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Furniture
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Traces the development of fine American furniture, pointing out relationships with English styles. 27 slides, audiocassette (30 mins.), and text
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George Inness
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Paintings by the nineteenth-century American landscape painter George Inness are surveyed. Beginning with his early works, this program focuses on the artist's personal view of landscape as an expressive image, particularly as seen in his lyrical late paintings. 18 slides, audiocassette (40 mins.), and text
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The Inquiring Eye: American Painting
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This program introduces American painting from the colonial period to the early twentieth century. Image CD with 20 digital images, 14 study prints, timeline, and booklet (Slideset version with 20 slides also available)
Note: Available for a nine-month loan period, permitting extended use in classroom or library settings.
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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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James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings
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Although Whistler is best known as a painter, his graphics are of equal importance. This program traces the development of Whistler's style and techniques,
from his earliest French Set etchings of the 1850s through the images of Venice and Amsterdam completed toward the end of his career. Image CD with 27 works of art, audiocassette (50 mins.), and text (Slideset version with 27 slides also available)
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Metalwork
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Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century articles produced from iron, tin, copper, pewter, and silver. 18 slides, audiocassette (24 mins.), and text
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Pennsylvania German Folk Art
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A survey of crafts of the German settlers in Pennsylvania. Particular attention is given to decoration and design motifs. 27 slides, audiocassette (27 mins.), and text
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Pottery
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A survey of American pottery, dealing with techniques and the development of forms and glazes. 18 slides, audiocassette (18 mins.), and text
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Shaker Crafts
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Traditions of Shaker design within the context of their unique culture. 18 slides, audiocassette (16 mins.), and text
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Textiles
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A survey of textile production from home manufacture to professional weavers and early textile mills. 27 slides, audiocassette (20 mins.), and text
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