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DVD/Video Reservation Form VI 0430 - 1, 2, 3 of Portraits. VHS cassette. 1989. 60 min. APV Films brings you an exciting hour long film in which Karen Simmons shows us that it is not as difficult as we may think. Using oils, pastel, and charcoal, she demonstrates her unique "1, 2, 3" method of portrait painting. Karen tackles the individual features of the face in different adults and children. VI 0541 - 20th Century American Art: Highlights of the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. VHS cassette. 1998. 30 min. Illustrates the diversity and richness of twentieth century American art at the Whitney Museum using a documentary style combined with a subjective personal essay. VI 0268 - A Day in the Country. VHS cassette. 1990. 30 min. Title on cassette label: French Impressionism: a day in the country. VI 0385 - Aboriginal Art. VHS cassette. 1996. 13 min. "The art of Australia's Aborigines is explored in this program from prehistoric cave art to the paintings of contemporary artists"--Container. VI 0266 - African Art. VHS cassette. 1995. 47 min. Influencing artists such as Picasso, African art changed to course of 20th century art. This film introduces noted experts who explain the importance of re-appraising African art within its own cultural context. VI 1268 - African Pottery Techniques. DVD. 2003. 60 min. Includes seven short videos that explain each of the five forming techniques used by potters in Africa, as well as the preparation of the fresh clay and the firing of the completed pots. VI 0542 - The Agony and the Ecstasy. VHS cassette. 1992. 139 min. A dramatization of the struggle behind the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling by Michelangelo. VI 0402 - Alexander Calder: Calder's Universe. VHS cassette. 1998. 30 min. The universe of Calder's rotating spheres, spinning mobiles, animated wire sculpture and his toys, prints, jewelry, tapestries, and theater designs are set in motion on the screen. We see Calder as he transforms an old spoon into part of a delicate mobile. He is captured at work and at play and revealed to be an artist for whom the two activities are inseparable. VI 0265 - Alfred Stieglitz: Photographer. VHS cassette. 1998. 30 min. With striking portraits of Stieglitz, his own images, and the works of other photographers he encouraged and influenced, this celebrates the achievements of this seminal figure in the history of photography and of modern art in America. VI 0281 - American Visions. 8 VHS cassettes. 1996. 60 min. each. This extraordinary series presents a panoramic view of American history as reflected by artists in every medium and genre, from "primitive" portraits of the Colonial era to the complex visions of the present day. A. The Republic of Virtue. VI 1219 - Andy Warhol. DVD. 2006. 240 min. Through on-camera interviews and still and motion picture footage, the entire length of Andy Warhol's career in art is explored from the 1940's until his death in 1987. VI 0399 - Ansel Adams. VHS cassette. 1981. 60 min. Presents a film portrait of noted American photographer Ansel Adams, focusing on his role as a teacher, conservationist, and artist. VI 0377 - Art Ache: Life is short. VHS cassette. 1991. 51 min. Examines the changing role that art plays in contemporary culture through the opinions of British "rubbish" sculptor Tony Cragg, American artist Jackie Winsor, and the artistic duo David McDermott and Peter McGough. VI 1465 - Art & Copy. DVD. 2010. 89 min. A powerful film about advertising and inspiration. It reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time, people who've profoundly impacted our culture. VI 0136 - Art Education In Action. 5 VHS cassettes with booklet. 1995. 40 min each. Divided into five parts, each provides insights on developing lessons: A. Aesthetics VI 0445 - Art in the 20th Century. 2-VHS cassettes. 2001. 4 hours. Meet twenty-one diverse contemporary artists through revealing profiles that take viewers behind the scenes into 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. VI 0557 - Art Nouveau. VHS cassette. 2000. 33 min. A look at the art nouveau movement, focusing mainly on the Art nouveau, 1890-1918 exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England. Includes archival film footage from the period and features interviews with prominent scholars. VI 0263 - Art of the Western World. VHS cassettes. 1989. 114 min. The series offers unusual perspectives both historical and visual on the Western world's seminal works of painting, sculpture and architecture A. The Classical Ideal / A White Garment of Churches, Romanesque & Gothic VI 0554 - Artists At War. VHS cassette. 1990. Memories of Montparnasse's revelry and relative prosperity contrast sharply with the writing from the front. VI 0026 - Arts For Life. VHS cassette. 1990. This video shows how participation in art can improve a child's self esteem and critical thinking skills. Elementary school classrooms are visited to demonstrate the impact on students. VI 0407 - Athens and Ancient Greece. VHS cassette. 1994. 70 min. Ancient Greece and 25 of its most significant structures and monuments of the Golden Age come alive as customs and daily life are revealed through computer graphics, archival film, and classic art. VI 0089 - Avant Garde Experimental Films. VHS cassette. nd. Un Chien Andulou (1928, France). - Regen (1929, Holland). - Uberfall (1929, Germany). Hearts of Age (1934 - USA). - Ballet Mechanique (1924, France). VI 0292 - Basic Color Mixing. VHS cassette. 1996. 52 min. This video will take the student through color vocabulary, basic color mixing, exploration of paint characteristics, compatible pigments, and expanded palettes and color schemes. VI 1384 - Beyond Words: The Marriage of Art and Literature in Bookmaking. DVD. 1999. 28 min. Through interviews with writers, artists, paper makers, printers, and curators, this film describes the history and production of contemporary fine art bookmaking, or livres d'artistes. VI 0133 - Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes: The Midwest & West. VHS cassette. 1996. 100 min. Visit some of the most inventive homes in America: Ellwood House, Dana-Thomas House, Fallingwater, Cooper-Molera Adobe, and the Tar House. VI 0134 - Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes: The Northeast. VHS cassette. 100 min. Bob Vila hosts a tour of the Northeast's various architectural styles including the Morris-Jumel Mansion, Dyckman House, Hancock Shaker Village, Strawberry Banke, and Olana. VI 0132 - Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes: The South. VHS cassette. 1996. 100 min. A tour of some of the South's fine architectural examples including the University of Virginia, Ash Lawn, Monticello, Natchez (Miss.), and The Ace of Clubs House. VI 1431 - Building a Portrait. DVD. 2008. 3 hrs. 54 min. Steve Carpenter discusses and demonstrates lighting, model posing, developing the grisaille and painting the portrait through the use of various underwashes and other color techniques. VI 0389 - Ceramics. VHS cassette. 1976. 35 min. Ceramics mixing, wedging, and throwing -- Ceramics hand building - Ceramics decorating, glazing, and firing. VI 0276 - Ceramics: Throwing Functional Pottery. 2 VHS cassettes. 1990. Part 1 (38 min.) VI 0275 - Ceramics: Throwing on the Wheel. VHS cassette. 1990. 48 min. The potter demonstrates the equipment and process for throwing a ceramic item. VI 1466 - Chuck Close. DVD. 2010. 116 min. With editing completed by filmmaker Ken Kobland, Chuck Close draws the life and work of a man who has reinvented portraiture. Close photographs his subjects, blows up the image to gigantic proportions, divides it into a detailed grid and then uses a complex set of colors and patterning to reconstruct each face. VI 0597 - Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress. VHS cassette. 1998. 57 min. This program looks at Chuck Close, portrait painter, and the evolution of his art. VI 0388 - Clayworks. VHS cassette. 1983. 14 min. Presents a 1971 exhibition of clay objects by twenty contemporary American ceramists at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York. VI 0595 - Color Concepts. VHS cassette. 2001. 29 min. Raleigh Kinney demonstrates choosing and blending colors. VI 0552 - Commercial Art. 3 VHS cassettes. 1993. 30 min. Commercial artists in many fields tell how they got their jobs, what they like and dislike about their work, what kind of education is needed, and how much money designers in their fields can expect to earn. VI 0109 - The Complete Metalsmith With Tim McCreight. VHS cassette. 1989. 70 min. This is a resource of basic jewelry making techniques by the Director of the Society of North American Goldsmiths. Included are joining, cutting, forming and surface techniques. VI 0591 - Composition. VHS cassette. 2001. 25 min. Professional artist Anthony Pessler discusses what makes a composition effective. VI 0387 - Contemporary Ceramics. VHS cassette. 1983. 25 min. Documents the contemporary ceramics exhibition featuring American ceramists, which was organized by the Helen Drutt Gallery with the Buten Museum of Wedgwood. The exhibition premiered May 1980 at the Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center. VI 0383 - The Cubist Epoch. VHS cassette. 1986. 53 min. Surveys cubist art in the context of its period by focusing on The cubist epoch exhibition originally shown at the Los Angeles County Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Examines works by Picasso, Braque, Gris, Leger, and others. VI 0393 - David Hockney: pleasures of the eye. VHS cassette. 1999. 56 min. 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, drawing, photography, printmaking, and stage design. VI 0592 Decorative Arts of Italy, France and England. VHS cassette. 1992. 80 min. This program describes the Hermitage's unparalleled collection of paintings, sculpture, and decorative works. VI 0338 - Designed For Change. VHS cassette. 2001. 13 min. South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. VI 0596 - Drawing: charcoal. VHS cassette. 2001. 30 min. Professional artist and instructor Taylor Harnisch demonstrates techniques used in charcoal drawing. VI 0547 - Dutch Masters: Bosch. VHS cassette. 2000. 50 min. The career of Hieronymous Bosch is among the most mysterious of all the great artists of history. But the appeal of Bosch's work has long outlasted the late medieval age in which he lived. This film features expert commentary and analysis from leading authorities, art historians and scholars, new location footage and extensive period re-creations. VI 0259 - Elements and Principles of Design. VHS cassette. 1989. 46 min. One of a series, the video has an artist (this time Tony Couch) bring his concepts and theories to life. VI 1556 - Exit Through the Gift Shop. DVD. 2010. 86 min. An eccentric French shopkeeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. VI 0412 - Fall of the Aztec and Maya Empires. VHS cassette. 1999. 65 min. This story traces not only the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Maya, but also follows the journey in 1839 of New York explorer John L. Stephens to these strange and wonderful cities. VI 0851 - Fashion through the Ages: the History of Costume 4 VHS cassettes. 1991. 106 min. Part 1 - Fashion in the ancient world VI 0551 - Fine Art. 3 VHS cassettes. 1993. 30 min. Fine artists show their work and discuss what it takes to be successful as an independent artist. VI 0096 - Florence: Cradle of the Renaissance. VHS cassette. 1992. 30 min. Review the accomplishments in art, architecture and philosophy of 15th century Florence. VI 0262 - French Classical Style of the 17th & 18 Centuries. VHS cassette. 80 min. From an 18 program series on the Hermitage, this video highlights an unparalleled collection of French classical works. From the classicism of the French National Academy it takes the viewer to the works of Impressionism, and from there to the works of the Fauve painters, and finally to the innovations of the modernists. VI 0431 - Fundamentals of Figurative Sculpture. VHS cassette. 1997. 110 min. A step-by-step introduction to clay modeling, from blocking in the form to painting the final figure. VI 0375 - The Game of Art and How To Play It. VHS cassette. 1990. 51 min. Examines how money affects art, focusing on the collectors and art consultants who see modern art less as an aesthetic pursuit and more as an international commodity. In addition, investors and specialists consider the transient nature of modern art and the question of conservation. VI 0035 - Germany Dada: Museum Without Walls. VHS cassette. 55 min. A course for those who would like an introduction to the great world of art. VI 0409 - Gothic Cathedrals. VHS cassette. 1995. 50 min. A&E Home Video VI 0403 - Graphic Design: an Introduction. VHS cassette. 2001. 36 min. Graphic design professionals explain the four basic design principles as they relate to the print and web worlds. VI 0405 - Graphic Design: Typography. VHS cassette. 2001. 24 min. Explains the history of alphabets and typefaces and how they are used in graphic design. Discusses the use of various font styles, measurement methods, and spacing for readability. VI 0293 - Guide to 35mm Photography. VHS cassette. 1991. 90 min. Learn how to use a single lens reflex camera. This explains the workings of the f-stop, shutter speed, and depth of field. Discusses lens selection, use of flash, and the effect of filters, along with composition and techniques for specific situations. VI 1218 - How to Draw a Bunny. DVD. 2004. 90 min. Explores the fascinating, often hilarious, and always enigmatic world of artist and underground icon Ray Johnson whose mysterious suicide frames the film. VI 0325 - Ice Sculpture Techniques. VHS cassette. 1999. 31 min. VI 0348 - Identifying Learning Problems. VHS cassette. 1990. 100 min. A lecture on learning disabilities and how to assess them. VI 0376 - The Image of an Artist. VHS cassette. 1991. 53 min. Interviews with artists--including Jeff Koons, the Starn twins, William Wegman, and the duo David McDermott and Peter McGough--address how fame, the media, agents, and money affect the creative process. VI 0038 - The Imagination Machines. VHS cassette. 1991. 60 min. An exploration of the role of computer technology in arts education and the impact of the arts on new electronic learning tools. VI 0378 - Intelligence, Creativity and The Thinking Style. VHS cassette. 1999. 20 min. Robert Sternberg discusses the components of intelligence. VI 0455 - Introduction To Design: elements. VHS cassette. 2001. 25 min. A professional designer and a student explain line, shape and form, color, value, texture, and space. VI 0404 - Introduction to Design: principles. VHS cassette. 2001. 25 min. Art instructor Jasen Evoy discusses seven principles of design: balance, movement, emphasis, contrast, pattern, rhythm, and unity, illustrating ways to practice and incorporate each principle into the viewers' own works. VI 0394 - Jacob Lawrence: an Intimate Portrait. VHS cassette. 1993. 25 min. Documents the life and work of Jacob Lawrence, through interviews with the painter, his wife Gwendolyn Knight, colleagues and critics interwoven with examples of his work. VI 0397 - Jasper Johns: Take an Object: a Portrait. VHS cassette. 1998. 30 min. Painter Jasper Johns works in his studio in 1972 repainting and discussing his "Map". John's work over the next 18 years is reviewed and illuminated by John Cage's readings of Johns' statements, a text of Samuel Beckett that Johns illustrated and the comments of the curator Mark Rosenthal. The film ends with Johns at work in his final etching of "The Seasons" in 1989. VI 0550 - John Singer Sargent: Outside the Fram. VHS cassette 2000. 57 min. Examines the work of John Singer Sargent, one of the great painters of the 19th and 20th centuries. VI 0398 - Joseph Beuys. VHS cassette. 1998. 60 min. Joseph Beuys speaks about the forms and philosophy of his art while working on the installation of his influential solo exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum in 1979. VI 1227 - Knuffle Bunny. DVD. 2004. 10 min. Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards. VI 0456 - Lascaux Revisited. VHS cassette. 1994. 35 min. This only film of the Lascaux Cave since it was closed to the public in 1963 shows almost the entire collection of prehistoric paintings and carvings in the cave. VI 0401 - Leonardo de Vinci: Renaissance Master. VHS cassette. 1997. 57 min. Biography presents the story of Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian Renaissance artist and inventor -- the original Renaissance man. VI 0556 - The Life of Leonardo de Vinci. 3 VHS cassettes. 1990. 270 min. VI 0261 - Making Masterpieces. VHS cassette. 1996. Part 1. The series takes viewers on a special behind-the-scenes tour of works by famous masters. VI 0400 - Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde. VHS cassette. 1999. 60 min. "Traces the artist's 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"--Container. VI 0255 - Maria: Indian Pottery of San Iledefonso. VHS cassette. 1989? 27 min. The famous pottery maker shows the traditional Indian ways. VI 0546 - Masaccio: A View of Mankind. VHS cassette 199-?. 41 min. Masaccio gave human form solidity with an attentiveness to individual shape and even to the way clothing fell. A master of perspective and color, Masaccio collaborated with the Gothic master Masolino and influenced artists Pieor della Francesca, Giovanni Bellini, and Raphael. VI 0384 - Masks From Many Cultures. VHS cassette. 1992. 21 min. Shows a variety of ancient and contemporary masks from all over the world and explains how they are used in rituals, festivals, and as artistic objects. VI 0253 - Masters of Illusion. VHS cassette. 1991. 30 min. This film uses new technology to look at old masters in a new way. VI 0553 - Matisse: Voyages. VHS cassette. 1989. 58 min. Highlights the development of Matisse's greatest works from his early canvasses, to his involvement with the Fauvist movement, through his later pieces. VI 0260 - Maya: Temple Tombs, and Time. VHS cassette. 1995. 53 min. A culture long shrouded by historical inaccuracies and misconceptions are brought to life again. VI 0282 - Medieval World. VHS cassette. 1999. 50 min. The masters of Medieval art such as Giotto and Van Eyck worked within the confines of the church. Works of Masaccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Giotto and Botticelli are highlighted. VI 0272 - Meishu: Travels in Chinese Art. VHS cassette. 1988. 55 min. This part is concerned about the problems of communicating caused by the size of the country and the diversity of the landscape. VI 0395 - Michelangelo: Artist and Man. VHS cassette. 1994. 50 min. Biography examines the broad canvas of Michelangelo's life and legacy to probe the very soul of the artist who in his own lifetime was called genius. VI 1234 - Mixing It Up. DVD. 1989. 36 min. Ongoing series of videotaped interviews with artists, critics,and curators who have participated in the Visiting Artists Program of the Dept. of Fine Arts at the Univ. of Colorado at Boulder. VI 0257 - Monet: Legacy of Light. VHS cassette. 1989. 28 min. This brings the Monet story as an artist and giant of the Impressionist movement using his own words and paintings. VI 0457 - Monet's Garden at Giverny. VHS cassette. 1999. 60 min. This tour of the estate follows the full cycle of the garden: from the first blossom of spring, through the vibrant colors of summer, to the rich oranges and russets of early autumn. Finally, the garden is shown being dismantled and put to bed for the winter. VI 0270 - Mont St. Michel. VHS cassette. 1988. 24 min. This film presents a tour of the cathedral of Mont St. Michel, which reveals every aspect of this extraordinary structure and its unique surroundings. VI 0380 Mysterious Egypt. VHS cassette. 1991. 60 min. From the golden mask of King Tutankhamun in Cairo's museum to Tut's burial site in the Valley of Kings, across the Nile to Luxor, and down the Nile to the rescued temple complex of Abu Simbel at Aswan, the camera carefully explores all the most important sites of ancient mysterious Egypt - the giant pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphynx, and the Memnon Colossus. VI 0573 Native American Series. 2 VHS cassettes. 1994. 60 min. An exploration of the history, crafts, and culture of Native Americans. VI 0545 - Nevelson in Process. VHS cassette. 1990. 30 min. Louise Nevelson is seen creating two pieces of sculpture as she discusses her feelings for her art and the creative process. VI 0197 - Nigerian Art: Kindred Spirits. VHS cassette. 1996. 58 min. Smithsonian program takes students to the heart of Nigeria in search of age-old traditions. VI 0396 Pablo Picasso: a primitive soul. VHS cassette. 1999. 100 min. Join Biography for a captivating portrait of Pablo Picasso -- a man who would settle for nothing less than immortality in love, art, and life. VI 0091 - Painters Painting. VHS cassette. 1972. b & w and color. 116 min. Thirteen artists informally discuss their ambitions, influences, etc. The painters are Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hoffman, Jasper Johns, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Philip Pavia, Larry Poons, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol. VI 0277 - Paris: City of Light. VHS cassette. 1995. 58 min. Traces Paris' history and culture through its architecture, monuments, museums, and its most notable citizens. Stroll through the stately Luxembourg Gardens and the Rive Gauche, explore the gothic splendor of the Church of Notre Dame, and marvel at the masterpieces of French impressionism. VI 0458 - Paul Klee. VHS cassette. 1992. 25 min. Presents the most relevant aspects of Paul Klee's work by analyzing some of his masterpieces. Shows, through the variety of styles and media Klee used the kind of influence he has had on western arts both during his time and generations to come. VI 0386 - Paul Soldner: Thrown and altered clay. VHS cassette. 1992. 37 min. This program traces the evolution of Soldner's work over forty years from functional thrown stoneware to his nonfunctional; raku sculptured forms and cast bronze pieces. VI 0539 - People of the Clay: The Catawba Indian Pottery Tradition. VHS cassette. 1999. 27 min. Documents Catawba pottery making by following the step-by-step process with several master potters. CD ROM 003 A-J Pictorial Library of Bible Lands.10 CDs. 2004. Contains more than 5,000 high-quality photographs of geographical and archaeological sites related to the Bible and ancient history. All images are high-resolution (1600 x 1200 or higher) jpeg files. A. Galilee and the north VI 0555 - Pissarro: At the Heart of Impressionism. VHS cassette. 1998. 45 min. Traces the artistic development and life of Camille Pissarro, Jackson Pollock, and Willem de Kooning. VI 0594 - The Post-impressionists: Klimt. VHS cassette. 2001. 50 min. Details the life and work of Viennese painter Gustav Klimt. VI 0258 - Potter's Song: The Art and Philosophy of Paul Soldner. VHS cassette. 1975. 16 min. Ceramic artist Paul Soldner presents his views of trends in the art of ceramics and its relationship to the environment. VI 0408 - The Pyramids and the Cities of the Pharaohs. VHS cassette. 1995. 75 min. The reconstructions in this video recapture the splendor of Egypt including two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramids and the (Pharos) lighthouse at Alexandria. There are a further 25 historical recreations portrayed. VI 0548 - Rembrandt: Painter of Man & the Restoration of "The Night Watch". VHS cassette. 199-?. 56 min. Two-part program with part one being an overview of Rembrandt's work, part two a documentation of the restoration of his painting "The Night Watch". VI 0264 - The Renaissance. VHS cassette. 1999. 50 min. Part of the Landmarks of Western Art series, this film is the remarkable story of the age, in which techniques and inspirations, which had been lost since the classical era, were rediscovered and reintroduced into the world of art. VI 1564 - Renaissance of Mata Ortiz . DVD. 2010. 54 min. When anthropologist Spencer MacCallum bought pottery at Bob's Swap Shop in Deming, New Mexico in 1976, he set out to find the artist VI 0252 - Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius. VHS cassette. 1999. 60 min. Centering on the artist himself, this is a rich mixture of visual images and engaging commentary. VI 0406 - Rome and Pompeii. VHS cassette. 1994. 71 min. Archeologists, historians, and video artists reconstruct the grandeur of Imperial Rome and Pompeii. VI 0544 - Seurat. VHS cassette. 1997. 30 min. Looks at Bathers at Asnieres in detail, considering its radical nature as an image of men, its initial reception and its place in Seurat's later work. VI 0459 - The Shock of Futurism. VHS cassette. 1992. 21 min. Documentary examines the least known and most extreme of all the 20th century Avant-Gardes, the Futurists, who developed many concepts and artistic principles. VI 0390 - Singular Impressions. VHS cassette. 1998. 9 min. Susan Goldman illustrates the art of monotype painting and explains the various techniques used in the creation of monotype art. VI 1278 - Solar Plate: Printmaking in the Sun. DVD. 2005. 30 min. Provides a gallery of solarplate prints with explanations of the techniques used to create them. VI 1264 - Sphinxes without Secrets: Women Performance Artists Speak Out. DVD. 1992. 58 min. Women artists discuss performance art and the significant role women have played in it. Includes excerpts from several performances. VI 0251 - Three Colors Cezanne. VHS cassette. 1996. 56 min. This video explores the art and life of the father of modern art from his pinks of his early nudes, the greens of his landscapes, and the blues in his later paintings. VI 0271 - Traditional Art of Making Japanese Pottery. VHS cassette. 1993. 13 min. The steps in making Japanese pottery are explained along with a history of the techniques used. VI 0543 - Turner, The Fighting Temeraire. VHS cassette. 1995. 25 min. Depicts the final journey of a ship which fought gallantly at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and discusses the making and meaning of this painting of the vessel being towed by two tugs. VI 0269 - Understanding African Art. VHS cassette. 1998. 20 min. The diversity of African art and its importance in everyday life is shown in this program. VI 0267 - Van Gogh's Van Goghs. VHS cassette. 1999. 56 min An illuminating survey of the life and work of one of the world's most renowned artists, this video vividly documents an exhibition on loan to the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC) from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. VI 0097 - Venice. VHS cassette. 1992. 30 min. This video presents a brief history of one of the most beautiful cities of the world. VI 0549 - Vermeer: The Magical Light. VHS cassette. 1999. 45 min. Examines the life and work of the gret 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. VI 0558 - Vincent and Theo. VHS cassette. 1998. 141 min. This film paints a provocative picture of the tragic life of artist Vincent Van Gogh and his obsessively dedicated brother Theo. VI 0256 - Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius. VHS cassette. 1998. 50 min. Hear Van Gogh's words-taken from his letters to his brother-as he explains his work, and explore his monumental legacy. VI 1560 - Waste Land. DVD. 2011. 99 min. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes viewers on an emotional journey to the world's largest landfill of the day, Jardim Gramacho. Here the catadores, who number in the thousands, work under the hot sun collecting recyclable materials such as bottles, plastic, and metal to be sold to wholesalers. Muniz invites the catadores to add refuse to his art, photographing the work from overhead. VI 0250 - With Hand and Heart: A Portrait of Southwestern Native American Artists. VHS cassette. 1993. 30 min. Filmed in Native American communities in New Mexico and Arizona, we are introduced to bold designs and different art forms. |
