Sarah Keefe and Patrick Keefe
Recorded
October 25, 2022
Archived
October 25, 2022
32:46 minutes
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Id:
ddv002129
Description
Husband and wife, Patrick Keefe (45) and Sarah Keefe (39), sit down for a conversation about the legacy of Patrick's grandparents, Ralph and Joan Keefe. They share about Ralph and Joan's long history together, Ralph's career in graphic design and his varied interests, Joan's education and path in engineering, and the couple's commitment to community building through throwing large parties together. Patrick and Sarah also cover familial tributes to his grandparents, including changing their last name to Keefe before their children were born.Subject Log / Time Code
Patrick begins the story of his grandparents, Ralph and Joan Keefe, who passed away at the beginning of the pandemic.
The two discuss Ralph and Joan's lengthy marriage and their related awards.
Patrick details the circumstances of his grandparents meeting and his grandfather's military and artistic career.
The couple talk about the parallels within Ralph's and Patrick's art career.
Patrick describes his grandparents' house and their influence on his artistic aesthetic.
Patrick details his favorites of his grandfather's graphic design work, including a Yoko Ono and John Lennon album and an image from Catch 22.
Patrick describes his first job in Ralph's studio.
The two discuss the impacts of photoshop on the industry and his grandfather's career.
Patrick describes Ralph's personality, his hobbies, and his huge collection in his basement.
Patrick talks about what he remembers about Joan and describes her interests and professions throughout her life.
Patrick and Sarah discuss Joan's role as a mother and her education.
Patrick describes his grandparents' home in South Nassau and family memories there.
Patrick remembers his grandparent's travels and time in Bermuda.
Patrick talks about his grandfather's childhood.
Patrick remembers large family gatherings brought about by Joan's large family.
Patrick describes what it was like to clean out his grandparents' home and finding Ralph's paintings.
Patrick describes the familial tribute he made with his grandfather's and his son Theo's (9) artwork.
Patrick and Sarah reminisce about the large parties Ralph and Joan would host, and their community building values.
Sarah asks Patrick what he misses mist about his grandparents.
Patrick discusses is grandfather as an inspiration for his art career.
Sarah and Patrick describe how and why they chose to take Joan and Ralph's last name, Keefe.
Participants
- Sarah Keefe
- Patrick Keefe