Films About Art

The following films are located in the Lee Library LRC (Learning Resource Center), on level 4. They represent only a selected list of films about art or artists. If you are looking for a specific title, search the Library Catalog under "Find Other Materials", then "DVDs". Follow this Advanced Search link for more options and list of genre/form headings.

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Call Number

Title
Medium
DVD 4041
1900 Paris: une capitale des arts. 2002. Films for the Humanities. DVD.
Documentary capturing turn of the century France, featuring selections from archival film by the Lumiere brothers. Shows the World's Fair, the Opera Comique, Rodin's Gates of Hell, and the work of the Impressionists and Picasso.
DVD 1197
[Adams, Ansel] American Experience: Ansel Adams. 2003. PBS. 100 min. DVD.
photography
VC 11477
Against the Odds: The Artists of The Harlem Renaissance. 1998. PBS. 60 min. VHS.
Depicts Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s, when it fostered an outburst of creativity by African-American visual artists. Shows over 130 paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures, plus rare archival footage of artists at work.
DVD 1197
American Experience: Ansel Adams. 2003. PBS. 100 min. DVD.
photography
DVD 1196
American Photography: A Century of Images. 2004. PBS. 160 min. Dir. by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer. DVD.
Documentary discussing the effect of photographs on American life, influencing what we buy, how we dress, how we get the news, medicine, science, and war.
Contents: 1. The Developing Image, 1900-1934 -- 2. The Photographic Age, 1935-1959 -- 3. Photography Transformed, 1960-1999.
photography
VC 11406-11413
American Visions. 1997. 8 pts. 60 min. each. Dir. by Robert Hughes. VHS.
Contents: 1. The Republic of Virtue (VC 11406) - 2. The Promised Land (VC 11407) - 3. The Wilderness and the West (VC 11408) - 4. The Gilded Age (VC 11409) - 5. A Wave from the Atlantic (VC 11410) - 6. Streamlines and Breadlines (VC 11411) - 7. The Empire of Signs (VC 11412) - 8. The Age of Anxiety (VC 11413).
DVD 2425
Anthology of Surreal Cinema. Vol. 1. 2005. Cinematheque francaise. 65 min. DVD.
Silent films originally released from 1924 through 1928.
Contents: Ent'racte (1924) -- La coquille et le clergyman (1928)= (Seashell and the clergyman) -- Ballet mécanique (1924) -- Anemic cinema (1926).
VC 8827
[Appel, Karel] Reality of Karel Appel: A Film. 1992. Roland Collection. Prod. by Jan Vrijman. 13 min. VHS.
Accompanied by jazz music by Karel Appel and Dizzie Gillespie. Dutch artist Karel Appel is shown in his Paris studio as he slashes and stabs at the canvas with great colorful globs of paint. Originally released in 1962.
DVD 878
Architectures 1. 2001. Paris, Arte Video. 216 min. DVD.
French series devoted to the most ambitious architectural creations of the 19th and 20th centuries. Depicts remarkable archive material, scale-models, and interviews with some of the greatest architects of our time.
Contents: The Bauhaus / Frédéric Compain -- The Faculty of Architecture in Oporto / Richard Copans and Stan Neumann -- Family Lodging in Guise / Catherine Adda -- Nemausus 1 / Richard Copans and Stan Neumann -- The Georges Pompidou Center / Richard Copans -- The Post Office Savings Bank in Vienna / Stan Neumann.
architecture
DVD 905
Architectures 2. 2001. Paris, Arte Video. 163 min. DVD.
Contents: The Villa Dall'Ava / Richard Copans -- The Johnson Wax Building / Frédéric Compain -- The Galleria Umberto I / Stan Neumann -- Satolas - TGV / Catherine Adda -- The Stone Thermal Baths / Richard Copans -- The Paris Fine Art School / Catherine Adda.
architecture
DVD 1033
Architectures 3. 2003. Paris, Arte Video. 160 min. DVD.
Contents: Jewish Museum of Berlin -- Louis Sullivan's Auditorium Theatre in Chicago -- a Dominican convent -- Charles Garnier's Parisian Opera, and more.
architecture
DVD 3220
Architectures 4. 2005. Paris, Arte Video. 160 min. (20 min. each) DVD.
Contents: La Saline d'Arc et Senans = Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans / un film de Richard Copans et Stan Neumann -- La Maison de Verre / un film de Richard Copans et Stan Neumann -- Le Musee Guggenheim de Bilbao = The Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao / un film de Julien Donada -- La Maison de Jean Prouve = Jean Prouvé's House / un film de Stan Neumann -- La Mediatheque de Sendaï = Multimedia Library of Sendai / un film de Richard Copans -- L'Abbatiale Sainte Foy de Conques = The Abbey Church of Sainte Foy at Conques / un film de Stan Neumann.
architecture
DVD 1190 (pts.1+2)
DVD 2252 (pt. 3)
DVD 4259 (pt.4)
Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century. 2001. PBS. 4 Seasons. DVD.
Presents diverse artists working in the United States today. Takes viewers behind the scenes into artists’ studios, homes, and communities.

Contents: Pt. 1: Laurie Anderson, Matthew Barney, Louise Bourgeois, Michael Ray Charles, Mel Chin, John Feodorov, Ann Hamilton, Margaret Kilgallen, Beryl Korot, Barbara Kruger, Maya Lin, Sally Mann, Kerry James Marshall, Barry McGee, Bruce Nauman, Pepón Osorio, Richard Serra, Shahzia Sikander, James Turrell, William Wegman, and Andrea Zittel.

Pt. 2: Eleanor Antin, Janine Antoni, Charles Atlas, Vija Celmins, Walton Ford, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Tim Hawkinson, Elizabeth Murray, Gabriel Orozco, Raymond Pettibon, Paul Pfeiffer, Martin Puryear, Collier Schorr, Kiki Smith, Do-Ho Suh, and Kara Walker.
Accompanied by 2 vols. in call # N 6512 .A6685 2001 (level 5)

Pt. 3: Power: Cai Guo-Qiang -- Laylah Ali -- Krysztof Wodiczko --- Ida Applebroog. Memory: Susan Rothenberg -- Mike Kelley -- Hiroshi Sugimoto -- Josiah McElheny. Structures: Matthew Ritchie -- Fred Wilson -- Richard Tuttle -- Roni Horn. Play: Jessica Stockholder -- Ellen Gallagher -- Arturo Herrera -- Oliver Herring. (220 mins.)

Pt. 4: Romance: Laurie Simmons, Lari Pittman, Judy Pfaff, Pierre Huyghe -- Protest: Nancy Spero, An-My Lê, Alfredo Jaar, Jenny Holzer -- Ecology: Ursula von Rydingsvard, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Robert Adams, Mark Dion -- Paradox: Mark Bradford, Catherine Sullivan, Robert Ryman, Allora & Calzadilla.
DVD 1816-1818
Art City. 2002. Twelve Films. 3 DVDs. 58 min. each.
Best documentary on the world of contemporary art, originally produced in 1996.
Contents: [v. 1.] Making it in Manhattan (DVD 1818) -- [v. 2.] A Ruling passion (DVD 1817) --[v. 3.] Simplicity (DVD 1816).
Artists: Louise Bourgeois, Brice Marden, Chuck Close, Neil Jenney, Elizabeth Murray, Ashley Bickerton, George McNeil, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Robert Longo, Gary Simmons, Pat Steir, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Caio Fonseca, St. Clair Cemin, Loren Calaway, Maura Sheehan, John Willenbecher, John Torreano, Jerry Saltz, Ed Ruscha, Lari Pittman, Elizabeth Peyton, David Deutsch, Richmond Burton, Michael Ray Charles, Dave Hickey, Marcia Tucker, David Alan Grier, Agnes Martin, Richard Tuttle Joan Snyder, Amy Adler, Robert Williams, John Baldessari, Carolyn Martin, Mike Bidlo, Christopher Knight, Angela Westwater, Herb Vogel, Dorothy Vogel.
DVD 3729
Art of the Western World. 1989. YNET New York. 3 DVDs.
Contents: 1. The classical ideal -- 2. A white garment of churches - Romanesque and Gothic -- 3. The early Renaissance -- 4. The High Renaissance -- 5. Realms of light - The Baroque -- 6. An age of reason, an age of passion -- 7. A fresh view - Impressionism and post-Impressionism -- 8. Into the twentieth century -- 9. In our own time.
DVD 1801
The Artists. Disc. 1. Richard Avedon: Darkness and light. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min.
Documentary containing a wealth of rare visual materials ranging from personal photographs to never-before-seen prints. Includes exclusive interviews with actor and director Andre Gregory, director Mike Nichols, fashion editor Polly Allen Mellen, editor Tina Brown and Avedon himself.
photography

DVD 1802
The Artists. Disc. 2. Alexander Calder. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min.
Documentary about sculptor Alexander Calder, who invented an art form, the mobile.
DVD 1803
The Artists. Disc. 3. Robert Rauschenberg: Iventive Genius. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min.
Documentary about American painter Robert Rauschenberg. Beginning in the 1950s, Rauschenberg turned away from convential paint on canvas and started to create multimedia "combines" that both revolutionized and inspired the art community.
DVD 1804
The Artists. Disc. 4. Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min.
Man Ray is the quintessential modernist figure: photographer, painter, object maker and collagist, filmmaker and printmaker, poet, essayist and philosopher. Born Emanuel Radnitsky in 1890, he went on to become the leader of the "American avant-garde" and the most enigmatic of the Dada-Surrealists who transformed the Paris art world during the ferment of the 1920's and beyond. This profile follows the creative genius from his youth in Brooklyn to his glory days in Paris and, finally, to his impact on future generations of artist in a variety of fields.
DVD 1805
The Artists. Disc. 5. Norman Rockwell: Painting America. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min.
Examines Norman Rockwell, "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.
DVD 1806
The Artists. Disc. 6. Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min.
Examines the achievements and legacy of photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Includes an interview with Georgia O'Keeffe as well as film footage of other artists he inspired including Edward Steichen and John Marin.
photography
DVD 1989
[Atget, Eugene] Speaking of Art: John Szarkowski on the Photography of Eugene Atget. 2005. Checkerboard Foundation. 60 min.
In this lecture, Szarkowski prases the photographer Eugène Atget.
photography
DVD 2430
Avant-Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920s and 30s. 2000. Kino on Video. 387 min. 2 DVD set.
Contains 25 short films from the surrealist avant-garde movement of the 20s and 30s. Films are primarily silent with music.

Disc 1. Le retour à la raison / Man Ray (1923, France, 2 min.) -- Emak-Bakia / Man Ray (1926, France, 16 min.) -- L'étoile de mer / May Ray (1928, France, 15 min.) -- Les mystères du château du Dé / Man Ray (1929, France, 20 min.) -- The life and death of 9413, a Hollywood extra / Slavko Vorkapich and Robert Florey (1928, United States, 13 min.) -- Ménilmontant / Dimitri Kirsanoff (1926, France, 37 min.) -- Brumes d'automne = Autumn mists / Dimitri Kirsanoff (1928, France, 12 min.) -- Lot in Sodom / James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber (1933, United States, 27 min.) -- Rhythmus 21 / Hans Richter (1921, Germany, 3 min.) -- Vormittagsspuk = ghosts before breakfast / Hans Richter (1928, Germany, 9 min.) -- Anémic cinéma / Marcel Duchamp (1926, France, 6 min.) -- Ballet mécanique / Fernand Léger (1924, France, 11 min.) -- Symphonie diagonale / Viking Eggeling (1924, France, 7 min.) -- Le vampire / Jean Painlevé (1939, France, 8 min.) -- The hearts of age / Orson Welles and William Vance (1934, United States, 8 min.).

Disc 2. Überfall / Ernö Metzner (1928, Germany, 22 min.) -- La glace à trois faces / Jean Epstein (1927, France, 33 min.) -- Le tempestaire / Jean Epstein (1947, France, 22 min.) -- Romance sentimentale / Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori V. Alexandrov (1930, France, 20 min.) -- Autumn fire / Herman G. Weinberg (1931, United States, 15 min.) -- Manhatta / Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler (1921, United States, 10 min.) -- La coquille et le clergyman / Germaine Dulac (1926, France, 31 min.) -- Regen = Rain / Joris Ivens (1929, Netherlands, 14 min.) -- H2O / Ralph Steiner (1929, United States, 12 min.) -- Even--as you and I / Roger Barlow, Harry Hay, and LeRoy Robbins (1937, United States, 12 min.)

DVD 1801
[Avedon, Richard] The Artists. Disc. 1, Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min.
Documentary containing a wealth of rare visual materials ranging from personal photographs to never-before-seen prints. Includes exclusive interviews with actor and director Andre Gregory, director Mike Nichols, fashion editor Polly Allen Mellen, editor Tina Brown and Avedon himself.
photography
DVD 1411
[Bearden, Romare] The Art of Romare Bearden. 2004. PBS. 30 min. DVD.
Documentary about the life of Romare Bearden. From the American South to Pittsburgh, Harlem, and the Caribbean, Bearden displayed a unique, eclectic mix of styles, from his early paintings and watercolors to his collages, large-scale public murals, and late landscapes.
Music Library Lab DVD 231
Behind the Scenes. 2003. First Run Features, NY WNET. 3 DVDs. Hosted by Penn Jillette and Teller.
Contents: Vol.1 Painting and drawing - Vol. 2 Theater, sculpture and photography - Vol. 3 Music and Dance.

Conventions of Perspective, Illusion of Depth and Vanishing Point / David Hockney -- The Lion King / Julie Taymor -- Volume, Shape, Movement / Wayne Thiebaud -- Art of Comic Strips (The Simpsons) / Matt Groening -- Everyday Movements and Dance / David Parsons -- Symphony Orchestra uses layers of sound / JoAnn Falletta -- Imaginative use of color to reflect Mexican roots / Robert Gil de Montes -- Create meaning in a photograph / Carrie Mae Weems -- Weimaraner Dogs / William Wegman -- Writing and recording a melody / Allen Toussaint and Bobby McFerrin -- How Sculptors Work with Balance / Nancy Graves -- Funky Rhythms of Jazz Piano / Max Roach.

DVD 803
Bauhaus: The Face of the 20th Century. 1994. DVD. 50 min.
Studies the Bauhaus school, craftsmanship, and architecture.
DVD 157
Bernini’s Rome. 1965. DVD. 29 min.
Shows the works of the artist Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini and describes his influence on the city of Rome.
DVD 3426
Bill Viola: Hatsu Yume (First Dream). 1981. Microcinema. DVD.
DVD 3428
Bill Viola: I Do not Know What it is I Am Like. 2006. Microcinema. DVD.
DVD 1940
Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart. 2003. Calliope Media. 59 min. DVD.
In this documentary, "Viola talks passionately about his life and the events and artistic influences that have driven his work: from his childhood memory of near-drowning , to the artistic exploration and political activism of his youth, and on to the death of his mother. The film explores as well the connection between Viola's work and the mystical traditions of East and West.
DVD 3427
Bill Viola: The Passing. 1997. Microcinema. DVD.
VC 12801
Beyond Words: The Marriage of Art and Literature in Bookmaking. 1994. 28 min. VHS. Prod.: Anita Saewitz.
Discusses the art form of artists' books, hand made creations produced in limited editions, and are collaborations between writers and artists.
VC 12024
Builders of Images. 1993. 60 min. VHS.
Series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. Features artists from Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina who are creating works that reflect and influence their people's cultural identity.
DVD 3337
Bulding Heaven, Remembering Earth. 1997.DVD.
Performers, Norm Armour, Jan Novak ; narrators, Sara Butterfield, Jods Gilson-Ellis, Oliver Hockenhull.
Summary: This video essay explores the philosophy and history of architecture through poetry, music, and visual effects.
architecture
DVD 2030
[Burckhardt, Rudy] Man in the Wood: The Art of Rudy Burckhardt. 2003. Checkerboard Foundation. 24 min. DVD.
Filmed shortly before his death in 1999, Burckhardt's work is examined in interviews with the artist and others. Color and black-and-white footage are combined with archival film clips and stills to capture Burckhardt's creative endeavors in photography, film, and painting.
DVDL 147
[Calatrava, Santiago] Die Reisen des Santiago Calatrava. Santiago Calatrava's Travels. 1999. Brooklyn, NY : First Run/Icarus Films. DVD.
Studies the acclaimed designs of contemporary Spanish architect-engineer Santiago Calatrava for public buildings in Spain, France, Portugal, Switzerland and the USA. Calatrava discusses the creative process and his sources of inspiration, nature and the human form.
architecture
DVD 1802
[Calder, Alexander] The Artists. Disc. 2, Alexander Calder. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min.
Documentary about sculptor Alexander Calder, who invented an art form, the mobile.
VC 5839
[Calder, Alexander] Calder's Circus. 198?. Roland Collection. 19 min. VHS.
Alexander Calder demonstrates his famous steel wire circus sculptures.
DVD 188
Caravaggio and the Baroque. 1961. McGraw-Hill Book Co. Produced in collaboration with editors of the Encyclopedia of World Art.14 min. DVD.
Presents, through the life and work of the Italian painter Caravaggio, major characteristics of early baroque style in painting.
VC 8082
[Cassatt, Mary] Mary Cassatt, Impressionist from Philadelphia. 1977.WNET/13. 30 min. VHS.
Shows examples of Cassatt's works, her years in Paris, her relationship with Degas, the influence of her socially prominent Philadephia family, and the places where she lived. On-location footage and stills.
DVD 990
Chihuly. 2003. Portland Press. 4 DVD set.
Disc 1. Chihuly Gardens & Glass (Trailer, potatoes & bamboo, tour the exhibition, postcard collection) -- disc 2. Chihuly at the V&A (Trailer, tour the exhibition, V&A chandelier) -- disc 3. Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem (Trailer, Jerusalem Wall of Ice trailer, Hebron vessels, Japanese floats, Jerusalem cylinders) -- disc. 4. Chihuly and the Masters of Venice (Chihuly in action, work with Lino Tagliapietra and Pino Signoretto)
DVD 1793
[Chihuly] Chihuly Over Venice. 1998. Home Vision Arts. 90 min. DVD.
Follows the artist in glass-blowing studios across Europe and in creating chandeliers for the first international biennale of Glass in Venice. Complete with behind the scenes shots of the artists at works, footage to the historic city, and interviews with Dale Chihuly.
DVD 989
[Chihuly] Chihuly River of Glass. 2004. Portland Press. 30 min. DVD.
Chronicles the Chihuly over Venice project.
DVD 1228
DVD 1229
DVD 1230
[Christo and Jeanne-Claude] 5 Films About Christo & Jeanne-Claude. 2004. Maysles Films. 282 min. 3 DVDs.
Documentary of a 30-year collaboration between acclaimed filmmakers Albert and David Maysles, and the renowned environmental artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Contents: Christo's Valley Curtain, 1974; Running Fence, 1978 (DVD 1228) – Islands, 1986; Christo in Paris, 1990 (DVD 1229) – Umbrellas, 1995; Interview (DVD 1230).

DVD 1682

[Close, Chuck]. Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress. 2003 (1997). Home Vision Entertainment. 57 min. DVD.
DVD 2500-2501
Contacts: The World's Greatest Photographers Reveal the Secrets Behind their Images. 2000. Paris: Arte France Developpement. 3 DVDs. 429 min. Based on an idea by William Klein.
Contents: 1. Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, Raymond Depardon, Mario Giacomelli, Josef Koudelka, Robert Doisneau, Edouard Boubat, Elliott Erwit, Marc Riboud, Leonard Freed, Helmut Newton, Don McCullin.
2. Sophie Calle, Nan Goldin, Duane Michals, Sarah Moon, Nobuyoshi Araki, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, Jeff Wall, Lewis Baltz, Jean-Marc Bustamante (DVD 2500).
3. John Baldessari, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Christian Boltanski, Alain fleischer, John Hillard, Roni Horn, Martin Parr, Georges Rousse, Thomas Struth, Wolfgang Tillmans (DVD 2501).
photography

DVD 4274

[Cornell, Joseph] The Magical Worlds of Joseph Cornell. 2004. Voyager Foundation. DVD + DVD-ROM.
Contains 9 of Cornell's films in full, and examples of his constructions, films, publications, animation, and interviews.
on-order
[Dali, Salvador] Dali in New York. 2008. Sunrise Pictures. 57 min. DVD.
DVD 4382
[Dali, Salvador] The Dali Dimension: Decoding the Life of a Genius. 2004. DVD.
DVD 2542
[Dali, Salvador] Salvador Dali. 2004. Kultur. DVD.
VC 7759
A Day On the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China, or, Surface is Illusion, But So Is Depth. 1988. Milestone Film & Video. 47 min. VHS. Presented by David Hockney.
Compares a 1698 Chinese scroll, the Kangsi emperor's inspection tour of the South, with a 1770 Chinese scroll, with a 1763 painting by Canaletto. Demonstrates the difference between the Eastern and Western illustration of time and space.
DVD 2785
"Donald Judd's Marfa Texas" and "Tony Cragg: in Celebration of Sculpture." 2006. New York : Palm Pictures, Arthouse Films.DVD.
Two unique documentaries highlighting the work of two imperious sculptors that define the dynamic nature and beauty of 3D art.
sculpture
DVD 2541
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring. 2006. Microcinema. 30 min. DVD.
DVD 1800
[Eakins, Thomas] Thomas Eakins: Scenes from Modern Life. 2002. DVD.
VC 11125
[Eakins, Thomas] Thomas Eakins, 1844-1916: An American Realist. 1997.Prod. by Double Diamond.13 min. VHS. (An American Painter Series)
Presents several works by American Realist painter Thomas Eakins, and explains the development of his style.
DVD 544
[Eames, Charles and Ray] The Films of Charles and Ray Eames. 1989. Pyramid Film and Video, Voyager. 2 vols. DVD.
Selections from films of Charles and Ray Eames. Each volume of films is preceded by a biographical introduction narrated by Gregory Peck and an overview of the films.
Contents: 1. (59 min.) Powers of ten. A rough sketch. 901-after 45 years of working. -- 2. (52 min.) Toccata for toy trains. House, after five years of living. Lucia Chase vignette. Kaleidoscope jazz chair. The black ships. Atlas. Blacktop.
DVD 799, 896-899, 2803
[Eames, Charles and Ray] The Films of Charles and Ray Eames. 2000, 1952. 6 DVDs. 337 min.
Features the films of Charles and Ray Eames, originally produced as motion picture short films, 1952-1989.

Contents: v. 1. Powers of ten / made by the Office of Charles and Ray Eames for IBM -- Rough sketch for a proposed film dealing with the powers of ten and the relative size of things in the universe / made for the Commission on College Physics by the Office of Charles Eames -- 901, after 45 years of working / produced by Eames Demetrios and Lucia Eames Demetrios ; written, directed, photographed and edited by Eames Demetrios. (DVD 799).

v. 2. Toccata for toy trains -- House, after five years of living -- Chase -- Kaleidoscope jazz chair -- Black ships, the story of Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan told with Japanese pictures of the time -- Atlas, a sketch of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire -- Blacktop. (DVD 896)

v. 3. World of Franklin & Jefferson -- Franklin & Jefferson, authors of independence and architects of the American experiment -- World of Franklin & Jefferson, the opening of an exhibition. (DVD 897)

v. 4. Design Q & A / questions by Mme. L. Amic ; answers by Charles Eames -- Mathematics peepshows / IBM ; made by Charles and Ray Eames -- SX-70 / by the Office of Charles and Ray Eames ; with a concluding statement by Philip Morrison -- Nicholas Copernicus / made by Charles and Ray Eames -- Fiberglass chairs / made by the Office of Charles & Ray Eames -- [Goods] / Charles Eames. (DVD 898)

v. 5. Tops -- IBM at the Fair -- Computer glossary -- Eames lounge chair -- Expanding airport -- Kepler's laws -- Bread -- Polyorchis haplus -- Tops (from Stars of jazz) (DVD 899).

v. 6. Day of the dead -- S-73 (sofa compact) -- Bobbage -- Alpha -- Exponents (a study in generalization) -- Solar do nothing machine -- Aquarium (National Fisheries Center and Aquarium) -- Parade (DVD 2803).
DVD 3731
Enter the Dragon: Exploring the Nuances of Type Through Motion. 2004. Microcinema Int. DVD.
25 different artists created a short film based upon their interpretation of a YouWorkForThem typeface. An experimental video compilation exploring the nuances of type.
graphic design
DVD 1787
[Evans, Walker] The Hungry Eye: Walker Evans. 2003. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences. DVD.
"The stark, deceptively simple photographs of Walker Evans have become a part of America 's collective memory, forever capturing the places and faces of times long gone. In this program, NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez outlines Evans' life while talking with Jeff Rosenheim, curator of photography at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Evans' close friend William Christenberry, about the late photographer's approach to his art, his collaboration with writer James Agee on Let us now praise famous men, his love of advertising signage, and other topics.
DVD 776 and DVD 971
Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control. 2002. 82 min. Columbia TriStar Home Ent. DVD.
Originally released in 1997. Acclaimed filmmaker Errol Morris paints a fascinating portrait of four obsessed eccentrics. Interviews with a wild animal trainer, a topiary gardener, a robot designer, and an expert on the naked mole rat.
DVD 3958
The Films of Hilary Harris. 2006. Mystic Fire Video. 80 min. DVD.
Contains four short films by the film maker Hilary Harris, as well as information about him.
DVD 1948
Frank Lloyd Wright. 2004 (1988). PBS. 153 min. DVD.
Ken Burns' production of interiews and archival footage of the melodramatic life and stunning architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
architecture
VC 10762
Frank Lloyd Wright's House on the Waterfall: The Story of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece. 1989. QED Comms. 30 min. VHS.
architecture
DVD 98
From Renoir to Picasso. 2002. 32 min. (Art et cinema) American adaptation, Thomas J. Brandon.
Describes the characteristic style of Renoir as sensualistic, of Seurat as intellectual, and of Picasso as instinctive. Features paintings from all periods to provide a frame of reference for works by the three painters.
DVD 1938
[Gehry, Frank] Constructive Madness: Wherein Frank Gehry & Peter Lewis Spend a Fortune and a Decade, End up with Nothing and Change the World. 2003. Telos Video Communications. 63 min. DVD.
Documents Frank Gehry's work on the Peter B. Lewis residence, a house never built, but a project which served as a laboratory for other structures, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao .
DVD 805
[Gehry, Frank] Frank Gehry: Architecture in Motion. 1995. 45 min.
Frank Gehry talks about his philosophy of architecture and furniture design and explains the ideas behind selected works.
DVD 4042
Giotto: the Arena Chapel. 2003. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 50 min. DVD.
Examines the numerous frescos in the 14th century Arena Chapel depicting the lives of the Virgin and of Christ along with other Christian narratives.
architecture
DVDL 93
Girl with the Pearl Earring. 2003. Artisan Home Ent. 100 min. DVD.
DVD 2780
Glass Now. 2003. [London] : Illuminations. DVD.
Introduction to contemporary glass arts and profiles 8 of Britain's leading glass artists: Alexander Beleschenko, Katherine Coleman, Matthew Durran, Amber Hiscott, Angela Jarman, Helen Maurer, Colin Rennie and Koichiro Yamamoto.
DVD 1412
[Goldsworthy, Andy] Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time. 2004. New Video Group. 90 min. DVD.
Documentary on the Scottish artist Andy Goldsworthy, who comments on projects in Nova Scotia, Scotland, the United States, and France. He studies the effects of light and flowing waters on re-worked natural forms.
VC 12930-32
Graffiti Verite. 1995-2004. Series 1-5. VHS. Directed by Bob Bryan.
Award-winning documentary includes interviews with graffiti artists and street scenes. Contains hundreds of "street art" presented to a backdrop of Hip Hop music.
Pt.1, 45 min. (VC 12930) – Pt. 2, 58 min. (VC 12931) – Pt. 3, 54 min. (VC 12932)
DVD 1192
GV 2 = Graffiti Verite 2. Bryan World Productions. 1998. 58 min. DVD.
Follow-up to Graffiti Verite. Includes coverage of the winning artwork of the First International Graffiti Art Competition.
DVD 1194
GV 4 = Graffiti Verite 4. Bryan World Productions. 2003. 76 min. DVD.
Sano, two-time winner of the International Graffiti Art Competition, teaches this underground art form, by showing the concepts, aesthetics, techniques, and style needed to complete a perfect semi "Wild Style" masterpiece and aerosol art on canvas.
DVD 1195
GV 5 = Graffiti Verite 5. Bryan World Productions. 2003. 42 min. DVD.
Records a historic 4-day Hip-Hop Summer Workshop conducted at Metro High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Captures the excitement of this innovative workshop and what emerges is a portrait of the educational value and liberating therapeutic power contained within the unique elements of the contemporary Hip-Hop movement.

DVD 804

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. 1999. 33 min. DVD.
Architect Frank Gehry discusses his design approach and the architectural evolution of the museum, from sketches, to computerized blueprints, to the completed project.
DVD 4044
Helvetica. 2007. NY: Plexifilm. 80 min. DVD.
Documentary film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. An exploration of urban spaces and the type that inhabits them, Helvetica invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words we see every day.
  
DVD 3799
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye. 2003. Palm Pictures. Dir. Heinz Butler. DVD.
DVD 2456
Henri Matisse. 2004. Kultur International. 50 min. DVD.
Matisse and his inspirations -- Notre Dame of the impressionists -- To Fauvism -- Technique research -- From Paris to Morocco -- Approaching Cubism -- The artist relaxed -- Mid-career -- Women and odalisques -- Paintings from 1940 to 1948 -- Last works.
DVD 801
[Hockney, David] David Hockney’s Secret Knowledge. 2001. BBC. 81min. DVD.
David Hockney demonstrates how, four hundred years before the invention of the photograph, artists were using simple cameras to capture realistic images. He travels to Florence, Bruges, Ghent, and a specially designed set in Hollywood to demonstrate his findings.
DVD 3293
How Art Made the World. 2005. BBC Books. 2 DVDs.
Accompanied by book in N 5303 .S64x 2005 (level 5)
DVD 3966
In Search of Clarity: the Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects. 1995. NY: Checkerboard Foundation. 45 min. DVD.
Documentary takes an in-depth look at the partnership and accomplishments of Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel.
architecture

VC 4754 - 4756

In the Mind of the Architect. 2000. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, First Run/Icarus Films. 3 pts. 55 min. each. VHS.
Contents: part 1. Keeping the faith -- part 2. The public good -- part 3. Corrugated dreams. Examines the process of architecture -- its philosophy and its essential relationship with people through the point of view of Australian architects. Pt. 1 explores the relationship between architect and client, and the fight between those who prefer innovation and those who want more conservative buildings. Pt. 2 explores issues surrounding public development. Architects must balance the desires of business clients with the obligation to the public good, with cities as the battleground. Pt. 3. visits the artistic potential of architecture.
DVD 4407-4411
Inside the Tate Modern: A Century of Modern Art. 2003. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities. 5 DVD's. 15 min. each.
Five-part series draws on the works of 35 modern masters and pop culture icons displayed at the Tate Modern to show how art evolved during the 20th century.

DVD 2560
[Irwin, Robert]. Robert Irwin: The Beauty of Questions. 1997. UC Extension Center for Media. 59 min. DVD.
Artist Robert Irwin presents his approach to art and its role in the world, and talks about his lifelong process of artistic search and discovery. Shows him at work on some of his installations in various locations. Winner of the 6th International Biennale of Films on Art Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1998.
DVD 4170
Isamu Noguchi: Stone and Paper. 2004. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 56 min. DVD.
Retrospective of Noguchi's life, whose binational heritage sent him back and forth between Japan and America seeking a new artistic synthesis. After World War II, he brought a fresh modernist wind to Japan, putting his mark on Japanese ceramics, gardens, and paper lanterns. His late masterworks -- rough stone monoliths that echo both Brancusi and the Zen garden of Ryoanji.
sculpture
DVD 4238
Islamic Art at the V&A. 2007. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 100 min. DVD.
London's Victoria and Albert Museum contains one of the finest collections of Islamic art in Europe or America. This program highlights the beauty and complexity of the Jameel collection, enabling viewers to closely examine examples of ceramics, textiles, metalwork, manuscripts, and architectural elements.
DVD 2772
James Turrell: Passageways. 2006.Paris : Editions du Centre Pompidou.26 min. DVD.
A pilot for many years, James Turrell is today the greatest American land art artist, and considers the sky as his studio. Upon spectacular and historical aerial images of Arizona's canyons, Turrell recalls his formal research on natural light and his friendship with the Hopi Indians.
DVD 3338
Jan Groover: Tilting at Space. 1994. Checkerboard Foundation. Dir. Mark Trottenberg. 30 min. DVD.
photography
DVD 4459
Jeff Koons: A Man of Trust. 2008. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 59 min. DVD.
Looks at artist Jeff Koons's background, professional accomplishments, and personal challenges through conversations with the artist, collectors, and associates. Works featured include Rabbit, Balloon Dog, Michael Jackson and Bubbles, Woman in the Tube, Pot Rack, Winter Bears, and Celebration.
DVDL 187
[Kahlo, Frida] Frida. 2002. Miramax. Dir. Julie Taymor. DVD.
DVD 2539
[Kahlo, Frida] Frida Kahlo: la cinta que envuelve una bomba. 2003. Estudios Xystus. 50 min.
DVD 2173
[Kahlo, Frida] The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo. 2004. PBS. 90 min. DVD.
DVD 1993
[Kahn, Louis] My Architect. 2004. New Yorker Video. 116 min. DVD.
Nathaniel Kahn documents the life and works of his father, architect Louis Kahn.
architecture
DVD 2315
[Koolhaas, Rem] Lagos/Koolhaas. 2003. First run/Icarus Film. 55 min. DVD.
Portrays Rem Koolhaas during his research in Lagos over a period of two years as he wanders through the city, talking with people and recognizing the problems of urban life.
architecture
DVD 1783
[Lange, Dorothea] Dorothea Lange. 2003. Princeton, N.J. :Films for the Humanities. DVD.
The story of photographer Dorothea Lange. Trained as a society photographer, she began documenting the effects of the Depression on ordinary Americans in the 1930's. Her images spoke eloquently of the plight of the poor and brought the distress and desperation of the Depression into the consciousness of the public.
photography
VC 4882
[Lange, Dorothea] Dorothea Lange: A Visual Life. 1994. Pacific Pictures. 48 min. VHS.
This documentary brings to life five decades of American history with photographs and insights by Dorothea Lange ; one of America 's most eloquent photographers. Lange's evocative photographs and recorded conversations set against interviews with family and colleagues create an intimate portrait of this extraordinary and complex photographer.
photography
VC 5412
Large Scale Projects: Claes Oldenburg. 1991. VHS. 56 min.
Documentary with real footage and interviews, portrays a collaboration between Oldenburg and Van Bruggen on a large scale project. Featured projects include Knifeship, Lipstick, Spoonbridge, and Broken Bowl. Also features the teamwork between the Oldenburgs and architect Frank Gehry, and clips of a performance these three artists staged in Venice titled The Course of the Knife.
VC 5440
Latin American Women Artists 1915-1995. 2003. VHS. 26 min.
Features the work of important 20 th century Latin American women artists including Brazil's Tarsila do Amaral, Mexico's María Izquierdo, and Frida Kahlo. Includes recent interviews with living artists such as Colombian painter Fanny Sanín, Chilean multi-media artist Soledad Salamé, Venezuelan sculptor Elba Damast and Cuban multi-media artist María Campos Pons.
DVD 3999
Le Corbusier.1986. Irwindale, California: Kartes Video Communications. 46 min. DVD.
Charles Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was an architect, author, abstract artist, prophet and teacher. His architectural creations still stand as a monument to the remarkable vision that changed the face of 20th century architecture. This feature explores his revolutionary ideas on architecture and urban renewal, and conducts an in depth tour of his most important buildings.
architecture
DVD 1449
[Leibovittz, Annie] Annie Leibovitz. 2001 (1993). Image Entertainment. 51 min. DVD.
photography
VC 12707
[Leonardo] Leonardo da Vinci, Giant of the Renaissance. 1983. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 25 min. VHS. Produced by John Barnes.
Illustrates the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci as a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist of the Renaissance. Filmed on location in Italy and France.
DVD 2139
[Libeskind, Daniel] Daniel Libeskind: Welcome to the 21st Century. 2002. BBC/RM Arts co-production. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 50 min. DVD.
architecture
VC 7118-7119
[Leonardo] Life of Leonardo da Vinci. 1993. RAI- Radiotelevisione Italiana/ ORTF/TVE/Instituto Luce. 3 pts. 279 min. VHS. English. Dir. Renato Castellani.
Contents: Part I. 1452-1482 (VC 7117) -- Part II & III. 1482-1500 (VC 7118) -- Part IV & V. 1500-1519 (VC 7119).
DVD 1013
[Lin, Maya] Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision. 2003, 1994. 83 min. DVD.
Contains interviews with Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial while a 21 year old undergraduate at Yale. Winner of the 1995 Oscar for best documentary.
DVD 4285
Louise Bourgeois. 2008. Strasbourg, Belgium : Arte Video. 52 min. DVD.
Louise Bourgeois lifts the veil on her life and work in this revealing portrait of a modern artist. Focusing on themes of sexuality, femininity, and isolation, her work has been associated with all the major artistic movements of the 20th century.
DVD 668
The Lumière Brothers' First Films. 1997. Kino on Video. 61min. DVD.
Looks at the birth of the motion picture through 85 of the more than 1,500 films made by the Lumière Brothers between 1895 and 1897. These films include views of Moscow , New York, Paris, Saigon, Jerusalem, vignettes of life in France, and comedy shorts.
DVD 1782
Man Ray. 2003. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 53 min. DVD.
Examines Man Ray's life, tracing both his artistic evolution and his intense relationships with the talented and influential men and women in his world.
DVD 2030
Man In The Woods: The Art of Rudy Burckhardt. c2003. Checkerboard Foundation. 24 min. DVD.
Filmed shortly before his death in 1999, Burckhardt's work is examined in interviews with the artist and others. Color and black-and-white footage are combined with archival film clips and stills to capture Burckhardt's creative endeavors in photography, film, and painting.
DVD 4067
Mark Rothko, 1903-1970: An Abstract Humanist. 2004. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 52 min. DVD.
This program offers an examination of the life and work of Mark Rothko. Rothko gave abstraction the emotional power of music and poetry. He painted ideas rather than objects and, in the process, created a deeply original pictorial language. One of the most important artists of his generation, Rothko is perhaps best known for his work in the style of the New York School and was a peer of many other illustrious abstract artists: Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still, Franz Kline, and Robert Motherwell, to name only five.
VC 9362

Masters of Illusion. 1991. 29 min. VHS.Producer/Director: Rick Harper.
Examines artistic and scientific discoveries of the Renaissance, focusing on the discovery of perspective and the development of visual tools that create the magic of illusion.
DVD 1013
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision. 2003, 1994. 83 min. DVD.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994, contains interviews with Maya Lin, Vincent Scully, Jan Scruggs, Robert Doubek, Grady Clay, Tom Carhart, J. Carter Brown. P ortrait of the artist/architect/sculptor, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial while a 21 year old undergraduate at Yale. Winner of the 1995 Oscar for best documentary.
DVD 1034
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance. 2003. Lion Television/PBS. 220 min. DVD.
Documentary about one family's ambition and of Europe's struggle to emerge from the ravages of the Dark Ages. The Medici used charm, skill and ruthlessness to garner unparalleled wealth and power, ruling Europe for more than 300 years.
VC 1530
Minerva Teichert: A Mission in Paint. 1988. 47 min. VHS. Produced and directed by Nicholas J. Gasdik.
Examines the life and work of Mormon painter Minerva Teichert, through her own words and those of her family and friends.
DVD 2548
Miro: Theatre of Dreams. 2002. Image Entertainment. 56 min. DVD.
Originally produced for BBC in 1978, portrays the artist at 85 years old, sharing his memories of life among Picasso, Breton, Ernst, Masson and Tanguy. Describes his latest venture, an original theatrical production with the Catalan theatre group La Claca. Miró is seen at work with the actors, at his home in Majorca, and at his studio.
VC 11720
[Monet, Claude] Claude Monet. 1994. 45 min. VHS.
This program is a strong and faithful account of the influences and experiences of Claude Monet in the later half of his life. This French-made documentary provides insights into the areas where Monet travelled and the scenery which inspired his unforgettable impressionist painting.
VC 8652
[Monet, Claude] Monet: Legacy of Light. 1989.WGBH Boston and Malone Gill Productions/ in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 28 min. VHS.
Contains letters, journals, interviews and timeless images of Monet and his lifelong quest to capture nature's light and color.
DVD 1993
My Architect. 2004. New Yorker Video. 116 min. DVD.
Nathaniel Kahn documents the life and works of his father, architect Louis Kahn.
architecture
VC 6385
New Ways of Seeing: Picasso, Braque and the Cubist Revolution. 1990. Philip Morris Co. and The Museum of Modern Art. 58 min. VHS.
Includes "The making of an exhibition".
VC 8081
[O'Keeffe, Georgia] Georgia O'Keeffe. 1977. WNET/13. 60 min. VHS.
Explores the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe.
VC 5412
[Oldenburg, Claes] Large Scale Projects: Claes Oldenburg. 1991. VHS. 56 min.
Documentary with real footage and interviews, portrays a collaboration between Oldenburg and Van Bruggen on a large scale project. Featured projects include Knifeship, Lipstick, Spoonbridge, and Broken Bowl. Also features the teamwork between the Oldenburgs and architect Frank Gehry, and clips of a performance these three artists staged in Venice titled The Course of the Knife.
VC 7735
Out Art. 1982.VHS. PBS. 29 min.
Presents art forms in improbable places and from unlikely sources that are joyful celebrations of life, such as artwork on trucks and walls, or unconventional outdoor sculptures.
DVD 2779
Paul Klee: The Silence of the Angel. 2006. Microcinema. Dir. Michael Gaumnitz. DVD. In French with English subtitles.
The visual journey into the work of a major painter of the 20th century. Klee revolutionized the traditional concepts of composition and color by listening to the heartbeat of nature, studying music and poetry, and exploring the science of his time.
DVD 3333
The Photographer's Series: Keith Carter. 2006. [New York, NY] : Anthropy Arts. 60 min. DVD.
Documentary program on the photographer Keith Carter and an in-depth look at his career, techniques and philosophy. Includes guest interviews with curator, Anne Wilkes Tucker and the writer Horton Foote. In additional segments, Carter discusses many of the stories behind his photographs and provides a step-by-step toning session in his darkroom.
photography
DVD 1224
[Picasso, Pablo] Pablo Picasso. 2002. Kultur. 50 min. DVD. (Artists of the Twentieth Century)
Biography and analysis of Picassos’ major work.
VC 5328
Piet Mondrian: Mr. Boogie Woogie Man. 1995. Home Vision Arts. 49 min. VHS.
Study of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), from his childhood in the Netherlands to his years in Paris and New York.
DVD 1200-1210
Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image. 2004. New Museum of Contemporary Art. 11 DVD-set. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City, February 27-May 2, 2004. S eries presents a point of entry for contemporary artists working in video, film and digital imagery who represent different generations and cultural perspectives. Films are followed by an in-depth interview with the video artist.
Contents: 1. Video: El gringo / Francis Alÿs (4 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – biography (DVD 1200)
2. Video: Le moment / David Claerbout (3 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – biography (DVD 1201)
3. Video: Over my shoulder / Douglas Gordon (14 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – biography (DVD 1202)
4. Video: Blind spot / Gary Hill (13 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – biography (DVD 1203)
5. Video: I Jedi / Pierre Huyghe (5 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – biography (DVD 1204)
6. Video: Waltz / Joan Jonas (7 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – biography (DVD 1205)
7. Video: Encore (Paradise Omeros: redux) / Isaac Julien (5 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – Biography (DVD 1206)
8. Video: Automatic writing / William Kentridge (3 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – Biography (DVD 1207)
9. Video: WGG (Wild gone girls) / Paul McCarthy (6 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – Biography (DVD 1208)
10. Video: I want to see you / Pipilotti Rist (5 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – Biography (DVD 1209)
11. Video: Time after time / Anri Sala (5 min., 2003) -- Interview (2003) -- Image gallery – Biography (DVD 1210)
DVD 1486
[Pollock, Jackson] Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island. 2001. BBC Public Media. 46 min. DVD.
Documentary relating the life and work of Jackson Pollock, from his triumphant entry into the art world to his tragic death. Includes interviews and archival footage by his wife Lee Krasner and Ed Harris, star of the film Pollock.
DVDL 4
[Pollock, Jackson] Pollock. 2001. Sony Pictures Classics. 122 min. DVD.
Based on Jackson Pollock: An American Saga by Stephen Naifeh and Gregory White Smith.
DVD 3716-3721
The Post-impressionists. 2006. Kultur International. 6 DVDs. 50 min. each.
v.1.] Cézanne [DVD 3716] -- [v. 2.] Gauguin [DVD 3717] -- [v. 3.] Van Gogh [DVD 3718] -- [v. 4.] Toulouse-Lautrec [DVD 3719] -- [v. 5.] Munch [DVD 3720] -- [v. 6.] Rousseau [DVD 3721].
VC 4986
The Potter’s Meal: A Film About Joseph Bennion. VHS. Prod. by Steve W. Olpin.
VC 10545
The Pre-Raphaelite Revolt. 1996. Samaritan Films, for the Arts Council of Great Britain, Films for the Humanities. 30 min. VHS. Dir. David Thompson.
Investigates the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1850), which protested against the academic conventions of the art of the day. Portrays Ford Madox Brown, Millais, Ruskin, Holman Hunt, Arthur Hughes and D. G. Rossetti. Includes poems by Tennyson, D. G. Rossetti and Christina Rossetti.
VC 5217
Primary Colors: The Story of Corita. 1990. PBS Video. 60 min. VHS.
Documentary of the life and work of a former nun who became an artist, bridging the gap between religious and secular art. Features her art, photographs, films, and reminiscences of friends and associates.
DVD 1358
A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff. 2004. Pittsburgh :WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh. Distributed by PBS. DVD.
Looks at various goofy buildings along the roadsides of America, such as the Shoe House in Pennsylvania; the Frates Milk Bottle in New Bedford; the Catsup Bottle Water Tower in Illinois, etc.
DVDL 148
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision. 2004. First Run/Icarus Films. 59 min. DVD. Letterboxed.
Explores the works of biologist and philosopher Ernst Haeckel. Based almost entirely on 19th-century scientific illustrations, paintings, and photographs brought to life through innovative animation, Proteus explores the undersea world through a complex tapestry of biology, oceanography, scientific history, poetry and myth.
DVD 1062
[Rauschenberg, Robert] Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius. 2004. Wellspring Media, Thirteen/WNET and Film Odyssey. 60 min. DVD.
Originally produced as an episode of the television program American Masters in 1998. Contains a combination of visual images and engaging commentary, and examines the life of revolutionary American painter Robert Rauschenberg.
DVD 1804
[Ray, Man] The Artists. Disc. 4. Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min.
Portrays Man Ray, the quintessential modernist figure: photographer, painter, object maker and collagist, filmmaker and printmaker, poet, essayist and philosopher. He went on to become the leader of the "American avant-garde" and the most enigmatic of the Dada-Surrealists who transformed the Paris art world during the ferment of the 1920's and beyond.
DVD 1782
[Ray, Man] Man Ray. 2003. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 53 min. DVD.
An intimate examination of Man Ray's life, tracing both his artistic evolution and his intense relationships with the talented and influential men and women in his world.
DVD 2034
Regular or Super: Views on Mies van der Rohe. 2004. First Run/Icarus Roland Collection. 57 min. DVD.
Illustrates many of Mies' classic buildings, combining these striking facades with observations from some architecture superstars, including Rem Koolhaas, Elizabeth Diller and Phyllis Lamber, which are interlaced with anecdotes from customers and neighbors of the gas station, plus comments from his biographer and family members.
architecture
DVD 1920
Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Heurtley House. 2004. Padufus Films. 60 min. DVD.
Chronicles the five-year restoration process on the Arthur Heurtley House.
architecture
VC 8619
Return to Glory, Michelangelo Revealed: The Restoration of the Sistine Chapel. 1986. Nippon. 52 min. VHS.
Exclusive film recording the first phase of the 12-year endeavor begun in 1980 to restore Michelangelo's frescoes in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.
DVD 1412
Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time. 2004. New Video Group. 90 min. DVD.
Documentary on the Scottish artist Andy Goldsworthy, who comments on projects in Nova Scotia, Scotland, the United States, and France. He studies the effects of light and flowing waters on re-worked natural forms.
DVD 4318, 4321, 4324 vols 1-3
Robert Frank: The Complete Film Works. Volumes 1-3. 2008.Göttingen : Steidl. 149 min. DVD.
Pull my daisy [DVD 4318] (1959, 26 min., b&w) / a G-String Enterprise ; Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie present ; written and narrated by Jack Kerouac ; edited by Leon Prochnik, Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie ; music composed and conducted by David Amram ; adapted, photographed and directed by Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie. A short fictional film in which a married couple hang out with their friends, including several beat poets and a "square" bishop.

The sin of Jesus [DVD 4319] (1961, 38 min., b&w) / Off Broadway Productions presents ; based on the story by Isaac Babel ; photography, Gert Berliner ; music, Morton Feldman ; editor, Ken Collins ; screenplay, Howard Shulman ; production, Jerry Michaels.A short fictional film in which a young woman struggles to overcome the monotony of her failing marriage and dead-end job at a chicken farm.

Me and my brother [DVD 4320] (1968, 85 min., b&w with col. sequences) / script, Robert Frank, Sam Sheppard ; editing, Helen Silverstein, Bob Easton ; poetry, Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky ; produced by Helen Silverstein, Two Faces Company ; a film by Robert Frank. A documentary film in which poet Peter Orlovsky attempts to care for his catatonic brother, Julius Orlovsky.
photography
DVD 2560
Robert Irwin: The Beauty of Questions. 1997. UC Extension Center for Media. 59 min. DVD.
Artist Robert Irwin presents his approach to art and its role in the world, while at work on some of his installations in various locations. Winner of the 6th International Biennale of Films on Art Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1998.
DVD 1062
Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius. 2004. Wellspring Media, Thirteen/WNET and Film Odyssey. 60 min. DVD.
Originally produced as an episode of the television program American Masters in 1998. Contains a combination of visual images and engaging commentary, and examines the life of revolutionary American painter Robert Rauschenberg.
DVD 1805
[Rockwell, Norman] The Artists. Disc. 5. Norman Rockwell: Painting America. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min. DVD.
Examines Norman Rockwell, "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.
DVD 1790
The Roots of California Photography: The Monterey Legacy. 2002. Santa Cruz: Monterey Museum of Art, UC Santa Cruz Extension. DVD.
Chronicles the important photographic heritage of the Monterey region and pays tribute to some of the most important men and women in American photography including Ansel Adams; Edward, Brett and Cole Weston; Wynn and Edna Bullock; Morley Baer; Henry Gilpin; John Sexton; Richard Garrod; Al Weber, Sonya Noskowiak; Margrethe Mather; among others.
photography
DVD 774
Russian Ark. 2003. State Hermitage Museum. 96 min. DVD.
A modern filmmaker magically finds himself transported to the 18th century where he embarks on a time-traveling journey through 300 years of Russian history. The first feature film created in a single take.
DVD 803
Russian Avant-garde: A Romance with the Revolution. 2003. Princeton. 55 min. DVD.
Documentary on the achievements of the Russian avant-garde movement and the impact of the Russian Revolution on modern art.
VC 6221
Russian Realism in Painting. Purdue University. 30 min. VHS.
Traces the development of Russian painting and the emergence of a Russian school of art with its emphasis on depicting historical themes and scenes of Russian life.
DVD 2728
The Saatchi 100. 2004. Illuminations. 50 min. DVD.
Features one hundred artworks, accompanied by reflections and anecdotes from the artists themselves. Sarah Lucas' confrontational self-portraits are among the highlights, as are the bold paintings of Gary Hume, photographs by Richard Billingham, sculptures of genetically mutated children by Jake and Dinos Chapman, and many more.
DVD 1600
Sacred Ground. 2004. October Films. 60 min. Dir. by Kevin Sim. DVD.
Originally aired on Sept. 7, 2004 as a segment of the television series Frontline. This documentary examines the controversy surrounding the plans to rebuild on the site of the World Trade Center after the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001.
DVD 2766
Sacred Places: a Film about the Philosophy and Photography of Val Brinkerhoff. 2005. Provo, UT: BYU Broadcasting. 25 min. DVD.
Follows Val Brinkerhoff, professor of photography at Brigham Young University, through a journey to some of the world's sacred places where he photographs cathedrals, shrines, temples, and monoliths in the spirit of seeking to be true to the space and its purpose.
VC 5413
[Salgado, Sebastiao] Sebastiao Salgado, Looking Back At You. 1993. Home Vision Arts. 59 min. VHS.
Examines the photography of Sebastiao Salgado and the context in which they are taken. Focuses on his book Workers.
photography
VC 13370
[Salgado, Sebastiao] Sebastiao Salgado, The Spectre of Hope. 2000. First Run/Icarus Films. 52 min. VHS.
Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado and art critic John Berger examine Salgado’s photographic collection “Migrations,” six years and 43 countries in the making (ranging across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America).
photography
VCL 7
[Salomon, Charlotte] Charlotte, Leben oder Theater? = Charlotte: vie ou theatre = Life or Theatre? 1992. First Run/Icarus Films. 62 min. VHS.
Based on the work of Charlotte Salomon who, as a young Jewish painter from Berlin, took refuge in Nice during World War II. 'Life or Theater' - a series of 769 poignant, unforgettable paintings - is her moving and singular masterpiece.
DVD 3806
The Shock of the New. 2001 (1989). BBC. 4 DVDs. Robert Hughes.
Focuses on modernism in art as a reflection of changing social history in the 20th century. Includes interviews with Matisse, Picasso, and Dali among others.
Contents: Vol. 1 [DVD 3806]: The mechanical paradise -- Vol. 2 [DVD 3806]: The powers that be -- Vol. 3[DVD 3807]: The landscape of pleasure -- Vol. 4 [DVD 3807]: Trouble in Utopia -- Vol. 5 [DVD 3808]: Threshold of liberty -- Vol. 6 [DVD 3808]: The view from the edge -- Vol. 7 [DVD 3809]: Culture as nature -- Vol 8 [DVD 3809]: The future that was.
VC 10704, 10739 -10742
Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting. 1996. BBC. 5 pts. VHS.
Popular art historian Sister Wendy Beckett created this program for the BBC. She travels throughout the world to explore paintings from cave drawings, through the Renaissance, and all the way to New Yorks's Soho scene.
Contents: 1. Early art (VC 10704) -- 2. Renaissance (VC 10739) -- 3. Baroque to Romanticism (VC 10740) -- 4. Age of revolution (VC 10741) -- 5. Modernism (VC 10742).
DVD 3314
Sketches of Frank Gehry by Sydney Pollack. 2005. Sony. 84 min. DVD.
architecture
DVD 1989
Speaking of Art: John Szarkowski on the Photography of Eugene Atget. c2005. Checkerboard Foundation. 60 min. DVD.
In this lecture, Szarkowski praises the photographer Eugène Atget.
photography
DVDL 173
Spiral Jetty. 2000. New York : Electronic Arts Intermix. 35 min. DVD..
Robert Smithson documents the construction of the largest and probably most famous of his earthworks sculpture, Spiral jetty on the Great Salt Lake, Utah. He tells something of the meaning the work has for him and shows the finished version from several perspectives.
DVD 1806
[Stieglitz, Alfred] The Artists. Disc. 6, Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye. 2004. Wellspring. 60 min. DVD.
Examines the achievements and legacy of photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Includes an interview with Georgia O'Keeffe as well as film footage of other artists he inspired including Edward Steichen and John Marin.
photography
DVD 1621
[Strand, Paul] Strand: Under The Dark Cloth (plus Manhatta). 1990. 81 min. DVD. Dir. by John Walker.
Documentary with some of the photographer’s most famous images, thoroughly researched and illustrated. Also includes Manhatta (1921, 10 min.), a short film directed by Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler.
photography
VC 7155-63
Surveying the First Decade: Video Art and Alternative Media in the U.S. 1995. Produced by Video Data Bank in collaboration with Electronic Arts Intermix and Bay Area Video Coalition. Produced by Kate Horsfield. 9 pts. VHS.
Contents: Program 1. Explorations of presence, performance and audience (115:38) (VC 7155) - Program 2. Investigations of the phenomenal world: space, sound, and light (101:58) (VC 7156) - Program 3. Approaching narrative: "there are problems to be solved" (115:00) (VC 7157) - Program 4. Gendered confrontations (117:00) (VC 7158) - Program 5. Performance of video imaging tools (108:00) (VC 7159) - Program 6. Decentralized communications projects (116:00) (VC 7160) - Program 7. Critiques of art and media as commodity and spectacle (110:00) (VC 7161) - Program 8. Independents address television audiences (178:00) (VC 7162) – Program 9. (VC 7163).
VC 1530
[Teichert, Minerva] Minerva Teichert: A Mission in Paint. 1988. 47 min. VHS. Produced and directed by Nicholas J. Gasdik.
Examines the life and work of Mormon painter Minerva Teichert, through her own words and those of her family and friends.
DVD 3338
Tilting at Space: The Work of Jan Groover. 1994. New York, NY : Checkerboard Film Foundation. 30 min. DVD.
Presents a documentary on the techniques and work of artistic photographer, Jan Groover.
photography
DVD 2140
[Tuttle, Richard] Richard Tuttle: Never Not an Artist. 2005. Twelve Films. 32 min. DVD.
DVD 2054-2060
Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894-1941. 1941. Anthology Film Archives. 7-DVD set.
Disc 1. The mechanized eye: experiments in technique and form (161 min.) (DVD 2054) -- Disc 2. The devil's plaything: american surrealism (161 min.) (DVD 2055) -- Disc 3. Light rhythms: music and abstraction (168 min.) (DVD 2056) -- Disc 4. Inverted narratives: new directions in storytelling (155 min.) (DVD 2057) -- Disc 5. Picturing a metropolis: New York City unveiled (152 min.) (DVD 2058) -- Disc 6. The amateur as actor: discovering paradise in pictures (175 min.) (DVD 2059) -- Disc 7. Viva la dance: the beginnings of cine-dance (155 min.) (DVD 2060).
DVD 838
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult. 1989. Chatsworth, CA: Image Entertainment. 89 min. DVD.
A profile of W. Eugene Smith as told through his photographs, interviews and dramatized sequences.
photography
VC 4919
The Walls of Mexico: Art and Architecture. 1996. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 56 min. VHS. Dir. by Guido de Bruyn.
Looks at the wall paintings of famous Mexican muralists--Diego Rivera, Juan O'Gorman, José Clemente Orozco--and at the work of Luis Barragán, the greatest Mexican architect of this century.
DVD 1198
[Warhol, Andy] Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture. 2002. PBS. American Home Treasures; World of Wonder in assoc. with Bravo. 104 min. DVD. Prod. By Fenton Bailey.
Definitive documentary about pop artist Andy Warhol and the lifestyle of 1960’s New York. Includes chronology and filmography of Andy Warhol.
DVD 3732
The Way Things Go. 1987. Dir. Peter Fischli and David Weiss. Performance art.
A chain reaction of objects that applies the principles of cause and effect, gravity, chemistry, water, gas propulsion and vector propagation to produce the chain reaction.
DVD 3299
[Wegman, William] Alphabet Soup. 2006 (1995). 30 min. DVD.
Photographer William Wegman and his famous family of weimaraners, Fay Ray, Batty, Chundo and Crooky, teach children the alphabet.
DVD 3788
Wegman, William] Fay's 12 Days of Christmas. 2006. 30 min. DVD.
Wegman and his famous family of weimaraners, Fay Ray, Batty, Chundo and Crooky, get into the Christmas spirit, while learning about counting and shapes.
VC5414
[Wegman, William] Wegman’s World. 1997. New River Media. 59 min. VHS. Dir. by Cherry Duyns. Originally broadcast in 1996.
This highly acclaimed documentary offers a revealing look at the artist at work and shows why we are captivated by Wegman’s inventive and sometimes comic portraits of these beautiful, expressive dogs.
DVD 2804
[Wegman, William] William Wegman: Video Works 1970-1999. 2006. ARTPIX. 2 DVDs + 1 booklet (21 p.) 236 min. DVD.
Contents: disc 1. Spit sandwich, 1970. Reel 1, 1970-1971. Reel 2, 1972. Reel 3, 1972-1973. Reel 4, 1973-1974. Reel 5, 1974-1975 -- disc 2. Reel 6, 1975-1976. Gray hairs, 1976. Reel 7, 1976-1977. Reel 8, 1997-1998. Reel 9, 1999.
Booklet in DVD case includes reprint of 1982 essay: Wegman's video: funny instead of formal / Kim Levin.
VC 4869
[Weston, Edward] Remembering Edward Weston. 1992. Santa Fe, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico. 30 min. VHS. Dir. by David Turner.
DVD 4284
What About Style?: der Maler Alex Katz. [2007] Chicago, IL : Facets Video. 56 min. DVD.
The film mixes interviews, archive footage and shots of real landscapes and characters with Katz painterly vision of the same topics, thus illustrating the artist's definitions of realistic painting and style. It also contains a virtual exhibition of about twenty paintings by Katz from 1959 to 2001.
DVD 4389
What Remains: the Life and Work of Sally Mann. 2008. NY: Zeitgeist Films. 80 min. DVD.
Follows the creation of Mann's new seminal work: a photo series revolving around various aspects of death and decay. Sally Mann reflects on her own personal feelings toward death as she continues to examine the boundaries of contemporary photography. Shown at her home on her family farm in Virginia, she is surrounded by her husband and now grown children, and her willingness to reveal her artistic process as it unfolds allows the viewer to gain exclusive entrance to her world.
photography
VC 8560
White Garment of Churches: Romanesque and Gothic Art. 1989. WNET, New York. 60 min. VHS. (Art of the Western World)
Examines Romanesque and Gothic churches as evidence of the values of the societies that created them. Discusses Gislebertus's sculpture at St. Lazare in Autun, the Gothic architecture, sculpture, and stained glass at St. Denis, and the Chartres Cathedral.
VC 8168
Whose Art is it Anyway? 1992. NY, CBS News. 11 min. VHS. “Sunday Morning”.
Discusses government funding, especially endowments for the humanities and arts in the United States.
DVD 3734
Who Gets to Call it Art? The Legend of Henry Geldzahler, 1935-1994. 2005. Palm Pictures. 80 min. DVD.
DVD 3735
William Eggleston in the Real World. 2005. New York, NY : Palm Pictures. 84 min. DVD.
The film shows a deep connection between Eggleston's enigmatic personality and his groundbreaking work, and also reveals his parallel commitments as a musician, draftsman, and videographer. Eggleston at age 65 become an icon and inspiration to artists.
photography
DVD 3798
William Kentridge: Certain Doubts. 2000. Associacao Cultural Video Brasil. 52 min. DVD.
English and Portuguese.Working with figures drawn with charcoal, paper cut-outs, animated films and theatre, William Kentridge deals with contemporary issues that go beyond the political themes of his native South Africa ... this documentary explores themes that stimulate his creative process and his constant questioning of the meaning of artistic practice.
DVD 1948
[Wright, Frank Lloyd] Frank Lloyd Wright. 2004 (1988). PBS. 153 min. DVD.
Ken Burns' production of interiews and archival footage of the melodramatic life and stunning architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
architecture
VC 10762
[Wright, Frank Lloyd] Frank Lloyd Wright's House on the Waterfall: The Story of Frank lloyd Wright's Masterpiece. 1989. QED Comms. 30 min. VHS.
architecture
DVD 1920
[Wright, Frank Lloyd] Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Heurtley House. 2004. Padufus Films. 60 min. DVD.
Chronicles the five-year restoration process on the Arthur Heurtley House.
architecture
VC 7197
[Wright, Frank Lloyd] Uncommon Places: The Architecture of Frank L. Wright. 1988. PBS. 60 min. VHS.
Examines Wright’s contribution to American architecture and the personal and professional controversies surrounding his life. Includes footage of many of Wright’s most famous buildings and features interviews with Wright’s widow as well as comments from Wright homeowners and the architect’s former students.
architecture
VC 9799
[Wyeth, Andrew] The World of Andrew Wyeth. 1980. 69 min. VHS.
Filmed in Maine and Pennsylvania, where Wyeth spent his working life. Consists of a casual interview, intercut with sensitive footage of Wyeth's work.