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
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: 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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: During this episode of New York: A Documentary Film, filmmaker Ric Burns explores how the post-World War I economic boom, the rise of consumer culture, and the birth of new mass media industries fueled the convergence of an incredible array of human and cultural energies, ending with the stock market crash of 1929 and the construction of the Empire State Building. In just over a decade, New...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: This episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture pays tribute to combat medics and their intimate role with the infantryman in battle. Also in this film from the National Archives and Records Administration is an interview of Major Robert Glazier, Cleveland, Ohio, veteran of eight campaigns and Battalion Commander of the 3rd Infantry, by Colonel William Quinn.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Royal Lancashire Fusiliers in Kenya round up men for questioning about Mau Mau
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1953
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Summary: American troops patrol in Korea; Korean War
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1951
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Summary: UN forces withdrawing after Communist rout (Korea)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Summary: UN forces cross Han river to Seoul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1951
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Summary: Americans and British in action near Taegu; Korean War
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Summary: George Marshall announces that the UN troops will withdraw from Korea if Communists make sincere steps toward peace
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1951
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Summary: Action around "Heartbreak Ridge"; big helicopters prove useful in Korean War battle
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1951
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Summary: Korean War dogfight (air combat)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Summary: Fighting for ridges around Seoul, Korea
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1952
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Summary: Korea action and political comments before cease-fire
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1953
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Summary: Aerial bombardment of North Korean lines near Seoul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1951
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Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in England, comments on war in Korea (saying it's to prevent war)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Summary: British Naval air attack in Korea
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1951
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Summary: South Koreans demonstrate in Seoul demanding a United Korea (no division at 38th parallel)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1951
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Summary: Bombardment of Pohang, South Korea
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Summary: US delegate in United Nations castigates the Soviet Union for being dishonest about Korea
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Summary: Political trials in Havana, Cuba (after revolution)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1959
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Summary: Granny Weatherall (Geraldine Fitzgerald) is a spunky old lady of 80 who bosses her doctor and her children. She seems so strong and in control. Yet she has never had the upper hand in her destiny. One morning, a flood of long-forgotten memories bring her to the realization that of all her accomplishments, she cannot console herself for the shame-filled day she was left standing at the altar....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1980
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Summary: Khrushchev visits Nasser in Egypt
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1958
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Summary: Stock market traders crowded together, trading (staged shot); Wall Street, Stock Market Crash
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1929