Daniel "Dan" Rice

Dan Rice was a student at the college from 1946 to 1956. He collaborated with Robert Creeley on “All That Is Lovely in Jazz,” and more about Creeley and Rice can be seen here in Joseph Pizza's publication.

Relationships

Wife: Fellow BMC student, June Rice

Black Mountain College Project

Mary Emma Harris interviewed Dan in 1997 and the transcript is available from Appalachian State University under The Mary Emma Harris and Black Mountain College Project, Inc. Oral History collection.

Topics: Hearingabout BMC – years in San Francisco with BMC students – return trip to BMC – art study at BMC – meeting Kline in New York and Kline’s influence – art study with Joseph Fiore – Peek’s Tavern – BMC general curriculum – living with Paul and Vera Williams in Hyde Park – work on A-frame house on Cape Cod – Charles Olson – meetings with Ezra Pound at St. Elizabeth’s – Ken Noland at BMC – printing Jargon publication at BMC – BMC painting students – chauvinism at BMC in ‘50s – Robert Creeley at BMC – concept of life style of artist in poverty – BMC professional career – relationship to other BMC artists – John Cage, Amiri Baraka and other literary and artist friends and acquaintances – Ken Snelson – Robert Rauschenberg at BMC – discussion of paintings