| Description |
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The Surrealists -- Abstract expressionism -- The Greenwich Village years -- Collages -- The subjects of the artists -- Pushing freedom to its limits -- Elegies for the Spanish Republic -- Dealing with success -- A range of imagery -- The Guggenheim exhibition 1985 -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
American artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) is profiled in the context of Modernism and reviews the past fifty years of his creative life. Discussed are the origins of Abstract Expressionism, its links with Surrealism, and its struggle for recognition. Included are scenes of artists Jackson Pollock, Hans Hofmann, and others. Interviews with art critics and historians are featured with scenes from a major retrospective of Motherwell's work at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City |
| Notes |
Title from container |
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Originally broadcast on PBS in 1990 as part of the American masters series |
| Credits |
Writer, Kenneth Cavander; producer/director, Catherine Tatge |
| Performer |
Narrator, Jonathan Epstein |
| Notes |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (4:3); LPCM |
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Available for Deakin University Staff and Students |
| Subject |
Motherwell, Robert.
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New York school of art.
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Abstract expressionism -- New York (State) -- New York.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Motherwell, Robert.
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Callaway, Megan.
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Tatge, Catherine.
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Tatge Productions, Inc.
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International Cultural Programming, Inc.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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RM Arts (Firm)
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Kultur International Films.
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| ISBN |
9780769789910 |
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0769789919 |
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