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Biographical films. Documentary films. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction films. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. videorecording Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées visuelles.Summary: Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SIMSummary: A co-production of American Masters and Florentine Films/Sherman Pictures, 'Alexander Calder' is the definitive portrait of the inventor of the mobile. This acclaimed film shows Calder at work in his studio, and features never-before-seen archival films and photographs. It includes contemporary shooting of dozens of works, seen as Calder meant them to be viewed, in dynamic motion. Interviewees...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2014
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Summary: The story of China's 8,000 terracotta warriors begins two centuries before the birth of Christ. The First Emperor of China was preparing an extravagant tomb for his journey into the afterlife, and decreed that he be protected forever by a monumental army. Since then no one has seen these ancient warriors in their original splendor, brightly painted and fully armed, ready to protect their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHISummary: From modern China to ancient China and back again, this film reveals the great majesty, tragedy, splendor, and growth of this nation that continues to excel into the future.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MYSSummary: Highlights the great masterpieces on exhibit at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Each piece is put into historical context, allowing a better understanding of the sculpture itself as well as the movement that inspired it.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Vision 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 730.74 SCUSummary: Follows Andy Goldsworthy's bohemian free spirit all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. From his long-winding rock walls and icicle sculptures to his interlocking leaf chains and multi-colored pools of flowers. Goldsworthy's painstakingly intricate masterpieces are made entirely of materials found in Mother Nature - who threatens and often succeeds in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RIVSummary: A portrait of one of the pre-eminent artists of the 20th century, and the inventor of an art form, the mobile. Shows Calder at work in his studio, includes archival films and photographs, and features interviews with contemporaries.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ALESummary: Origami may seem an unlikely medium for understanding and explaining the world. But around the globe, several fine artists and theoretical scientists are abandoning more conventional career paths to forge lives as modern-day paper folders. Through origami, these offbeat and provocative minds are reshaping ideas of creativity and revealing the relationship between art and science. This film...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Green Fuse Films 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BETSummary: "How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island - carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this remote Pacific island over 300 years ago, controversy has swirled around the iconic ancient statues and the history of the people who created them. Now, a new generation of researchers is overturning old theories, revealing the rich history, innovation and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2024
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NF EASSummary: Kevin Box has always known exactly what he intends to do with his life. In his words, "I want to have a conversation with people now and hundreds of years into the future." The origin story of Kevin and his wife Jennifer as they hone their craft of metal sculpture and develop powerful messages of peace inspired from within their magical studio compound in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The film is also...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023