Richard Jeske Collection
Inclusive Dates
1963 – 1974
Abstract
Completed films and footage shot by painter and filmmaker Richard Jeske. The films were made during Jeske's time living in Chicago.
Collection Items
To request more information about the items in this collection, please contact the archive at
info@chicagofilmarchives.org.
Items with Viewable Media
- Ballet Movie Repro
- Bike Scene, Second Take--Comedy
- Blank Footage
- Blank Footage (2)
- Comedy
- Comedy Bits
- Day of the Peacock
- Dick Jeske & Daley
- Eurydice in Hades
- Exam Film #1--Artman Art 172
- Exposed Will Call--Carol Pasco
- Film Treatment
- Film Treatment & Will Call
- Fishing Scenes
- Hall Scene with Martha, Willie & Professor
- Invasion from the Planet Mars
- P. & W., Barrel & Rope Scene
- Park Scenes - Buying Lemonade and Koolaid from Kids
- Pasco & Carol Rusco
- Professor Wire Scene & Willie Crawling
- Rape of the Daughter of Licipites
- "The Return" by Dick Jeske
- Revolution I Color Footage
- Rock Scenes, Comedy
- School Footage - "Flow"
- School Footage, March 1973
- Sound Leader
- Sound Leader (2)
- Southwest College Animation Project
- Surreal Film, Debie & Dick
- Surrealism Film, Debie & Dick
- Surrealism Film, Debie & Dick (2)
- W. & P. at Black Board--Opening Scene
- Will Call--R.H. Jeske, No Content Notes
- Will Call--Richard H. Jeske & Faces
- Willie Hosed Down and in Trash Barrel
- Willie in the Park, Comedy
- Willie in the Park Fullerton, April 1974
- Willie & Professor Close-up Shots & Chased Out of Classroom Scene
- Willie & Professor, & Pie Scenes
- Willie & Professor Scene
- Willie & the Professor
- Willie & the Professor Hallway Scene, & Jasper County Game Preserve
Collection Identifier
C.2014-08
Extent of Collection
43 reels of 16mm film totaling approximately 4,150 feet.
Subject
Custodial History
The collection was given to Tom Palazzolo when Richard Jeske moved to Florida after retiring in 1996. Palazzolo then facilitated the donation to CFA in 2014.
Access Restrictions
Appointments must be made with Chicago Film Archives for on-site access. Due to the fragile nature of the films, only video copies will be provided for on-site viewing.
Creators
Jeske, Richard
(was created by)
Richard Jeske was born October 31, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a teenager, he took courses at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Soon after, Richard attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where he studied drawing, painting and illustration. While a student at SAIC, he won a fellowship and traveled to Mexico, which sparked a lifelong interest in native cultures & art. SAIC is also where Richard met his wife, Millicent Rose (1922-2007), a fellow artist and graduate of Indiana University. The two married in 1963.
After his travels, Richard received a Masters degree from UIC in drawing, painting and illustration, and soon after received a teaching position at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. Shortly after, he began teaching art, art history, and filmmaking at the City Colleges of Chicago, where he helped shape and create various art programs, including the degree for commercial/communications art.
Richard became interested in filmmaking in the late 1950s through a passion for foreign films, especially those of Federico Fellini. He made films, primarily animated, with his Bolex camera in the early 1960s while teaching at the City Colleges of Chicago.
He taught at the City Colleges for 28 years and retired in 1996. After his retirement, Richard and his wife Millicent moved to Fort Meyers, Florida.
After his travels, Richard received a Masters degree from UIC in drawing, painting and illustration, and soon after received a teaching position at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. Shortly after, he began teaching art, art history, and filmmaking at the City Colleges of Chicago, where he helped shape and create various art programs, including the degree for commercial/communications art.
Richard became interested in filmmaking in the late 1950s through a passion for foreign films, especially those of Federico Fellini. He made films, primarily animated, with his Bolex camera in the early 1960s while teaching at the City Colleges of Chicago.
He taught at the City Colleges for 28 years and retired in 1996. After his retirement, Richard and his wife Millicent moved to Fort Meyers, Florida.