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Tales of An Art Dealer; A behind-the-scenes
chronicle of Vose Galleries' 150-year history, 1841-1991; 28 minutes; 1991;
VHS and DVD
Tamarind Institute's The Art of Lithography: Working
on Plate is a 23 minute 42 second VHS video in
which artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Master Printer Jeffrey Sippel
collaborate to create a four-color lithograph from aluminum plates, demonstrating
the special techniques used in plate lithography. Available
through Tamarind Institute of the University of New Mexico.
Taro Yashima's Golden Village is a 26 minute DVD produced and directed by Glenn Johnson, described
by the Japanese American National Museum as follows: "A fading grammar
school graduation photograph is the point of departure for a journey by
artist-author, Taro Yashima from the U.S., where he lived for fifty years,
to the village of his birth, Nejime, Japan on the southern tip of Kyushu.
Joy and sadness color his encounters with his classmates of forty years
before... Narrated by Taro himself, the film brings to life scenes described
in his chidren's picture books: The Village Tree, Plenty to Watch, and Crow
Boy. It also provides insight into the way environment shapes people in
general and artists in particular... Taro Yashima (1910-1994) published
seven picture books, three of which were named Caldecott Honor Books, Crow
Boy, Umbrella, and Seashore Story. He was the recipient of many awards including
the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern California Council on Literature
for Children... The DVD features both Japanese and English narrations."
This Is Edward Steichen:
25 minutes 1965. "This film includes examples
of Edward Steichen's masterful photographs and a warm, personal interview
with the 86-year-old photographer in his Connecticut home. He expresses
his feelings about painting and photography and describes his recollections
about meeting and photographing such great figures as Auguste Rodin and
Greta Garbo."
Thomas Cole's Paintings of Eden Focuses
on landscapes by Hudson River School artist Thomas Cole (1801--1848). Interprets
comments on nature, religion, social mores, and environmental issues of
19th-century America. 60-minute video. Description source: Amon
Carter Museum Teacher Resource Center
Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait is
a 60 minute 1986 video produced in association with the Metropolitan Museum
of Art on the life of Thomas Eakins, 
which
was both heroic and tragic. A brilliant portraitist who painted his subjects
as he saw them and an outspoken teacher who demanded respect for the entire
human body, Eakins flouted the conventions of proper Philadelphia society
in the Victorian era. Shot on location In Philadelphia, the film combines
dramatic sequences in which all dialog has been verified as authentic, with
archival footage, still photographs, and interviews to create a moving portrait
of a man who was not recognized as one of America's greatest painters until
many years after his death in 1916. Narrated by Sam Waterston. American
Masters series. Produced by Spofford Films, Inc., in association with American
Masters/WNET/Channel 13; The ASDA Foundation "Tells the story of American
painter Thomas Eakins (1844--1916). His use of nude models and insistence
on the study of anatomy by art students made Eakins a controversial figure
in his era."
Thomas Eakins and the Swimming Picture Examines the painting Swimming (1895) by American painter
Thomas Eakins (1844--1916). Uses X-ray photography to analyze his working
methods and to investigate how Eakins changed the composition by adjusting
three of his figures. Shows students at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts painting live nude models based on Eakins's techniques. 11-minute video
from 1996. Description source: Amon
Carter Museum Teacher Resource Center
Thomas Eakins: Scenes From Modern Life is a 60 minute video released in 2001 and narrated by Blythe Danner
and directed by Glenn Holsten. This 
visually
appealing biography traces the life of eminent 19th-century American painter
and photographer Thomas Eakins.
Thomas Hart Benton is
a 60 minute1988 film from the Ken Burns' America series by PBS. "The
turbulent career of Thomas Hart Benton, one of America's 
most controversial artists, began with experimentation
in Expressionism, Cubism, and other European styles abroad. Later, while
in the military, Benton was assigned to illustrate army equipment, discovering
in the process a realistic style that finally satisfied him. Returning to
civilian life, he became a Regionalist painter, portraying Americans as
down-to-earth types who expressed their "American-ness" through
their everyday actions and their appearance." Director Ken Burns combines
samples of Benton's work and interviews with art critics, family, and friends
as well as footage of Benton himself. Produced by Ken Burns and Julie Dumphey.
(Quote from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) Thomas Hart Benton is
available through the Sullivan
Video Library at The Speed Art Museum which holds a sizable collection
of art-related videos available to educators at no charge. (DVD version
Release Date: October 18, 2005)
Thomas Hart Benton's Missouri 28 minute / 1992 / FFH - "America's
foremost folk muralist, the late Thomas Hart Benton, was at the apex of
his career when he painted the Social History of Missouri mural which ambitiously
depicts that state's progress from pioneer days to the Depression era. Benton's
own narration from recorded interviews is used and supplemented by historian
Bob Priddy."
Thomas "Yellowstone" Moran is a 12 minute National Gallery of Art video that "Recounts
the story of Moran's involvement with the government-sponsored survey expedition
to Yellowstone in 1871. Using archival photographs and footage of Yellowstone,
the video shows the pivotal role that Moran's paintings of this area played
in securing passage of the first national park bill ." This program
is available in the DVD collection: American Art, 17851926: Seven
Artist Profiles.This DVD is lent free of charge through the National
Gallery of Art's Division of Education (go to NGA
Loan Materials)
Time Captured in Paintings: The Monterey Legacy was released by the Monterey Museum of Art which tells the story
of Monterey's art colony, including 
artists
Armin Hansen, E. Charlton Fortune, Henrietta Shore, William Ritschel, Gottardo
Piazzoni, Xavier Martinez, and others. Jack Lemmon narrates this 28 minute
1991 presentation by Steve Rosen and Terri DeBono. From the arrival of French
painter Gaspard Duche de Vancy in 1786, to the thriving creative community
of today, this video demonstrates the wide variety of art inspired by the
region.
Time Exposure: William H. Jackson, Picture Maker of
the Old West Presents photographs of the American
West including mountains, railroads, and mining towns made during the late
19th century by photographer William Henry Jackson (1843--1942). Reenacts
demonstrations of glass-plate photography, developing, and solar printing.
Narrated by actor Burgess Meredith. 26-minute video. Description source:
Amon Carter Museum Teacher Resource
Center
To Be Seen: Street Art. Documentary
on street art and the cultural and political significance of this form of
artistic expression. The subculture of street art is significant because
it is an embodiment of subversive content and a form of public expression,
a form of media and a means of political and social protest. Integrates
interviews with street artists and others, looking at who is making street
art and why, and also investigates the public's perception of this work.
2006. 30 min. DVD 5143. Available from Media Resources Center, Library,
University of California, Berkeley
Torn Notebook is a 60-minute
documentary about the design and building of Torn Notebook, from
GPN, Lincoln, NE. In 1997, a major Oldenburg/van Bruggen work, Torn Notebook,
commissioned by the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden was
installed on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Toshiko Takaezu: Portrait of a Ceramic Artist is a 53 minute DVD described by the Japanese American National
Museum as follows "Renowned for her 
extraordinary
pottery and highly respected as a teacher, Toshiko Takaezu is one of the
most significant ceramic artists of the 20th century -- and the 21st...
This timeless program, filmed both in New Jersey and the artist's native
Hawaii, presents the life story of the internationally acclaimed potter.
Film clips of Ms. Takaezu at work -- shaping clay in her studio, demonstrating
pottery techniques at Princeton University, and overseeing raku-firing --
provide illuminating insights into her philosophical creative process, as
do interviews with ceramic artists Claude Horan and Jennifer Owen; gallery
owner Charles Cowles; Paul Smith, director emeritus of the American Craft
Museum; poet Stephen Berg; and the artist herself.".
Tour of the Olson House with Dudley
Rockwell, A is a 46 minute video produced in 1997
by the Farnsworth Art Museum. Filmed by Deb Vendetti. An intimate look at
the house made famous by the artist, Andrew Wyeth, as told by Wyeth's brother-in-law
and Olson neighbor, Dudley Rockwell.
Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray is a 30 minute VHS video described by the Japanese American National
Museum as follows: "Produced
by Karen L. Ishizuka. Directed by Robert A. Nakamura. Edited by Gail Yasunaga.
Cinematography by John Esaki and Dean Hayasaka. Original score by: David
Iwataki... Elegant and penetrating, Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades Of Gray
positions this immigrant photographer within the canon of American Art...
In Los Angeles, Toyo Miyatake is reknowned as Little Tokyo's foremost studio
photographer. To others he is known for having smuggled a lens and film
holder into one of America's WWII concentration camps and being the first
to capture life behind barbed wire with a makeshift camera made of scrapwood.
Yet it was his little known artistic pursuits before the war that honed
his discerning eye. Miyatake's pictorial and modernist photographs are presented
for the first time since they were exhibited in the 1920s and 1930s... Also
included are never-before-seen images of Manzanar, the WWII camp Miyatake
was incarcerated in, and recently-discovered home movies of Little Tokyo
taken by Miyatake."
Traditions and Innovations.
This video examines contemporary Native American
art of the region. The works of seven artists are featured: Frank Big Bear,
David Bradley, Jeffrey Chapman, George Morrison, Wendy Savage, Carol Ann
Smith and Leo Wilke. 45 minutes. (quote courtesy Plains Art Msueum)
Truth of Other Days, The Features
the art of Frederic Remington . 58 minutes (collection of Joslyn Art Museum)
20th Century American Art is
a 27 minute video that provides an overview of modern and contemporary art
in America through the Whitney Museum of 
American
Art's collection. Starting with art at the turn of the century, it continues
through Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism.
Two Centuries of Black American Art. Pyramid Film & Video. collection of Williamsburg Research
Libraries 26 minutes
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