Art History
AFRICA BETWEEN MYTH AND REALITYWomen's Studies Art History American Studies African Studies Short Films
Showcases the view of African life featured in the paintings, drawings and etchings of
Betty LaDuke, one of America's most accomplished multicultural artists.
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BETTY LaDUKE: AN ARTIST'S JOURNEY FROM THE BRONX TO TIMBUKTUWomen's Studies Art History Cultural Studies American Studies Short Films
This video takes us on a trip through six decades and over twenty countries in tracing the
development of Betty LaDuke, one of America's leading multicultural artists. Her vision
encompasses not only American culture, but also influences from Native American,
Mexican and African cultures and lifestyles.
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RAT ART: CROATIAN INDEPENDENTSPerforming Arts Eastern Europe Cinema Studies Art History
Offers a fascinating overview of artistic activity in Croatia during the recent war in the
former Yugoslavia, revealing the diversity and vitality of its artists as well as how their
work was profoundly influenced by the conflict.
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THE MAN WHO DREW BUG-EYED MONSTERSCinema Studies Art History American Studies
This fascinating and entertaining documentary celebrates the work of Reynold Brown,
one of the most acclaimed movie poster artists of the Fifties and early Sixties, whose
work colorfully encapsulated the nation's postwar social climate.
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LASTING IMPRESSIONSArt History American Studies African-American Studies Directed by Women
Profiles lithograph artist Robert Blackburn, one of the few black printmakers to emerge
from WPA-sponsored arts projects, including the Harlem Art Center, during the Thirties.
His prints have been exhibited widely and he has also had a long teaching career, but the
now 77-year-old Blackburn is best known as the founder and director of the Printmaking
Workshop, which recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary.
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HARRY DEVLIN: AN ARTIST'S ODYSSEYShort Films Architecture Art History American Studies
Documents the life and work of Harry Devlin, whose long and varied career as a
commercial and fine arts artist has spanned more than half a century, with work in
virtually every medium in the fields of syndicated cartooning, publishing and advertising.
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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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