| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
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3/4 in |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Protest and propaganda (19 min.) -- Pt. 2. [Satire and social comment] (15 min.) |
| Summary |
Shows how art has been used as a vehicle for propaganda and protest, as seen in such things as Mussolini paintings and symbol of the clenched fist. Describes the power of art to persuade through distortion. Tells how wars, governments, legislators, and political systems have been dealt with satirically in art. Provides examples from the paintings of Daumier, Hogarth, and Shahn and from the literary works of Dickens, Swift, and Orwell |
| Notes |
Originally released as slide set in 1971, and as a videocassette in 1990, by Center for Humanities |
| Credits |
Director, Eric Susch |
| Notes |
DVD.Region unspecified |
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dAvailable for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Art and society.
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Politics in art.
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World politics -- Caricatures and cartoons.
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Propaganda in art.
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Satire in art.
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| Genre/Form |
Political cartoons.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Susch, Eric.
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Center for Humanities.
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Contemporary Arts Media (Firm)
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