| Series | Title | Time | Year_Copyrighted | Call_Cat | Producer | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM, ACTION PAINTING, ABSTRACT... | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of various post-World War II abstract art movements. | |||
| ADAMS, ANSEL, PHOTOGRAPHER | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA TR140.A3A57 1986 VCV | FILMAMERICA, INC. | Conversations with Ansel Adams as he visits Yosemite and New Mexico and talks with associates and gives his views on photography. | |
| AEGEAN (PRE-HELLENIC) ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of pre-Hellenic Aegean art. Includes examples of Cycladic and Minoan art. Antiquities of Mycenae and Tiryns are shown, as well as the Palace of Knossos. | |||
| AFRICAN ART, WOMEN, HISTORY: THE LUBA PEOPLE OF CENTRAL AFRICA | 28 | 1998 | MEDIA N7399.C6 A47 1998 VCV | LINDA FREEMAN | In Africa, as elsewhere, memory sustains the identity of a people. This documentary is about Luba art and the relationship between women, art and history. It gives special attention to the Lukasa, a memory board, which is central to Luba tradition. | |
| AGAINST THE ODDS ARTISTS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE | 60 | 1994 | MEDIA N6538.N5A42 1994 VCV | NJN | Tells the struggle of Black visual artists in the 1920s and 1930s to show and sell their work. Describes the influence of the Harmon Foundation in creating an artistic home where Black visual artists flourished and developed a wide range of talent. | |
| AGE OF ANXIETY; AMERICAN VISIONS | 60 | 1996 | MEDIA N6505.A54 1997 PT. 8 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Hughes' personal interpretation of American art and architecture and what it reveals about the American national character. This eighth episode looks at contemporary art of the last 25 years. | |
| ALEXANDER CALDER: AN AMERICAN MASTERS | 60 | 1998 | MEDIA N6537.C33.A54 1998 VCV | THIRTEEN/WNET | A portrait of the internationally acclaimed sculptor and mobile artist. | |
| AMERICA & LEWIS HINE | 56 | 1996 | MEDIA TR820.5.A54 1996 VCV | DAEDALUS PRODUCTIONS, INC. | Using historical photographs and footage, follows America's pioneer industrial photographer on his odyssey through mines, mills, and factories of America in the first half of the twentieth century. | |
| AMERICAN ART, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY | 1984 | MEDIA N385.A7 1984 SL | UNIVERSAL COLOR SLIDE | |||
| AMERICAN ART TODAY: A VIEW FROM THE WHITNEY | 28 | 1985 | MEDIA N5020.N4W5 VCV | PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT | Views the Biennial Exhibitions with commentary by artists, critics, and Whitney Museum curators who assembled them. | |
| AMERICAN MODERN SCULPTURE | 1984 | MEDIA NB212.A4 1984 SL | UNIVERSAL COLOR SLIDE | |||
| AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY - A CENTURY OF IMAGES - 3 VOLUME SET | 180 | 1999 | MEDIA TR23.A512 1999 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | ||
| ANCIENT AMERICA: INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST | 60 | 1994 | MEDIA E78.N77A53 1994 VCV | GRAY WARRINER/CAMERA ONE | Discover the origins of the totem pole, and see how it became a universal symbol of Indian culture; examine the Indian legends passed down through the ages; retrace the roots of Ming Dynasty porcelains found in prehistoric villages; learn about... | |
| AND THEY SANG A NEW SONG | 29 | 1988 | MEDIA NA5811.S46A54 1988 VCV | UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | Employs art history and music history to discover the meaning of the 24 Elders of the Apocalypse carved in the late 12th century Portico de la Gloria of the pilgrimage church at Santiago de Compostela. | |
| ANDREW WYETH | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA ND237.A53-VCU | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | Andrew Wyeth traces his career through his paintings of the landscape and people of Pennsylvania and Maine, the two locales he has lived in all of his life and from which he draws his inspiration. | |
| ANDREW WYETH EXHIBIT 1976 | n/a | 1976 | MEDIA ND1398-SL/CASS | METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | Shows Wyeth's pre-studies and paintings of the land, buildings and people of Karl Kuerner's farm in Pennsylvania and Christina Olson's house in Maine, two of the most important environments of the artist's life. | |
| ANDY WILBUR | MEDIA Y201.VCV | |||||
| ANDY WILBUR BENTWOOD BOX | Media Y200.VCV |
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| APPROACHING LITERATURE: CARYL CHURCHILLS TOP GIRLS (PART 2) | MEDIA PR 6053.H786 T66 1996 VCV |
Explores Caryl Churchill's play about the deliberate choices women must make about their own presentation for advancement in a patriarchal world. Includes commentary before the play and interviews with the playwright, director and cast members after the play. | ||||
| ARCHITECTURE IN THE 20TH CENTURY | 1970 | MEDIA NA680.A72 1970 SL | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | Survey of international 20th century architecture. | ||
| ARCHITECTURE IN THE 20TH CENTURY | n/a | 1969 | MEDIA NA976-FS | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | 1, Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Gropius, Mendelsohn.2, Mies vander Rohe, Chareau, Tecton. 3, Aalto, Eames, LondonCounty Council. 4, A&P Smithson, Van Eyke, Erskine, Atelier.5, Rietveldt, Saarinen Nervi. 6, Stirling & Gowan, Kahn, Fuller... | |
| ARCHITECTURE OF ENGLAND, THE PARTS 1-9 | 1987 | MEDIA NA961.A72 1987 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of English architecture from the 8th century to the 19th century. Pt. 1: 28 min. Pt. 2: 29 min. Pt. 3: 30 min. Pt. 4: 31 min. Pt. 5: 29 min. Pt. 6: 26 min. Pt. 7: 28 min. Pt. 8: 32 min. Pt. 9: 24 min. | ||
| ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1930 | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of modern architecture. | |||
| ART | n/a | 1979 | MEDIA N1447-FS/CASS | CHEVRON U.S.A. | Features eight artists in various careers. The interviews their individual approaches to their lives as artists. | |
| ART:21 ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY | 240 | 2001 | MEDIA N6512.A742 2001VCV |
Meet twenty-one diverse contemporary artists through revealing profiles that take viewers behind the scenes in to artists studios, homes and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, sources of inspiration and creative processes. The program is divided into four general themes place, spirituality, identity, and consumption. | ||
| ART AND LIFE IN AFRICA | 1998 | MEDIA N72.S6 A781 1998 CDROM | ||||
| ART AND REVOLUTION IN MEXICO | 50 | 1982 | MEDIA ND2644.A77 1982 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | Focuses on the art of Rivera, Orozco, Siguerios, and others and shows how contemporary artists used art forms as diverse as murals and satiric cartoons to reflect the social realities that led to the 1910 Revolution in Mexico. Includes... | |
| ART AS INVENTION; SCULPTORS JOHN CHAMBERLAIN AND GEORGE SEGA | 18 | 1971 | MEDIA NB596-CASS | THE CENTER FOR CASSETTE STUDIES | ||
| Art Deco | 29 | 2004 | BBC Production | |||
| ART HISTORIAN, THE | 1996 | MEDIA N5303.A78 1996 CDROM | BIG HAND PRODUCTIONS | Presents a survey of Western and nonwestern art from prehistory through modern times. | ||
| ART IN THE '70S | 1980 | MEDIA N6493.A77 1980 SL | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | Survey of art in the 1970s. | ||
| ART MOVEMENTS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of art trends circa 1900. | |||
| ART & MUSIC. THE BAROQUE | 1994 | MEDIA N87.A78 1994 PT.3 CDROM | ZCI PUBLISHERS, INC., | Explores the art and music of the Baroque period through images, sound, and accompanying text. Includes Webster's New World Dictionary and ZCI Publishing Concise Encyclopedia, which may be accessed at any time in the program. | ||
| ART & MUSIC. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 1994 | MEDIA N87.A78 1994 PT.4 CDROM | ZCI PUBLISHERS, INC., | Explores the art and music of the 18th century through images, sound, and accompanying text. Includes Webster's New World Dictionary and ZCI Publishing Concise Encyclopedia, which may be accessed at any time in the program. | ||
| ART & MUSIC. THE MEDIEVAL ERA | 1994 | MEDIA N87.A78 1994 PT.1 CDROM | ZCI PUBLISHERS, INC., | Explores the art and music of the Medieval era through images, sound, and accompanying text. Includes Webster's New World Dictionary and ZCI Publishing Concise Encyclopedia, which may be accessed at any time in the program. | ||
| ART & MUSIC. THE RENAISSANCE | 1994 | MEDIA N87.A78 1994 PT.2 CDROM | ZCI PUBLISHERS, INC., | Explores the art and music of the Renaissance through images, sound, and accompanying text. Includes Webster's New World Dictionary and ZCI Publishing Concise Encyclopedia, which may be accessed at any time in the program. | ||
| ART OF HAITI, THE | 26 | 1983 | MEDIA ND306.A77 | MARK MAMALAKIS | Shows how and why Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, was the setting for a dynamic art movement created by unschooled painters and attracting international attention and recognition. In investigating the emergence of this movement, looks at the works of the painters, and includes interviews and scenes from everyday life. | |
| ART OF THE 20TH CENTURY | 1984 | MEDIA N380.A7 1984 SL | UNIVERSAL COLOR SLIDES | |||
| ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD. PROGRAM I, THE CLASSICAL IDEAL | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA N5300.A78 PT. 1 VCV | INTELLIMATION | Traces the origins of humanism and the classical style to Ancient Greece. Describes the genius of Roman engineering and architecture and portrait sculpture. Features experts John Boardman, Andrew Stewart, and Richard Brilliant. | |
| ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD. PROGRAM II, A WHITE GARMENT OF... | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA N5300.A78 PT. 2 VCV | INTELLIMATION | Examines Romanesque and Gothic churches as evidence of the values of the societies that created them. Shows the affect of monasticism and pilgrimage on Romanesque church architecture. Uses Gislebertus's sculpture at St. Lazare in Autun to show... | |
| ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD. PROGRAM III, THE EARLY RENAISSANCE | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA N5300.A78 PT. 3 VCV | INTELLIMATION | Covers the revival and reinterpretation of the classical tradition in the works of Florentine artists Masaccio, Donatello, and Ghiberti. Discusses how these artists exemplify the merging of Christian and humanistic values. Examines the... | |
| ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD. PROGRAM IV, THE HIGH RENAISSANCE | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA N5300.A78 PT. 4 VCV | INTELLIMATION | Covers key aspects of the High Renaissance, including the advent of the artist as genius (Leonardo, Michaelangelo, and Raphael), the rise of Rome as a center of artistic vitality, and Venetian preoccupation with the quality of light (Giorgione... | |
| ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD. PROGRAM IX, IN OUR OWN TIME | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA N5300.A78 PT. 9 VCV | INTELLIMATION | Looks at the Abstract Expressionist movement, examines the past and looks forward to the implications for the future. Features experts Clement Greenberg, Germano Celant and Rosalind Krauss. | |
| ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD. PROGRAM V, REALMS OF LIGHT, THE... | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA N5300.A78 PT. 5 VCV | INTELLIMATION | Examines the divergent themes of the baroque period, including a new emotional appeal as seen in Bernini's The Ecstasy of St. Teresa, Caravaggio's naturalism, Velasquez's multilayered works, and the rise of bourgeois values as seen in Rembrandt's... | |
| ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD. PROGRAM VI, AN AGE OF REASON,... | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA N5300.A78 PT. 6 VCV | INTELLIMATION | Covers the move from the rococo period to neoclassicism and romanticism. Relates stylistic changes to the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. Covers the work of David, Gericault, Turner, Delacroix, and Goya. Features experts... | |
| ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD. PROGRAM VII, A FRESH VIEW,... | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA N5300.A78 PT. 7 VCV | INTELLIMATION | Contrasts Courbet's treatment of subjects from everyday life with the innovations and techniques used by the impressionists. Examines the impressionists characteristic concern with color and changing light and contrasts this with the very... | |
| ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD. PROGRAM VIII, INTO THE... | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA N5300.A78 PT. 8 VCV | INTELLIMATION | Covers the work of the fauves, the cubists, the international style, and the surrealists. Discusses how these movements relate to modern life. Features experts Christopher Greene and Margit Rowell. | |
| ARTIST AND SOCIETY RENAISSANCE | 28 | 1993 | MEDIA D228.R45 1993 PT. 13 VCV | SOUTH CAROLINA ETV | the changes in the social role of artists during the careers of Titian, Brueghel, Caravaggio, Artemisia, and Velazquez. | |
| BALOG, JAMES AND JERRY UELSMANN | 120 | 1990 | MEDIA TR145.J25 1990 VCV | EASTMAN KODAK COMPMAY | Features photographer Jim Balog as he photographs a grizzly bear and a timber wolf for his book, "Survivors: a new vision of endangered wildlife," and a visit to the darkroom of Jerry Uelsmann. Each segment followed by questions from the... | |
| BAROQUE ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Baroque art and architecture. | |||
| ART SMART VIDEO SERIES | BASIC SCREEN PRINTING | 25 | 1989 | MEDIA TT273.B3 1994 VCV | CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS | Presents the general process of screen printing along with historical information and numerous examples of commercial and fine art prints. Demonstrates paper, celluloid, adhesive paper, and resist stenciling methods. |
| BASKETS OF THE NORTHWEST PEOPLE | 76 | 1995 | MEDIA E78.N77B37 1995 VCV | MIMBRES FEVER | View the cultures of the Northwest People through their baskets, for interwoven in these baskets is the history, imagination and spirit of the people who wove them. Host and basket expert, Natalie Linn, shows and explains some of the finest examples of baskets most woven during the era of a renaissance of basket making in the Pacific Northwest, c. 1860-1930. | |
| BATHS OF CARACALLA AND THE EARLY THIRD CENTURY A.D., THE | 18 | 1989 | MEDIA NA317.B27 1989 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Examines the baths of Emperor Caracalla and show the grandiose and extravagant designs of the early Imperial period, which were made possible by the technical prowess of the Roman engineer. | |
| BATIK | 18 | 1977 | MEDIA NK814-FS/CASS | CLEARVUE | ||
| BAUHAUS | n/a | 1975 | MEDIA NA975-FS/CASS | MCINTYRE VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | Describes the establishment of the Bauhaus, its teachers and students and its profound influence in the design of products, painting, sculpture, architecture, graphic design, exhibition design and stage design. | |
| BAUHAUS: THE FACE OF THE 20TH CENTURY | 50 | MEDIA N332.G33B487 1996 VCV | RM ASSOCIATES | Looks at the development of the Bauhaus and the key figures involved in it. It also sets the history of the Bauhaus in the context of the political unrest and economic chaos of the Weimar Republic in Germany. | ||
| BEATRICE WOOD: MAMA OF DADA | 55 | 1993 | MEDIA NK4210.W66B42 1993 VCV | WILD WOLF PRODUCTIONS, INC. | ||
| BEGINNING HANDBUILDING | 60 | 1996 | MEDIA TT920.B43 1996 VCV | TARA PRODUCTIONS | Graham Sheehan introduces beginning potters to basic handbuilding techniques. After showing how to make simple pinch pots, he demonstrates coil and slab building methods using five different projects of increasing complexity. The video features close-ups that provide details about how clay should be prepared, how it can be joined to another piece and how glazes can be used to decorate forms. The program concludes with a demonstration of the finished pieces fired in an electric kiln. | |
| BEGINNING TO THROW ON THE POTTERS WHEEL | 62 | 1996 | Media TT920 .B445 1996 VCV |
TARA PRODUCTIONS | Introduces the throwing techniques that will help students mater the throwing process. Features wedging, centering, the throwing of basic forms, and trimming, with demonstrations of throwing exercises. | |
| BETYE & ALISON SAAR: CONJURE WOMEN OF THE ARTS | 28 | 1994 | MEDIA N6537.S2B47 1994 VCV | L&S VIDEO | Betye and Alison Saar, mother and daughter artists, demonstrate collaborative art and the use of found objects in their work. They also reflect on their relationship, motivation and role as African-American women. | |
| BEYOND TRADITION | 45 | 1989 | MEDIA E98.A7B49 1989 VCV | DAVID M. STRANG | Presents more than three hundred examples of prehistoric, historic and contemporary American Indian art including carvings, paintings, sculptures, baskets, rugs, jewelry and pottery. The evolution of Indian art is traced through the... | |
| BIRTH OF EUROPEAN PAINTING, THE | 28 | 198- | MEDIA ND170.B57 1980Z VCV | ROLAND COLLECTION | Presents a history of art in Europe from 1250 to 1450. | |
| ART SMART VIDEO SERIES | BOOKBINDING PAPERMAKING | 56 | 1980 | MEDIA TS1109.B66 1990 VCV | CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS | Demonstrates the simple production techniques for paper in Set 1. Shows how to make a watermark, laminate paper on paper, and supply flowers, string, gold or copper leave, and Carborundum in Set 2. Instructs in the making of a soft cover and hard cover book in Set 3. |
| BRITAIN, THE GARDEN KINGDOM | 58 | 1965 | MEDIA SB466.G75B75 1996 VCV | IVN COMMUNICATIONS | Eric Porter narrates this study of Hitler's Germany, how its men, women and children worked and played and how they coped with all-out war, mass bombings, invasion and defeat. Contains documentary footage, including Hitler's home movie's. | |
| BYZANTINE ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Byzantine art and architecture. | |||
| CAROLINGIAN ART (CA. 750-900) | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Carolingian art. | |||
| CASSATT, MARY | 30 | 1986 | MEDIA ND237.C3M37 1986 VCV | WNET/13 | Looks at the life and work of Mary Cassatt, impressionist artist, unusual in that she was a woman and American. Story told in first person comments from Cassatt's writing, reminiscences of friends and relatives and narration. | |
| CASTLE | 57 | 1983 | MEDIA UG405.M18 1983 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Presents an animated tale about a fictional thirteenth-century fortress and town built by King Edward I to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Includes live action sequences in which David McCaulay and Sarah Bullen explain the history and architecture... | |
| CATHEDRAL | 60 | 1985 | MEDIA NA4830.C36 1985 VCV | PBS VIDEO | David Macaulay and Caroline Berg explain the importance of the gothic cathedral to the community in which it existed and shows several examples in France. Interspersed with the live photographs is the animated story of the building of the fictional... | |
| CHARLES KRAUEL: A PROFILE OF A DEAF FILMMAKER | 30 | 1994 | MEDIA HV2373.K72 1994 VCV | DAWN PICTURES | Charles Krauel bought his first camera in 1925. For over 50 years he documented the everyday cultural life of deaf people. | |
| CHARLES KRAUEL: A PROFILE OF A DEAF FILMMAKER | 30 | 1994 | MEDIA HV2373.K72 1994 VCV | DAWN PICTURES | Charles Krauel bought his first camera in 1925. For over 50 years he documented the everyday cultural life of Deaf people. | |
| CHIHULY: RIVER OF GLASS | 90 | 1997 | MEDIA NK5198.C43C45 1997 VCV | PORTLAND PRESS | Follows American glass sculptor Dale Chihuly during a working tour through Europe. | |
| CHINAS COSMOPOLITAN AGE: THE TANG | n/a | 1993 | MEDIA DS749.3.C45 1993VCV | THE ANNENBERG/CPB COLLECTION | The Tang dynasty was an era of great cultural development and material prosperity. The program examines Tangs vitality in government, art, religion and philosophy, and its profound contribution to the humanistic traditions of China, Korea and Japan. | |
| CHUCK CLOSE: A PORTRAIT IN PROGRESS | 57 | 1998 | MEDIA ND1329.C54C483 1998 VCV | MUSE FILM AND TELEVISION | An interview with Close and a retrospective of his work of painting family, friends and fellow artists with colossal heads. | |
| CLAES OLDENBURG | 54 | 1997 | MEDIA NB237.O42C52 1997 VCV | RM ARTS | Program shows artist's works from his soft sculptures to his proposals for colossal public monuments, to his accomplished drawings. | |
| CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY IN ART | 198- | MEDIA N7760.C52 1980Z SL | DAYTON PRESS | Scenes from classical mythology as seen through the eyes of artists. | ||
| CLAYWORKS | 13 | 1971 | MEDIA NK4007.C52 1990Z VCV | CRYSTALPRODUCTIONS | ||
| COLLECTING AMERICA: FOLK ART AND THE SHELBURNE MUSEUM | 28 | 1988 | MEDIA NK805.A1C65 1988 | BYRON MCKINNEY ASSOCIATES, INC. | Provides a kaleidoscopic look at the objects found in Electra Havemeyer Webb's collections of hundreds of thousands of American folk art pieces which fill thirty-seven buildings of the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. | |
| COLOR | 28 | 1975 | MEDIA NK985-SL/CASS | FAIRCHILD VISUALS | Discusses the concepts of color wheel, hues, value, intensity, warm and cool colors, complementary colors, and shows examples of varied color uses in famous paintings. | |
| COLOR RENDERING TECHNIQUES FOR PRESENTATION DRAWINGS | 75 | 1985 | MEDIA NA2780.C65 1985B VCV | IDEA BANK | Demonstrates ways to use color pens and pencils for rendering eye-catching landscape designs. | |
| COLOSSEUM SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES | 57 | 1997 | MEDIA TA633.S43 1997 PT.1 VCV | CYNTHIA PAGE, JULIA CORT | Explores various theories as to how the Colosseum in ancient Rome was covered. Also discusses how the Colosseum was used in antiquity. | |
| COMICS: THE 9TH ART | 360 | 1990 | MEDIA PN6710.C65 1990 VCV | EUSKAL PICTURES INTERNATIONAL | Series on the history of the comics. Vol. 1 focuses on characters popular from the mid-1800s to the Great Depression. Vol. 2 looks at the first superheros and how events of the '50's and '60's inspired characters for the baby boom generation. Vol... | |
| COMPUTER MAGIC | 58 | 1986 | MEDIA TR897.5.C6 1986 VCV | CINEMAGIC PRODUCTIONS | Behind-the-scenes look at how computers are being used to create graphics, animation and special effects. | |
| COMPUTER VISIONS | 60 | 1991 | MEDIA TR897.5.C65 1991 VCV | DIGITAL VISION ENTERTAINMENT | "A spectacular ride on the new wave in computer animation."--Container. | |
| CONTEMPORARY BEADED BAGS | 1989 | MEDIA NK3650.C65 1989 SL | CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF BEADWORK | From the show of Contemporary Beaded Bags, May 18 to July 29, 1989 at the Center for the Study of Beadwork. | ||
| CRETE & MYCENAE | 54 | 1986 | MEDIA DF220.C74 1986 VCV | KARTES VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS | Documentary on the cities of Crete and Mycenae. | |
| CUBISM AND DERIVATIVES (UP TO WORLD WAR II) | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of early 20th century cubist art. | |||
| CUBIST EPOCH, THE | 53 | 1986 | MEDIA N6494.C8C83 1986 VCV | KARTES VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS | Surveys cubist art in the context of its period by focusing on the cubist epoch exhibition at the Los Angeles County Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. | |
| CYBEROMA | 39 | 1996 | MEDIA DG70.C92 1997 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES | Reconstructs Rome as it looked in AD 200, using computer graphics, providing a close look at many spectacular monuments. | |
| DADA AND SURREALISM | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Dadaism and surrealism in art. | |||
| DAGUERRE AND THE PHOTO CAMERA | 19 | 1994 | MEDIA TR15.D24 1994 VCV | TARGET FILMS | Presents the history and basic principles of photography. | |
| DAIMYO | 30 | 1988 | MEDIA NX584.D25 1988 VCV | JOHN NATHAN | Presents a sensory experience of daimyo life in medieval Japan focusing on cultural activities such as the tea ceremony, No theater, calligraphy, swordsmanship, and archery from horseback--all filmed on location in Japan. | |
| DAUGHTERS OF THE ANASAZI | 28 | 1990 | MEDIA E99.A16D28 1990 VCV | FILM PROJECT | Lucy Lewis and her daughters, Emma and Delores, continue to make fine art Acoma pottery much the same way as their native American ancestors, the Anasazi, did over a thousand years ago. This film documents the entire process for the... | |
| DAVID HOCKNEY (PLEASURES OF THE EYE) | 55 | 1997 | MEDIA N6797.H57D2 1999 VCV | HOME VISION ARTS | Filmed mostly at his homes in California and London, the video profiles artist David Hockney, who talks about his philosophy, his life, and his work in painting, and stage design. | |
| DAY IN THE COUNTRY | 30 | 1989 | MEDIA ND547.5.I4D39 VCV | FINLEY-HOLIDAY FILM CORPORATION | An appreciation of 40 works from the 1984 Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition on French Impressionism. Includes works by Manet, Monet, Sisley, Pissaro, Gauguin, Cezanne and Van Gogh. Exhibition originally organized by the... | |
| DEATH OF AN AFRICAN KING, THE: THE FUNERAL OF THE OMANHENE OF TAKYIMAN | 90 | Media GT3289.G4 D43 2004 DVD |
Osabarima Dotobibi Takyia Ameyaw II, the Chief of the Ghanian city of Techiman, turned his face to the wall in September, 2003 after a long and distinguished career as chief and as a colonel in the armed forces of Ghana. His funeral was celebrated in February, 2004 in Techiman, and because he died while still chief, it was attended by most of the important chiefs of Ghana as well as by the Chief of State and the former president. This program covers all six days of the funeral and includes spectacular footage of the royal arts of Ghana, including funeral cloth, gold ornaments, umbrellas of state, drums, dancing, and both military and Christian rites. | |||
| DEGENERATE ART | 60 | 1995 | MEDIA N6868.D44 1995 VCV | MUSE FILM AND TELEVISION | Describes Nazi attacks on the avant garde and their desecration of modernist art culminating in the 1937 exhibition of "Entartete Kunst" (degenerate art) in Munich. The film also describes the opening of the Haus der Kunst and the Nazi approved art it exhibited. Produced in conjunction with the 1991 Los Angeles county Museum reconstruction of the degenerate art exhibition, which assembled more than 150 surviving masterworks from the original show and gathered photographic documentation, motion-picture footage and the recollections of witnesses of the time. | |
| DEGENERATE ART - COPY 2 | 60 | 1993 | MEDIA N6868.D44 1995 VCV |
DAVID GRUBIN PRODUCTIONS | ||
| DELPHI | 57 | 1987 | MEDIA DF261.D45 1987 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient ruins of Delphi and their place in the Greek world. | |
| DESIGN | 33 | 1975 | MEDIA NK987-SL/CASS | FAIRCHILD VISUALS | Presents the topics of two dimensional surface and three-dimensional image, the evolution of modern sculpture, architecture as 3D design, and applied arts and crafts. | |
| DESIGN PLUS WORKMANSHIP | 43 | 1983 | MEDIA TS227.A4D475 VCV | OLYMPIA TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | Jim Kirby shows some of the sculptures he has made by welding and discusses the techniques he used to create his sculptures. He demonstrates how to make a salmon by welding. | |
| DIEGO RIVERA: I PAINT WHAT I SEE | 58 | 1989 | MEDIA N6559.R58I2 1990 VCV | MARY LANCE/ERIC BREITBART/DIRECT CINEMA | ...Film biography of the famed Mexican artist whose murals led to controversies that echo those of public artists today. Featuring location filming of Rivera's enormous colorful murals...explores the artist's life and work, including his... | |
| DISCOVERING THE ART OF KOREA | 58 | 1993 | MEDIA N7360.D57 1993 VCV | PAULA LEE HALLER-PAUL ASSELIN PRODUCTION | Documents the history of Korean art from early bronzes, royal gold crowns and ornaments, Buddhist sculpture, celadon ceramics, and landscape and genre painting. Based on a traveling exhibition. | |
| DRAWING THE LINE: A PORTRAIT OF KEITH HARING | 30 | 1989 | MEDIA NC139.H3D72 1989 VCV | BIOGRAFILM | Eric Porter narrates this study of Hitler's Germany, how its men, women and children worked and played and how they coped with all-out war, mass bombings, invasion and defeat. Contains documentary footage, including Hitler's home movie's. | |
| DREAM WNDOW: REFLECTIONS ON THE JAPANESE GARDEN | 57 | 1992 | Media SB 458.D74 1992 VCV |
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE | A journey through some of the most beautiful gardens in the world, revealing the secrets of both classical and contemporary Japanese gardens. | |
| E.E. CUMMINGS: THE MAKING OF A POET | 24 | 1971 | MEDIA PS3505.U334Z6 1971 VCV | HAROLD MANTELL, INC. | E.E. Cummings tells how he became a great writer, revealing the sources, sites, friends, and the events which influenced him. | |
| EAKINS, THOMAS | 60 | 1984 | MEDIA ND237.E15T46 1984 VCV | SPOFFORD FILMS | Dramatic re-creation is combined with documentary photographs, interviews, and archival footage to tell the story of Eakin's life. Narrated by Sam Waterston. | |
| EARLY CHRISTIAN ART (TO CA. A.D. 500) | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of early Christian art and architecture. Includes views of the Pilgrimage Church of St. Simeon Stylites, Syria. | |||
| EARLY CHRISTIAN BASILICAS AND CENTRALLY PLANNED CHURCHES | 1986 | MEDIA NA5613.E27 1986 SL | SCALA/ART RESOURCE | Basilicas and church architecture from Italy, ca. 115-1700. | ||
| EDOUARD MANET: PAINTER OF MODERN LIFE | 27 | 1983 | MEDIA ND553.M3E46 1983 VCV | J. WECHSLER/METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | Examines major paintings by Edouard Manet that influenced his contemporaries and changed the definition of later art. Explains the works in the artist's own words and in those of his own friends, Zola, Baudelaire, Mallarme, and others. | |
| EGYPTIAN ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of ancient Egyptian art. | |||
| EIGHTEENTH CENTURY/ROCOCO ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of 18th century and Rococo art and architecture. | |||
| EMPIRE OF SIGNS, THE; AMERICAN VISIONS | 60 | 1996 | MEDIA N6505.A54 1997 PT. 7 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Hughes' personal interpretation of American art and architecture and what it reveals about the American national character. This seventh episode looks at the postwar era. | |
| ENGLISH COTTAGE AND COUNTRY GARDENS | 45 | 1996 | MEDIA SB453.3.E5E54 1996 VCV | LARKSPUR COMPANY | An intimate tour of English cottage gardens: Yew Tree Cottage, Upper Mill Cottage, Camp Cottage, Swan Cottages, Lane Cottage, Snape Cottage, East Lambrook Manor, and Ash Tree Cottage | |
| ENGLISH PAINTING OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES: SET 1 | n/a | 1977 | MEDIA ND1383-FS/CASS | VISUAL EDUCATION | Illustrates major English portrait paintings from the second half of the 18th century. Provides a narrative introduction to English painting prior to the mid-18th century. | |
| ENGLISH PAINTING OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES: SET 2 | n/a | 1977 | MEDIA ND1384-FS/CASS | VISUAL EDUCATION | Reviews the transitional period in English painting from the late 18th to early 19th centuries. Illustrates paintings representative of both the old and new painting styles. | |
| ETHNIC NOTIONS | 57 | 1986 | MEDIA E185.61.E74 1987 VCV | KQED | Covering more than one hundred years of United States history, traces the evolution of Black American caricatures and their role in political and social conflicts concerning race. | |
| ETRUSCAN ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Etruscan art. | |||
| EVENING WITH THE MASTERS, AN | 117 | 1991 | MEDIA TR145.E84 1991 VCV | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY | Segment one presents Robert Sobieszek and his video, The Art of Persuasion: A History of Advertising Photography. In segment two Jim Marvy talks about his photographic methods, conducts a tour of his professional commercial photographic... | |
| EXPERIMENTAL WATER MEDIA: STEPHEN QUILLER | 20 | 1993 | MEDIA ND2435.E96 1993 VCV | CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS | Stephen Quiller demonstrates how to combine media. Watercolor is combined with graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, pastels, and oil pastels, resulting in special effects and abstract forms. | |
| EXPLORING WATERCOLOR FROM LOCATION TO STUDIO | 60 | 1990 | MEDIA ND2420.E96 1990 VCV | CRYSTAL PRODUCTION | Gerald Brommer shares his painting techniques in creating watercolor landscapes. | |
| FANTASTIC AND EXPRESSIONISTIC ART SINCE MID-CENTURY | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of fantastic and expressionistic art since World War II. | |||
| FANTASTIC WORLD OF M.C. ESCHER, THE | 50 | 1980 | MEDIA NE670.E75F25 1994 VCV | Through first-person accounts by Escher's friends and mathematicians, computer animated recreations of his work, and a look at his sources of inspiration, The Fantastic World of M.C. Escher explores the man, his inspirations, and the mathematical principles found in so much of his art. | ||
| FAUVISM AND EXPRESSIONISM, THE | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Fauvism and Expressionism in art. | |||
| FIFTEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of 15th century Italian Renaissance art. | |||
| FIFTEENTH CENTURY RENAISSANCE ART OUTSIDE OF ITALY | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of non-Italian Renaissance art. | |||
| FIVE THOUGHTS ON ASIAN ART | 48 | 1995 | MEDIA N7260 .F58 1995 VCV | RANDY BRINSON, STEPHEN HEGG | Takes the viewer to the collections of the Seattle Asian Art Museum and examines some of the fundamental themes that underlie the art of Asia. | |
| FLEMISH PAINTING IN THE 15TH CENTURY | 1987 | MEDIA ND664.F54 1987 SL | SCALA/ART RESOURCE | Paintings by Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hugovan der Goes, and Hans Memling. | ||
| FORBIDDEN CITY, THE | 61 | 1997 | MEDIA DS795.8.I46 F68 1997 VCV | PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA | A tour of the palace complex the Forbidden City in Beijing, showing its design and architecture in historical perspective. | |
| FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT | 153 | 1998 | MEDIA NA737.W7F72 1998 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Profiles the great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, brilliant but constantly embroiled in scandal. | |
| FUNCTIONAL POTTERY | 24 | 1983 | MEDIA NK4364.F85 1983 VCV | CRYSTALPRODUCTIONS | ||
| GARDENS OF THE WORLD. COUNTRY GARDENS | 27 | 1993 | MEDIA SB472.G27 1993 PT. 5 VCV | PERENNIAL PRODUCTIONS, INC. | Audrey Hepburn explores several of the world's most beautiful country gardens, including Giardino del Ninfa, cottage gardens in England, and the farmhouse gardens surrounding Chilcombe House in Dorset. Also appearing are garden designers... | |
| GARDENS OF THE WORLD. FLOWER GARDENS | 27 | 1993 | MEDIA SB472.G27 1993 PT. 4 VCV | PERENNIAL PRODUCTIONS | Audrey Hepburn explores Claude Monet's garden at Giverny, Tintinhull House in Somerset, England and the native flora of America's Southeast. Includes a guest appearance by garden authority Penelope Hob house. | |
| GARDENS OF THE WORLD. FORMAL GARDENS | 27 | 1993 | MEDIA SB472.G27 1993 PT. 3 VCV | PERENNIAL PRODUCTIONS | Audrey Hepburn travels from the Renaissance gardens of Italy and the 17th century gardens of France to the 20th century gardens of England. Includes a guest appearance by garden authority Penelope Hob house. | |
| GARDENS OF THE WORLD. PUBLIC GARDENS AND TREES | 27 | 1993 | MEDIA SB472.G72 1993 PT 6 VCV | PERENNIAL PRODUCTIONS | Audrey Hepburn explores the gardens at Mount Vernon and the public gardens in the city of Paris. | |
| GARDENS OF THE WORLD. ROSES AND ROSE GARDENS | 27 | 1993 | MEDIA SB472.G27 1993 PT.1 VCV | PERENNIAL PRODUCTIONS | Audrey Hepburn tours famous rose gardens. Includes a guest appearance by rosarian Graham Stuart Thomas. | |
| GARDENS OF THE WORLD. TULIPS AND SPRING BULBS | 27 | 1993 | MEDIA SB472.G27 1993 PT. 2 VCV | PERENNIAL PRODUCTIONS | Audrey Hepburn visits the Keukenhof in Holland and Chenics Manor in England to look at the spring bloom of tulips and other bulbs. Includes information on the way that bulbs are intertwined with the history and art of Holland. | |
| GAUDI | 25 | 1992 | MEDIA NA1313.G3A5 1992 VCV | ACADEMIC AND ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO | An examination of the work of Antoni Gaudi, an architect who has defied definition. | |
| GENERAL SURVEY, A | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA BX385.M4M65 PT. 1 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of the Meteora Monasteries, in the rocks of Thessaly. | |
| GEORGE SEGAL - AMERICAN STILL LIFE | 60 | MEDIA NB237.S44G46 2001 VCV | KULTUR | Chronicles the life and work of the acclaimed sculptor whose trademark life-size plaster casts can be seen in major museums and public spaces throughout the country. The program includes interviews with the artist, scenes of him at work, commentary from friends, family and historians as well as rare archival footage of the Pop Art scene during the 60s | ||
| GERMAN PAINTING IN THE LATE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES | 1987 | MEDIA ND565.G47 1987 SL | SCALA/ART RESOURCE | Paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder, Albrecht Durer, Hans Holbein the Younger, and Matthias Grunewald. | ||
| DADA | GERMANY--DADA | 55 | 1968 | MEDIA NX550.G47 1986 VCV | KARTES VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS | Deals with aims and activities of the revolutionary group of artists and writers who made up the Dadaist movement in Germany. Includes interviews with Hans Richter and Richard Huelsenbeck. |
| GILDED AGE, THE; AMERICAN VISIONS | 60 | 1996 | MEDIA N6505.A54 1997 PT. 4 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Hughes' personal interpretation of American art and architecture and what it reveals about the American national character. This fourth episode looks at the many sided world of late 19th century America. | |
| GIOTTO AND THE PRE-RENASCENCE: MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS SERIES | 47 | 1986 | MEDIA ND623.G6G56 1986 VCV | KARTES VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS | Documentary on the works of the artist Giotto showing each of the major cycles of his frescoes. | |
| GLORY OF THE GARDEN, THE | 51 | 1982 | MEDIA SB466.G75G56 1982 VCV | INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC FILMS, INC | Describes the Exbury Gardens in England which were developed by Lionel de Rothschild. Gives the history of the Gardens while showing many of the 250 acres of rhododendrons and azaleas. | |
| GOING WHERE I'VE NEVER BEEN: PHOTOGRAPHY OF DIANE ARBUS | 30 | 1989 | MEDIA TR647.A7G65 1989B VCV | CAMERA THREE PRODUCTIONS | A documentary on the life of Diane Arbus with her ideas spoken by a close friend, and comments by Lisette Model, Marvin Israel, John Szarkowski, and her daughter Doon Arbus. | |
| GOTHIC ART (BEGINNING CA. 1140) | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Medieval European art and architecture. | |||
| GOYA | 54 | 1986 | MEDIA ND813.G7G69 1986 VCV | KARTES VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS | Presents Goya's most prominent works and offers a look into the artist's life from his youth to his later years. | |
| GOYA: AWAKENED IN A DREAM | 55 | 1999 | media PN 1997.G681999 VCV | DEVINE PRODUCTIONS | A young girl helps her friend and teacher, artist Francisco de Goya, thwart the tyranny of the Spanish Inquisition. | |
| GOYA IN BORDEAUX | 105 | 2000 | MEDIA PN1997.G67 2000VCV | In Bordeaux, France, in the early 1800s Goya suffers from strange visions and nightmares. He reflects on his tumultuous career, a love affair with the beautiful Duchess of Alba, and the evil crusade of Napoleons French army--events which inspire him to produce works that change the art world forever. | ||
| GRAFFITI VERITE: READ THE WRITING ON THE WALL | 45 | 1995 | MEDIA GT3912.G72 1995 VCV | BRYAN WORLD PRODUCTIONS | Several graffiti artists discuss how their works emanated from simple tagging to become personal expressions which are now classified as urban art. | |
| GRAIN IN THE STONE, THE | 52 | 1974 | MEDIA Q175.B7918 PT. 3 VCV | BBC-TV AND TIME-LIFE FILMS | Focuses on the architectural expressions of man throughout history. | |
| GREAT GARDENS OF ENGLAND | 60 | 1994 | MEDIA SB466.G75G74 1994 VCV | LARKSPUR COMPANY | A tour of three gardens in separate areas of England: Hidcote Manor, Mottisfont Abbey and Sissinghurst Castle. Looks at the history, the beauty, design and creative plantings of each one. Includes a cameo appearance by Nigel Nicolson. | |
| GREAT METEORA AND AGHIOS, THE | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA BX385.M4M65 PT. 2 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Presents two monasteries of the Meteora, the Great Meteoron (founded about 1350) and Saint Nicholas (founded in the 1400s). | |
| GREEK ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of the art of ancient Greece. Includes views of the Temple of Zeus, Acropolis, and the Parthenon; antiquities of Delphi, Olympia, and Athens. | |||
| GREEK TEMPLE, THE | 54 | 1986 | MEDIA NA275.G74 1986 VCV | KARTES VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS | Deals with the construction of the Greek temple,focusing on the evolution of the structure and decoration of temples in Magna Grecia through the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles. Includes scenes of temples at Delphi, Paistum... | |
| HERITAGE OF AMERICAN ART | n/a | 1976 | MEDIA N1378-SL/CASS | METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | Represents a selection of forty major American paintings, by this country's finest artists from 1730 to 1916, that are included in the collections of the Museum. Selected from an exhibit organized for the U.S. Bicentennial celebration. | |
| HISTORY OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE | 27 | 1971 | MEDIA NA593-CASS | THE CENTER FOR CASSETTE STUDIES | An examination of U.S. architecture spotlighting our changing concepts of comfort and beauty. A look at the influences of Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Gropius. | |
| HISTORY OF WESTERN ART. NO. 24: L'ART NOUVEAU | n/a | 1975 | MEDIA N6465.A7-FS | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | Features paintings, statues, building facades, and designs which show characteristics of the Art nouveau style in Europe. Includes examples of works by such predecessors as the Impressionists and pre-Rafaelites, showing how nouveau developed... | |
| HISTORY OF WESTERN ART. NO. 24: L'ART NOUVEAU | n/a | 1975 | MEDIA NK775.5.A7-FS | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | Presents examples of vases, textiles, wallpaper designs decorative friezes, cabinets, jewelry, and other household and personal items in the art nouveau style. | |
| HOMER, WINSLOW | 29 | 1986 | MEDIA ND237.H7W55 1986 VCV | NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART | This film deals with the development of Homer's art, from his early illustrations of the Civil War, to the powerful images of nature that characterize his mature and late work. Commentary by the National Gallery's Deputy Director, John... | |
| HOUSE ON THE WATERFALL | 30 | 1989 | MEDIA NA737.W7H68 1989 VCV | WQED | Tour of the famous residence built over a waterfall on bear run in southwest Pennsylvania. Includes interviews with the Edgar Kaufmann family, for whom it was built, and Wright's three on-site apprentices. | |
| HUNT OF THE UNICORN: MEDIEVAL TAPESTRIES, CLOISTERS COLLECT | n/a | 1978 | MEDIA NK1374-SL/CASS | METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | ||
| HUNTERS AND GATHERERS | 52 | 1994 | MEDIA GV1201.5.H85 1994 VCV | WHITE STAR | ||
| I, LEONARDO DA VINCI: A JOURNEY OF THE MIND | 16 | 1983 | MEDIA N6923.L33L462-FS/CASS | TELED, INC. | Host, Walter Cronkite discusses a remarkable program about the influence of the artist on the growth of the Western man. | |
| IMPRESSIONISM | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Impressionism. | |||
| IMPRESSIONISM AND AFTER, REMEMBERED BY PAUL MAZE | 30 | 1975 | MEDIA N973-FS/CASS | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | French artist, soldier, and adventurer, Paul Maze presents a survey of paintings and drawings by early 19th-century painters, indicating their influence on the Impressionists who were to follow. | |
| IN OPEN AIR: A PORTRAIT OF THE AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISTS | 29 | 1983 | MEDIA ND210.5.I4 VCV | PHOENIX/BFA FILMS | ||
| IN SEARCH OF HISTORY: MYSTERIES OF EASTER ISLAND | 50 | 1999 | MEDIA F3169. M97 1999 VCV | CREATIVE PRODUCTION GROUP | ||
| INCA SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES | 57 | 1997 | MEDIA TA633.S43 1997 PT.2 VCV | MICHAEL BARNES | Explores the architecture and engineering expertise of the Incas. Shows attempts to replicate Inca techniques for transporting large stones, fitting stones in place and constructing rope bridges. | |
| INDIAN POTTERY OF SAN ILDEFONSO | 27 | 198- | MEDIA E99.S213I54 1980Z VCV | HOLIDAY FILM CORPORATION | Details the making of black San Ildefonso Indian pottery in New Mexico, from the spreading of sacred corn and the gathering of clay to the outdoor firing and removal of pottery pieces from the fire mound. Features potter Maria Martinez. | |
| INDIAN POTTERY OF SAN ILDEFONSO | 27 | 199- | MEDIA Q99.S213I54 1990Z VCV | FINLEY HOLIDAY FILMS | Details the making of black San Ildefonso Indian pottery in New Mexico, from the spreading of sacred corn and the gathering of clay to the outdoor firing and removal of pottery pieces from the fire mound. Features potter Maria Martinez. | |
| INTRODUCTION TO PRINTMAKING | 38 | 1983 | MEDIA NE830.I57 1983 VCV | CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS | Provides an overview of printmaking. | |
| ISFAHAN AND SHIRAZ: HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC CITIES OF IRAN | n/a | 1979 | MEDIA N1390-FS/CASS | EDUCATIONAL FILMSTRIPS | Provides an historical, architectural and artistic introduction to two Iranian cities. Includes illustrations of mosques, palaces, bazaars, ornate bridges, parks and artistic details. | |
| ISLAM: EMPIRE OF FAITH | 180 | 2000 | Gardner Films/PBS | Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture. | ||
| ISLAMIC ART | 30 | 1988 | MEDIA N6260.I75 1988 VCV | RM PRODUCTIONS AND TF 1 | Examines traditional Islamic art forms, including architecture, calligraphy, and music, the philosophical and spiritual basis for them, and their role in Muslim life. | |
| JACKSON POLLOCK | 53 | 1987 | MEDIA ND237.P73J23 1987 VCV | KIM EVANS | Through interviews with his wife Lee Krasner as well as with critics and his contemporaries, the life and work of Jackson Pollock is thoroughly examined in this documentary. Footage from a 1950 film shows Pollock at work using his distinctivce improvisatory technique of painting | |
| JACOB LAWRENCE: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT | 25 | 1993 | MEDIA ND1839.L36J23 1993 VCV | GROVER BABCOCK | Documentary on the Afro-American painter Jacob Lawrence and how his life in Harlem during the depression years influenced his work. Includes interview with the artist. | |
| JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY, THE | 31 | 1989 | MEDIA GT2910.J26 1989 VCV | NHK / FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | Presents the history and philosophy of the Japanese tea ceremony. A complete ceremony is shown. | |
| KAHLO, FRIDA (1910-1954) | 62 | 1983 | MEDIA ND259.K33F75 1983 VCV | RM ARTS | Examination of the life and work of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, told principally through many of the approximately 70 self portraits in which the artist charted not only physical changes, but also the events in her life, including love, loss... | |
| KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE | 48 | 1999 | MEDIA E98.A7K26 1999 VCV | MIMBRES FEVER | Focuses on five talented Northwest Coast artists who are carrying forward and developing their rich traditions and are part of the ongoing revitalization movement. | |
| KNOSSOS: THE PALACE-CITY OF MINOS | n/a | 19-- | MEDIA DF221.C8K56 1986 SL | PICTURES OF RECORD | This set focuses on the work of recent archaeologists in Crete and on the lives of the people who lived there between about 2800-1300 BC., as well as on the legends about Minoan history. | |
| KOREA: ANCIENT TREASURE, MODERN WONDER | 25 | 1990 | MEDIA DS902.K67 1990 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | Examines the combination of centuries-old tradition and modern technology that have turned a small, war- torn agrarian country into a major industrial power. The effects of modernization on traditional values, and the roles of education and... | |
| LABYRINTH: THE HISTORY OF THE MAZE | 50 | 1996 | MEDIA SB475.L22 1996 VCV | NEW RIVER MEDIA | ||
| LANDSCAPES OF FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH, THE | 29 | 1989 | MEDIA ND237.C52L25 1989 VCV | NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART | "...traces Church's career form his early studies in the Catskills and the Hudson River Valley with the eminent landscape painter, Thomas Cole, through Church's maturity, when his grand, summary paintings of the great natural wonders of the... | |
| LATE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of architecture ca. 1875-1930. | |||
| LATE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY SCULPTURE | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of sculpture ca. 1875-1930. | |||
| LE CORBUSIER: MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS SERIES | 46 | 1986 | MEDIA NA1053.J4L4 1986 VCV | KARTES VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS | Deals with the life and works of the architect LeCorbusier. Explains his revolutionary ideas on architecture and urban renewal and shows the practical application in his most important buildings in Europe and Asia. | |
| LEONARDO DA VINCI: THE VISIONARY INTELLECT | 30 | 1992 | MEDIA ND623.L5L46 1992 VCV | EUROPEAN VIDEO LIBRARY, THE | An examination into the work and life of Leonardo da Vinci. | |
| LIGHT OF THE GODS | 28 | 1988 | MEDIA N5630.L54 1988 VCV | HOME VISION | Focuses on the evolution of Greek art that spanned nearly five hundred years and left an indelible imprint on the history of Western civilization. Includes sequences showing ancient cities and important sites having remains of early... | |
| LINE | 27 | 1975 | MEDIA NK986-SL/CASS | FAIRCHILD VISUALS | Discusses and illustrates types of lines, function of line, the psychology of line, and principles of design. | |
| LIVING TREASURES OF JAPAN | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N7358.L58 1980 VCV | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | Profiles nine artisans and performing artists who are recognized by law as "holders of important intangible cultural properties" and are charged with publicly exhibiting their works and teaching their artistry to apprentices. Pays visits to a... | |
| LOST KING OF THE MAYA | 60 | 2001 | MEDIA F1435.1.C7L67 2001 VCV | NOVA BY PROVIDENCE PICTURES | From 200 to 900 A.D. the dynasty of Blood Lords presided over hallucinogenic vision quests, ritual warfare and human sacrifice. Today, a team of archaeologists and historians are piecing together a more complete look at the fascinating rise and fall of Copan Civilization and Yax Kuk Mos pivotal role as founder. | |
| LOUVRE: MASTERPIECES OF PAINTING | n/a | 1980 | MEDIA N1392-SL | T. H. FEDER BOOKS | Shows and describes 12 major paintings from the collection of the Louvre museum in Paris. Includes a brief narrative history of the museum. | |
| MACEDONIAN OR PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY, 305-30 B.C., THE | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA N5350.A78 PT. 8 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture during the era of Greek rule. | |
| MAKING MASTERPIECES A SIX-PROGRAM SERIES | 60 | 1997 | MEDIA ND1143.M55 1997 VCV V.1 | BBC | ||
| MAKING MASTERPIECES A SIX-PROGRAM SERIES | 60 | 1997 | MEDIA ND1143.M55 1997 VCV V. 2 | BBC | ||
| MAKING MASTERPIECES A SIX-PROGRAM SERIES | 60 | 1997 | MEDIA ND1143.M55 1997 VCV V.3 | BBC | ||
| MAN RAY: PROPHET OF THE AVANT-GARDE | 60 | 1997 | MEDIA N6537.R3M35 1999 | THIRTEEN/WNET | Traces the artists remarkable legacy from his early beginnings in New York to his distinctive achievements in Paris and finally, to the impact his work left for future generations in a variety of fields. | |
| MARC CHAGALL | 55 | 1987 | MEDIA ND699.C5M27 1987 VCV | HOME VISION | Traces the life and work of Marc Chagall on his journey from a Jewish ghetto to be the grand old man of French painting. Uses illustrations of his works and quotations from his writings to tell his story. | |
| MARCEL DUCHAMP: A GAME OF CHESS | 56 | 1987 | MEDIA ND553.D774G3 1987 VCV | PUBLIC MEDIA HOME VISION | Interview in French dubbed in English. Title on label and container: Marcel Duchamp: a game of chess. An interview at the Pasadena Art Museum, filmed in 1963 in black and white. Partially reshot to highlight Duchamp's use of color. | |
| MARIA INDIAN POTTERY MAKER OF SAN ILDEFONSO | 27 | MEDIA E99.S213I54 1980VCV | Maria Martinez and her son Popovi Da, noted Indian potters of the San Ildefonso Pueblo In New Mexico, demonstrate their traditional way of making black pottery. They explain both the spiritual and technical aspects of their art. | |||
| MARY ELLEN MARK THE SEARCHING EYE | 24 | 1992 | MEDIA TR140.M348S42 1992 VCV | MEDIA LOFT, INC. | ||
| MASTERS OF ANIMATION | 369 | 1986 | MEDIA TR897.5.M27 1986 VCV | EDUCATIONAL FILM CENTRE | Presents a look at the world's leading animation artists and their work. Includes sections on computer animation. | |
| MASTERS OF ILLUSION | 30 | 1991 | MEDIA N7430.5.M27 1991 VCV | NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, HARPER FILMS | A film about how to see, what we see, or what we think we see. Examines the visual revolution of the Renaissance and how the same principles are applied today in motion picture special effects. | |
| MATISSE | 58 | 1987 | MEDIA N6853.M33M27 1987 VCV | RM ARTS | Highlights the development of Matisse's style in which he gave color the freedom to control other elements in his painting. His subjects--interiors, the studio, and home reflected his concern with painting relationships between things, uniting... | |
| MAYA LIN: STRONG CLEAR VISION | 94 | 1994 | MEDIA N6537.L54M38 1994 VCV | FREIDA LEE MOCK | Examines ten years in the life of designer, sculptor and architect Lin, beginning with her design of the Vietnam Memorial and the controversy that followed. | |
| MAZES & LABYRINTHS: THE SEARCH FOR THE CENTER | 28 | 1996 | MEDIA GV1507.M3 M39 1996 VCV | CYCLONE | The history and design of mazes and labyrinths are presented. | |
| MCNEIL, HEATHER. HYENA AND THE MOON | 64 | 1995 | MEDIA GR356.4.M36 1995 CASS | LIBRARIES UNLIMITED | Traditional folk tales and fables of the Kikuyu, Turkana, Samburu, Taita, and Kipsigis people of Kenya told with musical accompaniment on African instruments. | |
| MECHANICAL UNIVERSE...OPTICS | 30 | 1987 | MEDIA QB461.M42 PT.14 VCV | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | This program explains how X-rays can be used to "see" things on an atomic scale. | |
| MESOPOTAMIAN ART | 1975 | MEDIA N5370.M47 1975 SL | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | Overview of Mesopotamian art. | ||
| MESOPOTAMIAN ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Mesopotamian art. Includes Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian art and images from the Ishtar Gate. | |||
| MICHELANGELO: ARTIST AND MAN | 50 | 1994 | MEDIA N6923.B9M53 1994 VCV | ADAM FRIEDMAN | Examines the life and art of Michaelangelo. | |
| MIDDLE KINGDOM, THE | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA N5350.A78 PT. 4 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture ca. 2050 B.C. to 1800 B.C. | |
| MIGRATION AND HIBERNO-SAXON ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Medieval European art. | |||
| MING GARDEN | 28 | 1983 | MEDIA SB457.55.M55 1983 VCV | HOME VISION | Shows the installation, by Chinese craftsmen, of a Ming-style garden in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. | |
| MODERN ART IN THE '50S AND '60S | 1980 | MEDIA N6490.M64 1980 SL | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | Overview of art from Jackson Pollock to 1969. | ||
| MOISSAC, THE ROMANESQUE ABBEY CHURCH AND ITS SCULPTURE | 62 | 1987 | MEDIA NA5751.M65 1987 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Features the Burgundian Romanesque architecture and stone sculpture executed in the 11th century for the monastic church of Saint Pierre of the Cluniac Abbey of Moissac. | |
| MONDRIAN | 30 | 1992 | MEDIA ND653.M76A5 1992 VCV | ACADEMIC AND ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO | An examination into the work of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, and follows his journey from Calvinism to Cubism. | |
| MONET, LEGACY OF LIGHT | 28 | 1989 | MEDIA ND553.M7M65 1989 VCV | WGBH, MALONE GILL PRODUCTIONS,MFA BOSTON | A biography of impressionist artist Claude Monet, with images of his paintings, using his words from journals and interviews. Includes some archival footage of Monet in B&W. | |
| MONET'S YEARS AT GIVERNY: BEYOND IMPRESSIONISM | 30 | 1978 | MEDIA ND1349-SL/CASS | METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | Includes late Monet paintings done at Giverny between 1883 and 1926, supplemented by photographs of Monet's home at Giverny and its surroundings. | |
| MUSEI VATICANI: MASTERPIECES OF PAINTINGS | n/a | 1980 | MEDIA N1394-SL | T.H. FEDER BOOKS | ||
| MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, THE | 52 | 1974 | MEDIA Q175.B7918 PT. 5 VCV | BBC-TV AND TIME-LIFE FILMS | Traces the evolution of mathematics and explores the relationship of numbers to musical harmony, early astronomy, and perspective in painting. | |
| MYTH, MAN & METAL BRONZE SCULPTURE OF ANCIENT GREECE & ROME | 31 | 1996 | MEDIA NB140.M97 1996 VCV | INSTITUTE FOR MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES | Mattusch lectures on bronze casting in ancient Greece and Rome, drawing on ancient mythology and modern archaeological and scientific research. | |
| MYTHS AND THE MOUND BUILDERS | 59 | 1988 | MEDIA E78.M73M97 1988 VCV | PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATES | During the 1880s, many people believed that the huge earthen mounds scattered throughout the central United States were built by a lost civilization. Recent research indicates that they are the work of early American Indians about whom... | |
| NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON: MASTERPIECES OF PAINTING | n/a | 1980 | MEDIA N1393-SL | T.H. FEDER BOOKS | Illustrates and describes 12 major paintings from the collection of the National Gallery in London. Includes a brief narrative history of the gallery. | |
| NEOCLASSICISM | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Neoclassic art and architecture. | |||
| NEVELSON IN PROCESS | 30 | 1987 | MEDIA NB237.N43N49 1987 VCV | WNET/13 | Louise Nevelson talks about her art career and directs the construction of a large metal sculpture in this portrait of an American woman sculptor who's work was unrecognized by critics for most of her career. | |
| NEW KINGDOM | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA N5350.A78 PT. 5 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture ca. 1786 B.C. to 1567 B.C. | |
| NON-WESTERN ART | 1993 | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Includes art of Indians of the Americas, African tribes, India, China, and Japan. | |||
| NORMAN ROCKWELL: PAINTING AMERICA | 86 | 1999 | MEDIA ND237.R68N665 1999 VCV | SUSAN LACY | Examines "the artist of the people" using archival footage and visual images from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Featuring interviews with historians, critics, family, friends and admirers, this production gives an in-depth look at the artist, his art and the Americana he created with his brushstrokes. | |
| NORTH AFRICA: THE CYRENAICA | n/a | 1974 | MEDIA N1470-FS | VISUAL EDUCATION | Examines the art and architecture of Cyrene during the Greek period of settlement. | |
| NOTRE DAME: WITNESS TO HISTORY | 56 | 1996 | MEDIA DC774.N7N67 1996 VCV | JONAH GOLDBERG | Traces eight centuries of French history through the story of Notre Dame. | |
| O'KEEFFE, GEORGIA | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA ND237.O5G46 1988 VCV | WNET/13 | Eric Porter narrates this study of Hitler's Germany, how its men, women and children worked and played and how they coped with all-out war, mass bombings, invasion and defeat. Contains documentary footage, including Hitler's home movies. | |
| OBELISK SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES | 57 | 1997 | MEDIA TA633.S43 1997 PT.3 VCV | MICHAEL BARNES | Discusses how ancient Egyptian obelisks were quarried, moved and erected. Shows how a modern crew tested various theories of how obelisks were set upright. | |
| OLD KINGDOM | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA N5350.A78 PT. 1 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture in the earliest dynasties, starting ca. 3000 B.C. Includes an examination of the pyramids and tombs. | |
| OLD KINGDOM | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA N5350.A78 PT. 2 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture in the 4th-5th dynasties, starting ca. 2600 B.C. to 2400 B.C. | |
| OLD KINGDOM | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA N5350.A78 PT. 3 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture in the 6th dynasty. | |
| OLYMPIA | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA DF261.O5O59 1987 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Examines the characteristics of Greek art and architecture of gymnasiums, fountains, temples, and stadiums. | |
| OP, KINETIC AND LIGHT, HAPPENINGS AND ENVIRONMENTS,... | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of various modern art movements. | |||
| OTTONIAN ART (CA. 900-1002) | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Ottonian art. | |||
| PAINTING THE FIGURE IN WATERCOLOR | 144 | 1998 | MEDIA ND2190.P25 1996 VCV | SIGNILAR, INC | Burton Silverman demonstrates watercolor figure painting techniques. | |
| PAUL KLEE | 25 | 1992 | MEDIA ND588.K5P28 1992 VCV | ACADEMIC AND ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO | An examination into the work and life of Paul Klee. | |
| PERSEPOLIS: ANCIENT PERSIAN CEREMONIAL CENTER | n/a | 1979 | MEDIA N1389-FS/CASS | EDUCATIONAL FILMSTRIPS | Illustrates the surviving buildings and bas-reliefs in Persepolis. Describes the customs, styles and ceremonial events of that era. | |
| PICASSO | 38 | 1981 | MEDIA ND1441-FS/CASS | EDUCATIONAL DIMENSIONS GROUP | Studies the work of Pablo Picasso, showing his different periods, his conflicting styles, and common themes which influenced his work. | |
| PICASSO THE MAN AND HIS WORK | 90 | 1986 | MEDIA ND553.P5P567 1986 VCV | VIEW VIDEO | Story of Pablo Picasso's life from the age of 15, primarily stressing his work in its various periods and the influence of events and persons in his life on his work. | |
| PICASSO--WAR, PEACE, LOVE | 51 | 1986 | MEDIA ND553.P5P53 1986 VCV | KARTES VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS | Deals with the works of Pablo Picasso from "Guernica" on, and presents live sequences of the artist in his studio near Cannes. | |
| PILGRIMAGE CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF THE HEIGHTS AT RONCHAMP... | 35 | 1987 | MEDIA NA1053.J4P55 1987 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Presents inside and outside views of the 20th century chapel of Notre-Dame-du Haut at Ronchamp, France, designed by LeCorbusier. | |
| PLAY IT AGAIN NAM | 26 | 1995 | MEDIA N7369.P35P52 1995 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES & SCIENCES | Profiles the career of Nam June Paik, a Korean-Americanneo-Dadaist performance artist. | |
| POP ART, NEW REALISM, PHOTO REALISM | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of three modern art movements. | |||
| PORCELAIN FOR EMPERORS | 13 | 1993 | MEDIA NK4166.J5P67 1993VCV | Focuses on the traditional art form of porcelain making in Jingdezhen, China. | ||
| POST-IMPRESSIONISM | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Post-impressionism. | |||
| POTTERS OF OAXACA | 45 | MEDIA NK4032.O19P672 1998 VCV | CHRIS AUTIO | Shows production of pottery from digging clay to selling the finished product | ||
| PRADO: MASTERPIECES OF PAINTING | 1980 | MEDIA N1396-SL | T.H. FEDER BOOKS | Shows and describes 12 major paintings from the collection of the Prado Museum in Madrid. Includes a brief narrative history of the museum. | ||
| PRECISIONISM, REALISM, SOCIAL REALISM, AND REGIONALISM | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of four modern art movements. | |||
| PREHISTORIC ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of prehistoric art. Includes cave paintings from France and Spain, and views of Stonehenge. | |||
| PROMISED LAND, THE; AMERICAN VISIONS | 60 | 1996 | MEDIA N6505.A54 1997 PT. 2 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Hughes' personal interpretation of American art and architecture and what it reveals about the American national character. This second episode looks at the portraits of early American settlers. | |
| PROTO-RENAISSANCE ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of art on the dusk of the Middle Ages and early dawn of the Renaissance. | |||
| Pt. 10: Mierle Laderman Ukeles, World of Art | 25 | 1996 | MEDIA N6494.E6U54 1996 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB COLLECTION | Mierle Ukeles shows her past projects of turning landfills into parks; she discusses her current plans to transform New York City's landfill on Staten Island. | |
| PYRAMID | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA DT63.P97 1988 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Follows the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. | |
| RAMESIDE ERA, THE, 19TH AND 20TH DYNASTIES | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA N5350.A78 PT. 7 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture in the 19th-20th dynasties. | |
| REALISM | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Realism in art. | |||
| ART SMART VIDEO SERIES | RELIEF PRINTING | 25 | 1989 | MEDIA NE1330.R4 1994 VCV | CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS | |
| RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY | 1988 | MEDIA NA1115.R45 1988 SL | SCALA/ART RESOURCE | Survey of Italian Renaissance architecture, including work by Brunelleschi, Alberti, Michelozzo, Sangallo, Laurana, Rossetti, Rossellino, Coducci, Lombardo, and Amadeo. | ||
| REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE, THE; AMERICAN VISIONS | 60 | 1996 | MEDIA N6505.A54 1997 PT. 1 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Hughes' personal interpretation of American art and architecture and what it reveals about the American national character. This first episode looks at the classical style of the early American republic. | |
| RIJKSMUSEUM: MASTERPIECES OF PAINTING | n/a | 1980 | MEDIA N1395-SL | T.H. FEDER BOOKS | Shows and describes 12 major paintings from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Includes a brief narrative history of the museum. | |
| ROBERT COLESCOTT THE ONE-TWO PUNCH | 28 | 1992 | MEDIA ND237.C66R62 1992 VCV | L&S VIDEO ENTERPRISES | Interview with Robert Colescott and discussions with art critics about his paintings which are noted for their narrative messages and prominent uses of black-face people in parodies of famous paintings and popular culture images. | |
| ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG: INVENTIVE GENIUS | 57 | 1999 | MEDIA N6537.R27R62 1999 VCV | THIRTEEN/WNET AND FIM ODYSSEY, INC. | Celebrates the life and work of American painter Robert Rauschenberg. As guru of the movement that transformed modern art, Robert Rauschenberg is the ideal focus for an exploration of the revolution that has taken place in American art over the... | |
| ROCKWELL, NORMAN. NORMAN ROCKWELL'S WORLD-AN AMERICAN DREAM | 30 | 1987 | MEDIA ND237.R68 N67 1987 VCV | CONCEPTS UNLIMITED, INC. | Captures through film, interview and pictures of Norman Rockwell's art what he saw and reproduced in his magazine cover art that spoke to people of simple values, the goodness of life and people. | |
| ROMAN AND LATE ANTIQUE PERIODS, 27 B.C.-641 A.D. | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA N5350.A78 PT. 9 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture during the height of Roman influence. | |
| ROMAN ART | 1979 | MEDIA N5760.R65 1979 SL | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | A comprehensive overview of Roman art. | ||
| ROMAN ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of the art and architecture of ancient Rome. | |||
| ROMAN CITY | 60 | 1994 | MEDIA TA16.M33 1994 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Animated story tells of the construction of a fictional Roman city in the newly conquered territory of Gaul. Hosted by David MacCaulay, the program examines how cities helped maintain the Roman Empire and explores the role of the built environment in... | |
| ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY | 1987 | MEDIA NA1113.R65 1987 SL | SCALA/ART RESOURCE | Survey of Romanesque architecture in Italy. | ||
| ROMANESQUE ART (CA. 1000-1150) | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Romanesque art and architecture. | |||
| ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. LAZARUS,... | 70 | 1987 | MEDIA NB551.R65 1987 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Features the Burgundian Romanesque sculpture in the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare in Auton, France which was created by Gislebertus and the Romanesque pilgrimage church, Notre-Dame, at Beaune, France. | |
| ROMANTICISM | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of Romanticism in art and architecture. | |||
| RUNNING FENCE: CHRISTO'S PROJECT FOR SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTY | 58 | 1994 | MEDIA N7193.C5R85 1994 VCV | VPI/AC PRODUCTIONS | Looks at the political and logistical problems involved in constructing an 18 ft. high white curtain from the intertidal areas up and across 24 miles of California countryside. | |
| SCULPTURE SINCE 1930 | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of modern sculpture. | |||
| SEBASTIAO SALGADO | 59 | 1993 | MEDIA TR 654.L6 1998 VCV |
BBC TV | Looks at the work of Brazilian photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado (b.1944). In his monumental photo-essay, Workers, Salgado's dominant theme is the displacement of manual labor by technological advances. He documents the effects of this new industrial revolution on laborers in Eastern Europe, Cuba, Gdansk, Brazil, India, Sicily, and Bangladesh. Includes archival footage of Salgado's life and commentary by artists, photographers, critics, and writers such as Jorge Armado, Robert Delpire, Jimmy Fox, and Arthur Miller. BBC Omnibus series. |
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| SECRET GARDENS OF IRELAND, THE | 50 | 1994 | MEDIA SB466.I65S43 1994 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES | Ireland keeps its secrets to itself. At the extreme western limit of Europe, in County Kerry, at a latitude that is barely south of Moscow's, fabulous gardens were created during the late 19th century. As veritable open-air botanical... | |
| SECRETS OF PAINTING ON LOCATION | 55 | 1998 | MEDIA ND1505.S43 1995 VCV | LEBEN PRODUCIONS | Painter Bob Fagen shares technique on painting on location in a wide variety of settings. Includes tips on art tools, onlookers, weather, and back-seat critics. | |
| SECRETS OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE | 50 | 1996 | MEDIA F1219.73.S43 1996 VCV | A & E TELEVISION NETWORK | Examines who the Aztecs were, where they came from, how they lived, how they built up their power, and how they lost it. | |
| SHADOW CATCHER, EDWARD S. CURTIS AND THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN | 88 | 1993 | MEDIA E77.5.S42 1993 VCV | T.C. MCLUHAN | A profile of photographer, anthropologist and filmmaker Edward S. Curtis, who spent 34 years recording the American Indian tradition. | |
| SHARING THE DREAM | 45 | 1989 | MEDIA TR681.W6L3 1989 VCV | MEDIA LOFT, INC. | ||
| SHOCK OF THE NEW VOL.1 | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N6490.S4 PT.1 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Focuses on modernism in art as a reflection of changing social history in the 20th century. Includes interviews with, among others, Matisse, Picasso, and Dali. | |
| SHOCK OF THE NEW VOL.2 | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N6490.S4 PT.2 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Focuses on modernism in art as a reflection of changing social history in the 20th century. Includes interviews with, among others, Matisse, Picasso, and Dali. | |
| SHOCK OF THE NEW VOL.3 | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N6490.S4 PT.3 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Focuses on modernism in art as a reflection of changing social history in the 20th century. Includes interviews with, among others, Matisse, Picasso, and Dali. | |
| SHOCK OF THE NEW VOL. 4 | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N6490.S4 PT.4 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Focuses on modernism in art as a reflection of changing social history in the 20th century. Includes interviews with, among others, Matisse, Picasso, and Dali. | |
| SHOCK OF THE NEW VOL.5 | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N6490.S4 PT.5 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Focuses on modernism in art as a reflection of changing social history in the 20th century. Includes interviews with, among others, Matisse, Picasso, and Dali. | |
| SHOCK OF THE NEW VOL.6 | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N6490.S4 PT.6 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Focuses on modernism in art as a reflection of changing social history in the 20th century. Includes interviews with, among others, Matisse, Picasso, and Dali. | |
| SHOCK OF THE NEW VOL. 7 | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N6490.S4 PT.7 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Focuses on modernism in art as a reflection of changing social history in the 20th century. Includes interviews with, among others, Matisse, Picasso, and Dali. | |
| SHOCK OF THE NEW VOL. 8 | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N6490.S4 PT.8 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Focuses on modernism in art as a reflection of changing social history in the 20th century. Includes interviews with, among others, Matisse, Picasso, and Dali. | |
| SHODO, THE PATH OF WRITING | 30 | 1989 | MEDIA NK3637.A2S56 1989 VCV | CREATIVE ARTS TELEVISION | An introduction to calligraphy in Japan, its historical and aesthetic traditions and the high respect paid to fine, expressive brush writing. Also demonstrates the origins of various ideograms and shows adaptations of calligraphy to modern art and textile design--Container. | |
| SHOJI HAMADA - A POTTERS WAY & WORK | MEDIA NK4210.H32 S54 1996VCV | This presents a portrait of a great potter, tracing his relationship to the ceramic tradition and revealing the multifaceted sides of his energetic life style. This video also documents an exhibition of Hamadas work, held at a department store in Tokyo. | ||||
| SICILY AND SOUTH ITALY | n/a | 1974 | MEDIA NA1367-FS | VISUAL EDUCATION | Shows examples of Greek temples built in southern Italy and Sicily. Compares and contrasts their design, styles, ornaments, and size with temples built on the Greek mainland. | |
| SIGN, SYMBOL, AND SCRIPT | 40 | 1999 | MEDIA P211.S53 1999VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | Traces the development of written communication and the birth of the alphabet from ancient rock and cave paintings, pictures, signs, symbols, cuneiform, hieroglyphs, Chinese systems of writing systems to the Phoenicians, Paleo-Hebrew, Greek and Roman alphabets in about 1400 BC. | |
| Siqueiros: Artist & Warrior | 59 | 1998 | MEDIA ND259.S56S56 1999 VCV | Home Vision Arts | A film biography of David Alfaro Siqueiros, a leader of the Mexican mural movement, that traces the interplay between the two driving forces in his life-- art and politics--against a backdrop of historical images and an examination of his powerful work. | |
| SIXTEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of 16th century Italian Renaissance art. | |||
| SIXTEENTH CENTURY RENAISSANCE ART OUTSIDE OF ITALY | 19-- | MEDIA SLIDE ROOM | Survey of 16th century non-Italian Renaissance art and architecture. | |||
| SLEET, JR., MONETA, CO RENTMEESTER, JANE EVELYN ATWOOD | 120 | 1992 | MEDIA TR145.M65 1992 VCV | EASTMAN KODAK CO. | Features three photographers who were born into one culture and developed their career and their "look" in another. | |
| SOFT SELF-PORTRAIT OF SALVADOR DALI | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA ND813.D3S64 1987 VCV | PACIFIC ARTS VIDEO | Visually explores the world, art and persona of Salvador Dali, self-professed best artist of the 20th century. As well as paintings, this presents tableaus of live persons and situations typical of his art. | |
| STONEHENGE SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES | 57 | 1997 | MEDIA TA633.S43 1997 PT.4 VCV | CYNTHIA PAGE, JULIA CORT | Discusses what is known about Stonehenge and attempts to solve some of the mysteries surrounding it. Records an attempt by a modern crew to replicate stone age construction techniques. | |
| STREAMLINES AND BREAD LINES; AMERICAN VISIONS | 60 | 1996 | MEDIA N6505.A54 1997 PT. 6 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Hughes' personal interpretation of American art and architecture and what it reveals about the American national character. This sixth episode looks at the mythic images of the 1920s and 30s. | |
| SULEYMAN, THE MAGNIFICENT | 57 | 1987 | MEDIA N7165.S85 1987 VCV | HOME VISION | Narrated by Ian McKellen and shot on location in Turkey, this film explores the palaces and mosques of the Ottoman Empire and focuses on the life and personality of Sultan Suleyman... | |
| TECHNIQUES OF THE MASTERS VIDEOCONFERENCE PARTS 1-10 | 300 | 1990 | MEDIA TR145.T42 1990 VCV | EASTMAN KODAK CO. | Profiles of well-known photographers. | |
| TEMPLES AND ARTIFACTS, 18TH DYNASTY | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA N5350.A78 PT. 6 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture in the 18th dynasty. | |
| TEMPLES OF GREECE | 30 | 1988 | MEDIA NA275.T45 1988 VCV | VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. | Survey of ancient temples in Greece through an examination of the existing ruins. | |
| THE ART OF TATTOOING | 50 | 2001 | Media GT2345.A782 2001 VCV | THE HISTORY CHANNEL | Explore the history, meaning and artistry behind the ancient art of tattooing and its current renaissance. | |
| KIMBERLY T. GALLERY & SCULPTURE GARDEN | THE BRONZE WORKS | MEDIA NB1230.B6 2002 VCV |
Profiles the Bronze Works Foundry near Shelton Washington. Norma Taylor, a former oyster company CEO, built the foundry after her retirement. The building is designed with windows through which visitors observe the fiery world of bronze sculpting. This local feature story chronicles the steps of the process, beginning with the artists clay sculpture which receives layers of ruber, plaster, and hot max. Details are painstakingly touched up and the work is bathed in silica followed by sand, after which the ceramic coating is baked and the wax is replaced with poured bronze. Finally the piece is freed from its mold, assembled, welded, and polished, and the patina is applied to add final color and magic to the finished work of art. | |||
| THIEVES OF TIME | 27 | 1992 | MEDIA CC175.T45 1992 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Author Tony Hillerman introduces this historical overview of the pillage of North Americas Native American cultural archeological sites from colonial times through the present. Includes information on Twentieth Century legislation... | |
| THIS OLD PYRAMID | 90 | 1993 | MEDIA DT63.T45 1993 VCV | NOVA | This program reveals the ancient secret of how the pyramids were built by actually building one. A noted Egyptologist, Mark Lehner, and a professional stonemason, Roger Hopkins join forces in the shadow of the great pyramid... | |
| THIS OLD PYRAMID SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES | 57 | 1992 | MEDIA TA633.S43 1997 PT.5 VCV | MICHAEL BARNES | Explores the various theories about how the pyramids of ancient Egypt were constructed. Records a modern attempt to replicate ancient pyramid building on a smaller scale. Also explores in detail the structure of the Great Pyramid at Giza. | |
| THREE WORLDS OF BALI, THE | 59 | 1988 | MEDIA DS647.B2T47 1988 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Anthropologist Steve Lansing guides the viewer on an exploration of the Indonesian, temple-based, civilization of Bali, which is coming to terms with the technological West. Shows how Balinese religion unites and involves the people at... | |
| THROUGH AFRICAN EYES | 47 | 1995 | MEDIA N7380.T47 1995 VCV | BBC/RM ARTS | When first seen in the Western world in 1900, African art was viewed as strange and exotic. Yet these works, the booty of colonial wars, would influence Picasso, Matisse, and Modigliani and change the course of 20th century art. This program, while recognizing this impact, introduces noted experts who explain the importance of reappraising African art within its own cultural context. Then local Malian inhabitants in a Bamana village and the walled city of Djenne comment on the function of art and the role of the artist in their society. | |
| THROUGH WALLS | 8 | 1990 | MEDIA N6538.M4T47 1990 VCV | UCLA INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA | Presents Chicano muralists and their creation of urban murals as a way of initiating social consciousness within and beyond the Hispanic-American community. | |
| TITIAN | 57 | 1989 | MEDIA ND623.T7T57 1989 VCV | RM ARTS | Takes the viewer to Venice, Rome, Madrid and Vienna to view Titian's work, recounts the drama of his life and reveals the magnificence of his talent. | |
| TO PAINT THE STARS | 57 | 1990 | MEDIA ND653.G7T6 1990 VCV | GEORGETOWN TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS | Examines how psychiatric illness affected the life and art of Vincent Van Gogh. Includes original music and interview with Don McLean. | |
| TOULOUSE - LAUTREC | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA ND553.T7T68 1988 VCV | RM ARTS PRODUCTION | Produced in conjunction with an exhibit of his work at London's Royal Academy, this program follows the life and work of Toulouse-Lautrec. | |
| TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, THE: MOOR OF VENICE, THE | 101 | 1992 | MEDIA PR2829.A2W45 1992 VCV | MERCURY PRODUCTIONS | Adaptation of Shakespeare's play about love between two people of very different backgrounds and how it was destroyed by a vengeful man who planted and nurtured suspicion. | |
| TREASURES OF EARLY IRISH ART, 1500 B.C. TO 1500 A.D. | 30 | 1977 | MEDIA N1364-SL/CASS | METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | Presents a selection of manuscripts and art pieces from the 1977 Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition of early Irish art. Sketches the Irish tradition in art from bronze age to the accession of Henry VII, and ex. of Book of Kells, Petrie Crown.. | |
| TRECENTO: ITALIAN ART AND ARCHIT. IN THE 14TH CENTURY, THE | 26 | 1992 | MEDIA ND615.T74 1992 VCV | EUROPEAN VIDEO LIBRARY, THE | The Trecento was an extraordinarily vital and energetic period in Italy. This program provides a guide through 18th century art and architecture of Italy. | |
| TRIUMPH IN STONE | 42 | 1979 | MEDIA NA5543.T75 1979 VCV | MALCOLM R. MCBRIDE | A tour of the cathedrals of France, including Notre Dame, St. Denis, Ste. Chappelle, Lyon, Bourges, Rheims, Amiens, Beauvais, and Chartres. | |
| UFFIZI: MASTERPIECES OF PAINTING | n/a | 1980 | MEDIA N1397-SL | T.H. FEDER BOOKS | Shows and describes 12 major paintings from the collection of the Uffizi museum in Florence, Italy. Includes a brief narrative history of the museum. | |
| UN CHIEN ANDALOU (AN ANDALUSIAN DOG) | 16 | 198- | MEDIA N6494.S8C45 1980Z VCV | MUSEUM OF MODERN ART FILM LIBRARY | A somewhat related series of incidents, surrealistic in nature which was possibly intended to illustrate aspects of Freudian theories on the symbolic sexual nature of life. In French subtitles. | |
| UNCOMMON PLACES: THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT | 60 | 1985 | MEDIA NA737.W7 1985 VCV | PBS VIEDO | A biographical sketch of Frank Lloyd Wright. Uses original film footage and taped interviews with Wright as well as contemporary views to portray the evolution of Wright's distinctive school of architecture in relation to his life. | |
| UNDERSTANDING SURREALISM: PAINTERS OF THE DREAM | 36 | 1985 | MEDIA N6464.S8 VCV | EDUCATIONAL DIMENSIONS GROUP | Shows the range and variety of styles identified with surrealistic movement, as well as the common element that runs through them all. | |
| VAN GOGH'S VAN GOGH | 57 | 1999 | MEDIA ND653.G7.V25 1999 | Documents the exhibition of 70 paintings on loan to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., from Van Gogh. | ||
| VERSAILLES | 56 | 198- | MEDIA NA7736.V5V48 VCV | KRONOS FRANCE FILMS | Scenes of the palace with descriptive and historical narrative. | |
| VIEWING GRAPHICS | 100 | 1976 | MEDIA NK972-FS/CASS | VISUAL PUBLICATIONS | Surveys the graphic arts with designs from a variety of sources and countries, showing how words and ideas can be expressed through prints, fabrics, posters, stamps, signs, book illustrations, cartoons, and other forms. | |
| VIEWS OF A VANISHING FRONTIER | 58 | 1988 | MEDIA E165.V54 1988 VCV | OSPREY FOR METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | George Horse Capture, curator of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, introduces this film which documents the journey of Prince Maximilian zu Wied and the Swiss artist Karl Bodmer to the American West in 1823-34. Retraces the two-year... | |
| VIGIL, ANGEL. THE CORN WOMAN | 1hr30 | 1995 | MEDIA GR111.H57V54 1995 CASS | LIBRARIES UNLIMITED | Presents stories and legends from the Hispanic Southwest in both English and Spanish; the stories are recorded in only one language on each cassette tape. | |
| VIKINGS | n/a | 1980 | MEDIA N1461-SL/CASS | METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | Discusses the myths and realities of Viking culture and the influence the northern peoples exercised in their many contacts with others. | |
| VINCENT & THEO | 140 | 1991 | MEDIA PN1997.V55 1991 VCV | HEMDALE | Focuses on the tragic life of artist Vincent van Gogh and his obsessively dedicated brother Theo. | |
| VISION OF PARADISE: KNIGHTSHAYES COURT | 27 | 1988 | MEDIA SB466.G75V57 1988 VCV | VIDEO CONNECTION | A tour of Knightshayes Court, an exotic garden in Devon built after World War II by Lady Joyce Heathcoat-Amory and her husband. | |
| WARHOL, ANDY | 79 | 1987 | MEDIA N6537.W28A54 1987 VCV | LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION "SOUTH BANK... | A profile of Andy Warhol's life and work. It examines a career that spanned painting, film, publishing, rock music and television. | |
| WATERCOLOR IN ACTION | 60 | 1990 | MEDIA ND2420.W27 1990 VCV | CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS | Gerald Brommer shares his painting techniques in creating watercolor landscapes. | |
| WATERCOLOR METHODS | 19 | 1993 | MEDIA ND2420.W28 1993 VCV | CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS | ||
| WAVE FROM THE ATLANTIC, THE; AMERICAN VISIONS | 60 | 1996 | MEDIA N6505.A54 1997 PT. 5 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Hughes' personal interpretation of American art and architecture and what it reveals about the American national character. This fifth episode looks at 20th century immigrant influence on American art. | |
| WESTERN CIVILIZATION SLIDE COLLECTION | 1982 | MEDIA CB13.W43-SL | INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE CORP. | Covers the Ancient World through Post World War II. | ||
| WHAT DO THE ARTS MEAN? | 59 | 1979 | MEDIA N71.W42 1979 CASS | NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO | Explores the lay person's attitude toward art in America. Through interviews, a Central Park carriage driver, a subway conductor, a carpenter, a restaurant owner, and a policeman, express personal feelings about the arts. Most people... | |
| WILD WORLD OF "OBSCURO COMIX", THE | 49 | 1993 | MEDIA PN6710.W54 1993 VCV | SPSCC MEDIA CTR - STEVE WHALEN | Cartoonist, librarian & iconoclastic super-hero Steve Willis presents a lecture on the history & development of underground, new wave and "obscuro" comix. | |
| WILDERNESS AND THE WEST, THE; AMERICAN VISIONS | 60 | 1996 | MEDIA N6505.A54 1997 PT. 3 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Hughes' personal interpretation of American art and architecture and what it reveals about the American national character. This third episode looks at landscape paintings depicting the American wilderness. | |
| WINSLOW HOMER: THE NATURE OF THE ARTIST | 29 | 1986 | MEDIA ND237.H7W55 1986 VCV | NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART | This film deals with the development of Homer's art, from his early illustrations of the Civil War, to the powerful images of nature that characterize his mature and late work. Commentary by the National Gallery's Deputy Director, John... | |
| WOODSTACK 95 | MEDIA TT920.W631 1995VCV | Highlights the versatile clay building styles of Rudy Autio and Peter Voulkos, and features a panel of prominent ceramicists. | ||||
| WORLD OF ART: BEVERLY BUCHANAN/JUNE WAYNE | 260 | 1997 | MEDIA N7430.W67 1997 PT. 3 VCV | OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING PRODUCTION | An art appreciation course that gives students unparalleled insight into the artistic process and a deeper understanding of works of art themselves. The series shows students that making art far from an inaccessible act of genius | |
| WORLD OF ART: BILL VIOLA/HUNG LIU | 60 | 1998 | MEDIA N7430.W67 1997 PT.2 VCV | PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICE | An art appreciation course that gives students unparalleled insight into the artistic process and a deeper understanding of works of art themselves. The series shows students that making art, far from an inaccessible act of genius, is a... | |
| WORLD OF ART: GOAT ISLAND/MIERLE LADERMAN UKELES | 60 | 1998 | MEDIA N7430.W67 1997 PT.5 VCV | PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICE | An art appreciation course that gives students unparalleled insight into the artistic process and a deeper understanding of works of art themselves. The series shows students that making art, far from an inaccessible act of genius, is a... | |
| WORLD OF ART: LORNA SIMPSON/GUILLERMO GOMEZ-PENA | 60 | 1998 | MEDIA N7430.W67 1997 PT.1 VCV | PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICE | An art appreciation course that gives students unparalleled insight into the artistic process and a deeper understanding of works of art themselves. The series shows students that making art, far from an inaccessible act of genius, is a... | |
| WORLD OF ART: MILTON RESNICK/JUDITH F. BACA | 60 | 1998 | MEDIA N7430.W67 1997 PT.4 VCV | PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICE | An art appreciation course that gives students unparalleled insight into the artistic process and a deeper understanding of works of art themselves. The series shows students that making art, far from an inaccessible act of genius, is a... | |
| WORLD OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT; A MONUMENTAL ARCHITECT VIEWS MA | 29 | 1969 | MEDIA NA594-CASS | LEARNING PLANS | The great American architect explains the meaning of a concept which he created and which revolutionized the building art. | |
| WORLD OF THE GODDESS--MARIYA GIMBUTAS | 103 | 1990 | MEDIA GN799.R4M37 1990 VCV | GREEN EARTH FOUNDATION | A view of the culture, religious beliefs, symbolism and mythology of the prehistoric, pre-patriarchal cultures of old Europe, who revered and celebrated the great goddess of life, death, and regeneration in all her many forms. | |
| WORLD REBORN, A RENAISSANCE PT. 18 | 57 | 1993 | MEDIA D228.R45 1993 PT. 18 VCV | BILL JERSEY/SCETV | A narrative overview of the period from the 14th-17th centuries, placing the changes of the Renaissance in their broader context. | |
| WOVEN BY THE GRANDMOTHERS | 27 | 1998 | MEDIA E99.N3W79 1998 VCV | WETA | Explores the 19th century Navajo rugs and textiles in the National Museum of the American Indian as well as how contemporary weavers use tradition in their work. |