Featured playlist: Art History by Margaret Loebe
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Sister Wendy's Story of Painting, Episode 1, by Beckett, Wendy & Robinson, Tim, in Sister Wendy's Story of Painting 1 (British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 1996), 29:48 mins
Sister Wendy Beckett examines early visual art, from cave paintings and ancient Egyptian art, to the Book of Kells.
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18 Jul 2013
Michelangelo's Slaves: The Fettered Soul, by Fraudreau, Martin, directed by Fraudreau, Martin, in Sculptures of the Louvre (Entertainment One Ltd.), 26:42 mins
A detailed examination of Michelangelo's famous sculpture "The Slaves" which resides in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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18 Jul 2013
Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke Of Genius, by Callan, Kathleen, Filmroos Inc. & Morrow, Don, in Biography (A&E Television Networks), 48:05 mins
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18 Jul 2013
The Emperor's Eye: Art and Power in Imperial China, by Hsia, Lisa & Perlmutter, Alvin H., directed by Hsia, Lisa (Filmakers Library, 1990), 57 mins
The Emperor's Eye is also the tale of a passionate collector, Emperor Chienlung, whose quest to create the greatest art collection in the world was actually a bid for his own immortality. Filmed with the cooperation of the National Palace Museum, the documentary shows the precious artworks - jade dragons, landscape painting, delicate porcelains, ancient bronze urns - that so few Westerners are privileged to see. Here is the definitive film on traditional Chinese art and culture.
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18 Jul 2013
The Artist Was A Woman, by Bauman, Suzanne & Bell, Mary, directed by Bauman, Suzanne (Filmakers Library, 1988), 58:36 mins
The history of Western art has few examples of great women artists. This documentary uncovers the works of some gifted women, while exploring why talent such as theirs was overlooked. We learn that women were denied admission to art school, or if admitted, not allowed to study the human figure. Also, male art historians did not take their work seriously, denying them the recognition they deserved. Rosa Bonheur, Mary Cassatt and Georgia O'Keeffe bear witness to the fact that talent knows no gender. Jane Alexander reads from letters and diaries and Germaine Greer provides wry social commentary.
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18 Jul 2013
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