. I studied/drew all the arch. elements. Perspectives/light-shadows 45 Degree/ Basis of the Greek and Roman designs. Light is everything. My work: must have light/purpose a reason/comfort/ a place for everything Not for show- For you the user. Not a specialist-challenge of diversity + play on the other commercial/residential traditional/modern Picasso great modern because of classic background Privilege of the 50s and 60s to personally know our designers: Rison/McCobb/Herman Mitler__________/___________ Study and prepare myself. Ready for the opportnity when it arrives. 13 Dad's cousin O_______ S_______ Ohio Art Institute taught /traveled new collection Mrs. Ward Thorne Age 13 Paints Friday nightsVida__________/dughter Jean Puppets Age 15 Floral Design School Cleveland Dad/ most father's engineer/doctor/lawyer - not Dad Do what you enjoy and do it well - not for the money but what you love and you should have fulfillment and never realize that you have been working. Plan - don't just start with color and fabric Look at all - Draw a plan - study it for utilities -Flow Paints and decorations are not the solution- Start with the architecture W/plan -budget, great comfort and looks can be inexpensive.
Date	9/19/2004
Search Terms	Memoirs Access to the Arts
Collection	Access to the Arts Collection
People	Hunker, Robert L.
Subjects	Radio broadcasting Interviews Interiors
Catalog date	01/25/2005
Classification	Interiors
Dates of Creation	9/19/2004
Home Location	6138 Riverview Road Suite F