Yellow Springs and The Arts

Yellow Springs and The Arts

A sampling of people in the arts that came from or through Yellow Springs, Ohio

MUSIC:
- Richie Furay
- Asleep at The Wheel
- Harry Partch
- Mad River
- Gregory Leroy Dewey
- Cecil Taylor
- Pop Wagner
- Ian Buchanan
- John Hammond, Jr.
- Jorma Kaukonen
- Joy Blackett
- Tucki Bailey
- Patti Dallas
- Nerak Roth Patterson
- Ann Rabson
- Tim Eschliman
FILM, TV & VIDEO:
- Rod Serling
- Herb Gardner
- Richard Kaplan
- John Korty
- Victor Nuñez
- Julia Reichert
- Gerald Feil
- Steven Bognar
- Jim Klein
- Ed Radtke
- Whitney Leblanc
- Jay Tuck

ART & DESIGN:
- Read Viemeister
- Budd Steinhilber
- Tucker Viemeister
- Axel Bahnsen
- Dennie Eagleson
- Robert & Gertrude Metcalf
- Tom Bachtell
- Ed Fisher
- Amos E. Mazzolini
DRAMA:
- Meredith Dallas
- Arthur W. Lithgow
- Dave Chappelle
- Ken Jenkins
- John Lithgow
- Daniel Jenkins
- Nancy Meckler
- John Fleming
WRITING:
- Virginia Hamilton
- Ed Ward
- Suzanne Clauser
- Arnold Adoff
- Earle Reynolds
- Barbara Leonard Reynolds
- Tim Reynolds
- Ted Reynolds
- Jessica Reynolds

This is a work in progress. This is not intended to be a complete listing, but a reasonable representation of major contributors to the arts community who were also residents of the town. Please email any corrections, updates, additions, or suggestions to Tim Eschliman at

Special thanks to: Ray Benson, Nicholas Q Dewey, Rebecca Eschliman, The Yellow Springs News, Scott Sanders and Antiochiana, Richie Unterberger, Tony Dallas, and Beringia Zen.

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For an overview of Yellow Springs Ohio history from 1803 to 2003, see the Yellow Springs News.

For info on YSO Music & Events on July 4 weekend, 2009 click here.

For info on the YSO Bicentennial (July 4, 2003) and YSO background info, see The Yellow Springs Historical Society.

For additional listings of Antioch alumni and the arts, see Antioch University - Noteworthy Alumni

Please email any corrections, updates, additions, or suggestions to Tim Eschliman at

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