Videotapes, Slide/Tape
Art
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VHS, 50 min., ND Self portraits of Durer, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Ensor, and Vigee-Lebrun are presented in detail the way only the camera eye can do it, and analyzed by a leading art critic.
Slides/script, 30 min., ND 76 color slides of African masks and the audiocassette of African ceremonial and folk music are a dazzling introduction to African arts. The program suggests the inseparableness of mask and dance, science and religion, and art and history in African culture. Included is a resource list for the further study of African art.
American Art from the National Gallery of Art Laserdisc, 30 min, 1993 A compendium of more than 2,600 works by American artists spanning three centuries. Included are over 1,300 paintings by artists ranging from Gilbert Stuart to Jackson Pollock; 160 sculptures by artists such as Alexander Calder and Martin Puryer; and more than 800 drawings, watercolors, and prints by John James Audubon, Winslow Homer, and Mark Rothko, among many others. Also included are several hundred watercolor renderings of American crafts and folk arts drawn from the Gallery's holdings in the Index of American Design.
Slides/tape, 15 min. each, 1974 Teacher's guide available The end of the American Revolution marked the beginning of a crucial period in our history. Such artists as John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West, John Trumbull, and Gilbert Stuart are featured.
Young America Admires the Ancients Not until almost a decade after the Revolution did America begin large-scale construction. The classic revival in architecture, already established in Europe, reflected an interest in the ideal form of government for the United States and flourished from 1785-1820.
With the election of Andrew Jackson to the Presidency in 1828 came a new self-image for the United States. The aristocratic ideals of the past gave way to the dignity of each individual. As mid-century approached, the interests of the common people inspired American painters to paint detailed subjects of everyday life. Featured painters include William Harnett, John Peto, William Sidney Mount, and John Quidor.
America, The Beautiful - The Land as Inspiration The years from 1840 to 1876 witnessed the growth of the United States into a powerful nation. Industry, commerce, and transportation thrived and the great push westward began. A new interest in nature and the sheer beauty of the American scene emerged. Featured painters include Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, Sanford Gifford, John F. Kensett, Frederick Church, and Martin J. Heade, Robert Duncanson, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Moran.
Ever present in the consciousness of 19th century America was the frontier. The Missouri genre artist George Caleb Bingham portrayed the dignity of the frontier way of life. Genre subjects were translated into sculpture by John Rogers. But with the Civil War and its horrors of death, disease, and dislocation, most artistic endeavors came to a halt. Much of what we know about the brutal reality of the war is through the photographs of Matthew Brady and the paintings of David Gilmore Blythe.
The progress of the 19th century, expressed in its enthusiasm for science, education, new machines, and social reform, was reflected in its architecture. Americans in the West began to adorn their new structures with scroll-saw carvings and false fronts to make their buildings appear taller. Both suggest a pioneer homesickness for the cities back east.
The years following the Civil War witnessed a passion for monumental structures such as the Brooklyn Bridge that kept pace with the country's rapid amassing of great fortunes, new industrial empires, and speculative activities. Architects and engineers made startling innovations, the cast-iron building and the elevator.
VHS, 60 min., 1957 An absorbing and warmhearted portrait of Ansel Adams, one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. The film captures the spirit and artistry of the man as he talks about his life and demonstrates the techniques which have made his work legendary.
Arkansas Portraits: Images of Arkansas VHS, 30 min., 1985 Beginning with Indian rock art in Petit Jean State Park, this study explores the visual arts of Arkansas. Beautifully executed portraits from the territorial and early statehood days show a willingness to celebrate and record in art the spirit of the Arkansas people. The program makes an excellent addition to the American Civilization slide show series.
Arkansas Portraits: Jimmy Lile, Knifesmith VHS, 30 min., 1985 Jimmy Lile, a native of Russellville, Arkansas, is famous the world over for his quality knives. In this video, Lile takes us step by step through the process of making one of his knives and exhibits his collection of one-of-a-kind knives.
The Art of Film: The Camera, Music and Sound, The Edited Image VHS, 20 min. each, 1975 Three of twelve videos from the award winning series presents a spellbinding look at 60 years of cinema masterpieces and the creative artists who pioneered and developed the language of film.
VHS, 60 min., 1981, Study guide available Rare archival material, coupled with the voices of Paul Roebling (great-grandson of the bridge builder), Julie Harris, Arthur Miller, Kurt Vonnegut, and others, weaves the intricate story of the greatest engineering feat of the 19th century. The film tells of the bridges history and its builders, the politics surrounding it, and the problems of its construction. It also documents the bridge's impact on American art and literature. An Academy Award nominee, this documentary celebrates a famous American landmark.
Mary Cassatt: Impressionist from Philadelphia VHS, 30 min., 1975 The first film devoted to this major American artist is a vivid, many-faceted portrait of the woman and her work. Cassatt is the only American to exhibit in four major Impressionist shows and is now recognized as one of the five great American artists of the 19th century.
VHS, 48 min., 1994 A tapestry of candid, often conflicting insights into the photographer Dorothea Lange’s life and art. Lange reveals her philosophical approach to photography, her passion for her medium and the conflicts in her work and family life. We are taken into Lange’s confidence as she strives to maker photographs emotionally charged as well as historically accurate. The result is an engaging portrait of this extraordinary and complex visual artist.
VHS, 60 min., 1977 A visually arresting documentary on American painter Georgia O'Keefe. This sensitive presentation looks behind the legend to reveal a woman who was also full of warmth, humor, and practical wisdom. The film lets the artist speak for herself. In doing so, it balances facts with her own impressions of her life and art. The picture fills the screen with lesser-known paintings, early sketches, and her large desert images.
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist VHS, 29 min., ND Sidney Portier's narration underscores rare film footage of Robeson at home and abroad, and highlights of his accomplishments from the theater, the concert stage, and the movie studio.
VHS, 21 min. each or Slide/tapes, 19 min. each, 1975, Teacher's guide available Seminars in Modern Art introduces audiences of varying educational backgrounds to modern art. It is the next best thing to a guided tour through the best art museums of the world.
Explains one of the most revolutionary aspects of impressionistic painting the use of color as seen in the works of Manet, Pissaro, and Renoir.
Highlights Cubism and traces the influence of Cezanne's cubist style on Braque and Picasso.
3-Exploring the Heart and the Mind Discusses the Expressionist and Surrealist artists who sought to reveal deep feelings and subconscious thoughts in their paintings. Includes works by Rousseau, Redon, Rouault, Matisse, Nolde, Kirchner, Kandinski, and others.
Describes the American art scene in the 1940's, when painters in New York developed Abstract Expressionism. Among the artists represented are Jackson Pollock, Willem deKooning, Franz Kline, Adolph Gottlieb, and Mark Rothko.
VHS, 29 min., 1987 This award-winning documentary captures the work and the infectious spirit of a small group of Italian American artisans who have spent their lives carving designs on The Washington Cathedral, a gothic monument begun in 1907 and still under construction.
VHS, 56 min. or Slide/tapes (2 parts), 40 min., 1979 A former Metropolitan Museum director narrates the unfolding of the dramatic discovery of priceless Egyptian treasures the story of King Tut. This program features slides of the treasures with rare photos from Howard Carter's 1932 expedition when King Tut's tomb was first uncovered.
VHS, 45 min., 1971, Teacher's guide available This series deals with our varying self-images which are reflected in our artworks from early cave art to free expression in 20th-century art.
1-Man Creates: In His Own Image Explores the origins of the need to create. Many of the earlier images represented gods, often gods which took the more adaptable form of animals. We also made magical images of ourselves, to proclaim and perpetuate our own existence.
2-Man Creates: For God & Country Artists in Ancient Egypt created great tombs to ensure the immortality of power. In Greece, the center of art was humanity and idealistic beauty. The anonymous Middle Ages artists raised our minds from the earthly self to the heavens with liturgical objects and great cathedrals.
3-Man Creates: For Love or Money The Renaissance ushered in a radically different and challenging era for artists. The legacy of Greece and Rome became the humanistic model and with the support of the upper-middle-class patrons came a new freedom of creation. By the 20th century, the artist found inspiration outside the bounds of patronage and tradition though artists continue to create for money. See Also: HISTORY
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