This 15-minute video shows Ellen Lanyon working in her New York studio, discussing the transformation of nature and culture in her work, sources of imagery, her training as an artist, and her interest in environmental issues. In the video, Lanyon discusses forces that have informed her art: her early childhood in Chicago, her education and work as a draftsman, travels to the Everglades which heightened her concerns for environmental issues, children’s literature, her neighbor Mr. Miller who introduced concepts of magic, and her collection of bric-a-brac acquired from family and flea markets. Art historian and exhibition curator Debra Bricker Balken provides contextual information about Lanyon’s contribution to the arts.
