Comments for Archie Brennan Project

Comment on Gallery of Faces by Thwacking « Bound to Weave

Thwacking « Bound to Weave — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:01:01 +0000

[...] some of Archie Brennan’s spectacular weaving at the Archie Brennan Project site. I love the Gallery of Faces [...]

Comment on What is the Archie Brennan Project? by J Pierpont

J Pierpont — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:41:56 +0000

I have an origional “Muhammad Ali” collage with water color done and signed by Archie Brennen in 1973. Would you have any interest in it before I put it on E-Bay? I can send a picture if you desire but you are likely aware of the series Archie did while still living in Edinburgh.

Please let me know if you would have any interest.

Best,
J Pierpont

Comment on What is the Archie Brennan Project? by eva peterson

eva peterson — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:28:31 +0000

I am interestedin Raymond Duncan. He lived in Tucson when I was young and was a friend of my mother. She gave me two of his weavings.

Comment on What is the Archie Brennan Project? by ozweaver

ozweaver — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:10:26 +0000

Update on DVD production. Archie and Susan have a busy few weeks of teaching scheduled this summer, and the DVD will not be widely available until their travels end, possibly later this summer. I will post something as soon as I know more!

Comment on What is the Archie Brennan Project? by ozweaver

ozweaver — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:38:16 +0000

Nancy, I know that there were enough copies for the Wed. Group to purchase as well as students in a recent workshop in GA. Since I know who is producing the DVD I will check and post something here.

Thanks for your interest!

Comment on What is the Archie Brennan Project? by nancy

nancy — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:07:54 +0000

What is the status of the DVD? Is it available for purchase yet?

Comment on Archie Brennan in Postwar France by Barbara Winters

Barbara Winters — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:05:16 +0000

Michael,

My aunt passed away this year and with her most of the family history. I recall that we were related by marriage to Isadora Duncan but didn’t remember the details. Just found a photo of August Sundell, my Great Grand father from Finland. He came to the US and married a widow. The daughter’s name was Trixie who “married Raymond’s son. They had a daughter Audrey living in Eastham making sandals.” Are we related?
Would be interested to hear from you.

Comment on Archie Brennan in Postwar France by Andrew Amith

Andrew Amith — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:07:59 +0000

This is in regard to Michel’s most interesting comments. Menalkas married my Mother (Georgia Smith Duncan) in February 1954. She died that same year in November. I lost track of Mel afterwards and have been doing some belated research to catch up. I would love to compare notes, so to speak, with you Michel, if you’re so inclined.

A minor correction: The Sandal Shop was in Provincetown…about 13 miles from wellfleet.

Sincerely,

Andrew Smith.

Comment on Archie Brennan in Postwar France by ozweaver

ozweaver — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:30:18 +0000

Michel,

Many thanks for your information about the photo I posted and for sharing a bit of family history. I will correct the post. I will also share your information with Archie Brennan.

Comment on Archie Brennan in Postwar France by Michel Duncan Merle

Michel Duncan Merle — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:10:58 +0000

The photograph or Raymond and his wife Penelope includes, not a daughter, but their only child, a boy, named Menalkas.
Menalkas was my uncle; he left the Akademia shortly after his mother died of tuberculosis in a Swiss sanatarium in 1916.
My mother, Ligoa Duncan, was born in 1917; her mother, Aia, was Latvian and became Raymond’s business manager and confidante; she died in 1980. She went by the name Aia Bertrand (she had married a French weaver, vegetarian, pacifist, but it was a marriage of convenience–he, so he could be exempt from the draft, she so she could become a French citizen). She was an important member of the expatriate Latvian community. Menalkas lived with his aunt, Penelope’s sister, and had a sandal shop in Welfleet, Massachusetts (on Cape Cod).