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20th-Century American Art
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The National Gallery of Art's East
Building is a constantly changing mosaic
where the expanding collection of twentieth-
century art on view includes paintings,
sculpture, and works on paper by
American artists such as Calder, Smith,
de Kooning, Bearden, and Lichtenstein.
Titles on this compilation include:
Mobile by Alexander Calder (24 mins.)
David Smith, American Sculptor,
1906–1965 (28 mins.)
Willem de Kooning: Paintings (12 mins.)
The Art of Romare Bearden (30 mins.)
Roy Lichtenstein: The Art of
the Graphic Image (20 mins.)
All programs are closed captioned
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20th-Century European Art
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Among the collections of the National
Gallery of Art are outstanding paintings
and sculpture by twentieth-century
European artists Rousseau, Matisse,
Picasso, and Moore. These five documentary
programs were produced in conjunction
with major retrospective exhibitions
organized by the Gallery. Each
video incorporates biographical information,
in-depth looks at individual works of
art, archival photographs, and interviews
with curators and scholars.
Titles on this compilation include:
Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris (30 mins.)
Matisse in Nice (28 mins.)
Picasso and the Saltimbanques (29 mins.)
Picasso and the Circus (7 mins.)
Henry Moore: A Life in Sculpture (25 mins.)
All programs are closed captioned
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Ancient Art of the American Woodland Indians
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For almost five thousand years—from about 3000 BCE to 1500 CE—the prehistoric
Indians of the woodland areas of
midwestern and southeastern North
America fashioned utilitarian and ceremonial
objects from shell, stone, metal,
wood, and clay. This program discusses
the cultural and aesthetic significance of
these ancient artifacts. Illustrations
accompany the text, which also includes
maps showing the Archaic, Woodland,
and Mississippian period sites where the
pieces were excavated. 27 slides, audiocassette (32 mins.), and text
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Art from Asia
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This DVD comprises four programs made in conjunction with special exhibitions on the art and cultures of China, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Japan. They explore an array of subjects: architecture, landscape gardening, archaeology, music, poetry, storytelling, and sculpture.
Titles include:
Beyond the Yellow River:
Recent Discoveries from Ancient China (20 mins.)
Art of Indonesia (28 mins.)
Sacred Art of Angkor (18 mins.)
Daimyo (28 mins.)
All programs are closed captioned
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Art of Indonesia
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Weaving together Old Javanese poetry,
sculpture, stunning landscapes, music,
and performances by traditional artists,
this film, shot on location in Java and
Bali, introduces viewers to the myths and
symbols that have permeated Indonesian
culture for more than a thousand years. (28 mins., closed captioned)
This program is also available in the DVD collection: Art from Asia
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment
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The monumental Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment commemorates the first African American infantry unit from the North to fight for the Union during the Civil War. The relief, by the nineteenth-century American sculptor Augustus
Saint-Gaudens, depicts Colonel Shaw and the Fifty-fourth marching into battle. This was the regiment whose courageous assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, was recounted in the movie Glory. 20 slides and illustrated booklet
This program is also available online.
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Beyond the Yellow River: Recent Discoveries from Ancient China
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Complementing the exhibition The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated Discoveries from the People's Republic of China, the film focuses on important archaeological discoveries of the last forty years that have provided new insight into Chinese culture from 5000 BCE to the tenth century CE. Examples of sculpture, ritual implements, decorative arts, jade burial suits, and monumental bronzes are presented,
along with archival footage of archaeological
sites. The program is narrated by Amy Tan, with additional commentary by specialists. (20 mins., closed captioned)
This videocassette may also be used with the color slide programs The Chinese Past and The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology.
This program is also available in the DVD collection: Art from Asia
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The Chinese Past: 6,000 Years of Art and Culture
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Objects from the exhibition Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China illustrate developments in Chinese art and cultural history from the Neolithic period through the Yüan dynasty (5000 BCE to 1368 CE). Traditional music and poetry enhance the discussion, which also explores Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. A color map of China illustrates major archaeological sites and the sequence of dynasties. 48 slides, 2 audiocassettes (c. 15 mins. each side), text, and poster
This program can be used with the teaching packet, The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology.
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Daimyo
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The dual way of the Daimyo culture of feudal Japan combined the arts of war and the arts of the pen. This film examines the paradox of the warrior/aesthete through a survey of Daimyo arts: namely, architecture, landscape gardening, poetry, calligraphy, painting, the tea ceremony, No theater, and Kendo, or swordsmanship. Daimyo's unique blend of martial and aesthetic excellence was central to the shaping of Japanese culture, and its effects are present even today. (28 mins., closed captioned)
This program is also available in the DVD collection: Art from Asia
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David Smith, American Sculptor, 1906-1965
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David Smith was one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century. His ideas about art and his methods are revealed in archival footage—through
reminiscences by his daughters and in conversations with fellow artists Helen Frankenthaler and Robert Motherwell. The film takes viewers to Bolton Landing
in upstate New York, where Smith had his studio. (28 mins., closed captioned)
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