Art History
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CHARLES DANA GIBSON: PORTRAIT OF AN ILLUSTRATORWomen's Studies Art History American Studies Short Films
The Gibson Girl, the first popular image of the American woman, was created by Charles
Dana Gibson, one of the nation's greatest illustrators, during the "Golden Age" of
illustration, when America's national magazines, such as Life and Collier's, influenced
every aspect of American culture.
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THE STATE RUSSIAN MUSEUMRussia Eastern Europe Art History
This video offers a fascinating tour through the world's largest repository of Russian art,
comprising some 400,000 exhibits covering the thousand-year period of Russian history.
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BUILDING A CELLO WITH HAROLD
This feature-length video features Harold Hayslett, a retired pipefitter and master builder
of violins and cellos, and documents in fascinating detail, from start to finish, the entire
process of his construction of a cello.
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FROM A BALL OF CLAYArt History Short Films Directed by Women
This fascinating and informative video details the step-by-step procedures involved in
modeling a clay sculpture, showing how professional sculptor and art instructor Margot
McMahon creates a portrait of her model over several sessions (working from a
knowledge of anatomy and a sensitivity to artistic rhythms) and then demonstrates the
plaster mold-making process by which the final art work is cast in Fondu concrete for
permanent exhibition.
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THE QUEST OF CARMEN D'AVINOAnimation Cinema Studies Art History American Studies
This video chronicles the life and work of Carmen d'Avino- filmmaker, painter, sculptor, and photographer.
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LIGHT SITE-INGSSociology Art History Architecture Directed by Women
Documents the making of a public art piece that raises questions about the meaning of private and public space and the role of public art.
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