A 1:49 .wmv video file of James Acord giving a slide presentation and lecture to an audience some time in the mid 1980's.
This file was last modified on 11 November 2008.
This was recoded to a .m4v format for viewing on this archive, on 25 September 2026.
A 0:34 .wmv video file of James Acord working on the granite sculpture "Monstrance for a Grey Horse."
This file was last modified on 11 November 2008.
This was recoded to .m4v for viewing on this archive on 25 September 2026.
A 1:07 .wmv video file of James Acord shopping for a smoke detector, buying it, and destroying it outside to get to the Americium inside.
This file was last modified on 11 November 2008.
A recoded .m4v file was created 25 September 2026 for viewing on the archive.
It is not known who filmed this or how it came into James Acord's possession. This is a silent video of a walk through of the U Plant Canyon at the Hanford site.
It is not known who took this film, or how it came into James Acord's possession. This is a silent video walkthrough of the B Plant Canyon Deck at the Hanford Site, filmed on 26 June 1997.
This was extracted from the "Acord 1990" DVD by Demi Raven, and converted to mp4.
Scope and Content
Precise source of video not noted. This is a roughly two-hour recording of James Acord.
Notes
The video may be viewed at the External Video Link below.
00:00—19:03 : James Acord being interviewed by Helen Slade of 911 Media Arts (Seattle) while walking along the river, and on a dock. Discussion of his philosophy and vision of care of nuclear materials/waste. Discussion of the legal and governmental challenges. The videographer is not identified.
19:04—33:37 : James Acord speaking in what appears to be the gallery space for Allied Arts (Richland), at a table with other people. Discussions of Allied Arts and the hope for an artist residency at the Hanford site. Q&A.
33:38–45:27 : James Acord having a conversation with Helen Slade at a drafting table in the basement of his Richland home. Discussion of legal and governmental challenges with the land.
45:28–1:38:18 : James Acord lecture including slides and video, with Q&A following.
1:38:19–1:39:13 : Post-lecture informal discussion.
1:39:14–1:45:25 : James Acord and other people walking in a Richland crane yard, discussing the industrial machinery.
1:45:26–1:47:21 : James Acord and guest in his home testing materials with a Geiger counter, looking for "supernatural powers," testing Fiesta dishware.
1:47:22–2:00:21 : The remainder of the file has no video.