One of the greatest landscape painters of all times, Joseph Mallord William Turner rendered the subtle effects of light and atmosphere in revolutionary ways. A barber's son, he entered the Royal Academy art school at age fourteen and became, over the course of six decades, the leading British artist of his time. This overview of Turner's career and influences includes footage of locations important to him in Wales, England, and Switzerland, and readings from writers and artists of the era, including John Ruskin and Lord Byron. (30 mins., closed captioned)

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.)

Runs the full 27-minute video, Seeing Color: Object, Light, Observer and provides approximately 60 minutes of additional content using live video, animations, archival photos, and a wealth of comparative images. Six segments, which can be played dynamically from the video or selected via menus, provide expanded information about the artists and works featured in the video, pigments, the physics of color, the history of color theory, color vision, and perception.