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Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
(1995)
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Freida Lee Mock
Maya Lin is the young artist who created the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. This documentary profiles this and her other politically motivated artistic creations. It also chronicles her maturation from a very young, enthusiastic 20-year old artist who, just for a lark, submitted her winning entry in the national contest for would-be ...
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WWII Memorial: A Testament to Freedom
(2004)
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directed by
Robert Uth
Tim Russert hosts and narrates this documentary about the erection of the World War II memorial in Washington DC. The film devotes equal time both to content about the construction of the monument and to those who lived through World War II, providing interviews with fighters, entertainers, sports stars, and pilots, all of whom give insight about ...
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Chihuly Over Venice
(1998)
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directed by
Gary Gibson
Inspired by the fantasy and dramatic promise of Venice, renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly set out to create a sight like no other -- an outdoor installation of 14 vibrantly colored and rhapsodically shaped chandeliers that would hang throughout the winding canals and alleyways of the old city. These otherworldly creations, childlike in their ...
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Portrait of an Artist: Donatello - The First Modern Sculptor
(1986)
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Donatello was a star of the Italian Renaissance, creating realistic sculptures that influenced centuries of artists to come. His body of work is showcased in this one-hour presentation. Donatello's complete devotion to his craft was evident in both his lifestyle and his figures. He lived alone for 80 years in Florence where he perfected the ...
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Sister Wendy's Grand Tour
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Sister Wendy Beckett strives to broaden and instruct the popular appreciation of art by televising her ambitious travels. In the critically acclaimed BBC production Sister Wendy: Grand Tour, the erudite nun ventures out of her Carmelite monastery in Norfolk, England, to lead viewers on a whirlwind tour of Europe, visiting the more significant ...
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Sister Wendy's American Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
(2001)
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In each episode of this series, Sister Wendy Beckett, England's best known art appreciator, introduces viewers to a major U.S. art collection. Not an art historian, Sister Wendy just knows what she likes. Viewers who are intimidated by "serious" art history programs may her find her warm and unpretentious views endearing. Those in search of ...
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Sister Wendy's American Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(2001)
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In each episode of this series, Sister Wendy Beckett, England's best known art appreciator, introduces viewers to a major U.S. art collection. Not an art historian, Sister Wendy just knows what she likes. Viewers who are intimidated by "serious" art history programs may her find her warm and unpretentious views endearing. Those in search of ...
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Gargoyles: Guardians of the Gate
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This documentary takes a look at gargoyles, the stone or cement creatures that adorn the lofty tops of buildings. Thought by some to contain the trapped souls of the condemned and believed by others to ward off evil, these adornments are sources of curiosity even today. Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
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Artists of the 20th Century: Alberto Giacometti
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The life of artist Alberto Giacometti is explored in this biography featuring footage of some of the 20th Century minimalists' best-loved works. From his early childhood and the influence of his father to his experimentation with surrealism and career-defining existentialism, this biography explores every step of Giacometti's remarkable career. ...
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Sister Wendy's American Collection: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(2001)
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In each episode of this series, Sister Wendy Beckett, England's best known art appreciator, introduces viewers to a major U.S. art collection. Not an art historian, Sister Wendy just knows what she likes. Viewers who are intimidated by "serious" art history programs may her find her warm and unpretentious views endearing. Those in search of ...
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Sister Wendy's American Collection: The Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
(2001)
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In each episode of this series, Sister Wendy Beckett, England's best known art appreciator, introduces viewers to a major U.S. art collection. Not an art historian, Sister Wendy just knows what she likes. Viewers who are intimidated by "serious" art history programs may her find her warm and unpretentious views endearing. Those in search of ...
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Sister Wendy's American Collection: The Art Institute of Chicago
(2001)
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In each episode of this series, Sister Wendy Beckett, England's best known art appreciator, introduces viewers to a major U.S. art collection. Not an art historian, Sister Wendy just knows what she likes. Viewers who are intimidated by "serious" art history programs may her find her warm and unpretentious views endearing. Those in search of ...
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Madame de Pompadour: Images of a Mistress
(2002)
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Sculptures of the Louvre
(2006)
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The seven-part, 182-minute documentary series Sculptures of the Louvre carries viewers into Paris's most famous museum, for a rich tour of that institution's most famous works of art - from Ramses II to the Venus de Milo . The program studies each work both visually - with lengthy and protracted shots of the most celebrated paintings and ...
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Henry Moore: A Life in Sculpture
(2001)
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directed by
Carroll Moore
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Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude
(2001)
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While the Victorian era in England is generally regarded as a time of great sexual repression, it's also the same era where British artists began to embrace the nude figure as a favored subject, drawing from Roman and Greek influences to create an aestetically idealized portrait of the female form. Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude is a ...
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How to Create an Artistic Face Casting
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When performed correctly, an expertly crafted face cast can capture the true essence of an artist's subject. In this release designed to benefit intermediate artists, sculptors, and special effects designers, artist, instructor, and author Ed McCormick offers a comprehensive guide to molding and casting the human form featuring step-by-step ...
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The Private Life of a Masterpiece: Masterpieces of Sculpture
(2007)
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directed by
Bob Bentley, Mick Gold, Pual Islwyn
featuring
Tim Pigott-Smith, Samuel West
This documentary program constitutes a single episode in a larger series that relays the seldom-heard tales behind the creation of key works of art. Whereas other volumes in the series hone in on famous tableaux, this particular volume focuses on famous sculptures: Auguste Rodin's The Kiss , Michelangelo's David , and Edgar Degas's The Little ...
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Sculpture By the Sea
(2007)
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directed by
Rebel Penfold-Russell
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Chihuly: Atlantis
(1999)
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Part of avideo series which investigates glass sculptor Dale Chihuly's specific modes of working, Chihuly: Atlantis follows the artist to the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas where four pieces of Chihuly sculpture enliven the beautiful landscape. On Paradise Island, Chihuly's goal is to build sculptures that are stunning but not ...
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Christo's Running Fence
(1978)
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directed by
Albert Maysles, Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin, David Maysles
When Christo set out to erect a fabric fence across 24 miles of California ranch land, he encountered massive resistance from landowners and bureaucrats alike, in addition to conservationists who thought he would harm the landscape. Permission was eventually obtained from the California Coastal Commission, among other county, state, and federal ...
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Paul Soldner: Playing With Fire
(2004)
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directed by
Renee Bergan
As helmed by Renee Bergan, Paul Soldner: Playing with Fire constitutes an overt biographical portrait of modern artist Paul Soldner and an expostulation of Solder's guiding principles. Above all else, Bergan chronicles Soldner's life and times, asserting that he stood at the veritable nexus of two historical trends in pottery: a trend that ...
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Louise Bourgeois
(1993)
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directed by
Camille Guichard
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Louise Bourgeois
A sculptor who consistently refused to be pigeonholed in her career, Louise Bourgeois flittered freely between en vogue artistic movements - so freely that she could have very easily been associated with any one movement at any one time, and virtually defined contemporary trends in visual art. Over the decades, she held court in such diverse ...
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Auguste Rodin: Hands of Genius
(2006)
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Chihuly: River of Glass
(1999)
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Part of a video series which investigates the sculptor Dale Chihuly's specific modes of working, Chihuly: River of Glass documents the wide range of glass sculpture that embodies Chihuly's "Chihuly Over Venice" project. The video transports viewers to Nuutajarvi, Finland, for a glass-blowing session; to Waterford, Ireland, for the creation of ...
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