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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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Art Since 1950
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This packet discusses artistic movements of the late twentieth century, including abstract expressionism, pop art, minimalism, conceptualism, process art, neoexpressionism, and postmodernism, with attention to their critical reception and theoretical bases. The packet considers works by twenty-seven painters and
sculptors, including Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, Mark Rothko, David Smith, Martin Puryear, Anselm Kiefer, Susan Rothenberg, and Roy Lichtenstein.
Artists' biographies, a glossary, and teaching activities are also provided. 40 slides, 6 color study prints, timeline, and booklet
Note: Available for a nine-month loan period, permitting extended use in classroom or library settings.
This program is also available for download as a PDF (2.2 MB, requires free Adobe Reader).
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Introducing the Collection
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This slide survey based upon a newly published guide provides information on more than thirty-five highlights from the Gallery's collections. Interspersed with commentaries on single objects are "Master Class" spreads, which offer in-depth looks at specific themes, artists, and works of art. Image CD with 80 images and 66-page book in English, French, and Spanish (Slideset version with 80 slides also available)
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Making Art
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This DVD collection of six video presentations filmed in studios, laboratories, and museum galleries provide rare behind-the-scenes experiences. It introduces art elements, such as color and perspective; demonstrates artistic techniques ranging from sculpture to printmaking; and addresses conservation issues that relate to art objects. Artists interviewed include Sam Gilliam, Roy Lichtenstein, and Sean Scully.
Titles include:
Seeing Color: Object, Light, Observer (27 mins.)
Masters of Illusion (30 mins.)
Art + Science = Conservation (19 mins.)
Introduction to Sculpture (11 mins.)
James McNeill Whistler: His Etchings (22 mins.)
Roy Lichtenstein: The Art of the Graphic Image (20 mins.)
All programs are closed captioned
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National Gallery of Art, Washington
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This encyclopedic reference contains more than 1,500 paintings and sculpture by more than 600 artists in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Art. High-quality color images and details permit close study of the works. Indexes allow the works to be searched thematically by author or period. Also included are biographies of individual artists, a dictionary of terms, and regional maps.
Note: Available for a nine-month loan period, permitting extended use in classroom or library settings.
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Roy Lichtenstein: The Art of the Graphic Image
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Renowned pop artist Roy Lichtenstein discusses his printmaking career over the course of two decades. This is an intimate glimpse of the artist at work, both in his own studios and at two of the most innovative printmaking workshops in the United States: Gemini G.E.L. in California and Tyler Graphics Ltd. in New York. (20 mins., closed captioned)
This program is also available in the DVD collection: Making Art
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