Gerstein, Mordicai.

Summary: A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2003

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 791.3 GER

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.34 GER

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PET

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE 791.3 GER

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Summary: A look at the high-wire walk made by Philippe Petit in 1974 between the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City, and how it is still considered one of history's most artistic crimes.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2008

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 791.34 MAN

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF MAN

Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HIS