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...
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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: This classic episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series transports viewers to the summer of 1961 as President John F. Kennedy addresses the United States in a televised address to explain the significance of the situation in the now-divided city of Berlin, Germany. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration is a graphic portrayal of the steps this nation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: John F. Kennedy speaks to announce his Tax Cut plan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1962
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Summary: President John F. Kennedy speaking to UN after Dag Hammerskold's death (part 2)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1961
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Summary: President Kennedy's UN speech intercut with shots of activity around the Berlin Wall (German VO)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1961
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Summary: President John F. Kennedy speaking to UN after Dag Hammerskold's death (part 1)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1961
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Summary: Excerpt of JFK Inaugural Address
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1961
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Summary: President Kennedy watches military display at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1961
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Summary: Row of cameramen at Kennedy Press conference at the capitol
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1962
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Summary: President John F. Kennedy meets President Charles de Gaulle in Paris
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1961
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Summary: A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AMESummary: JFK meets with Macmillan in London
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1961
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Summary: At the beginning of the 19th century, 55 elements had been discovered, and although scientists had no idea how many more they might yet find, they already had a suspicion that there was some sort of unifying pattern behind them all. This program charts the quest for order among the chemical elements by examining the contributions of Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the Periodic Table of Elements,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Saudi King Abdul Ibn Saud in India
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1955
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Summary: Hollywood icon John Huston shares numerous insights and experiences in this classic Bill Moyers interview, filmed five years before the director's death in 1987. Answering questions on art and personal adversity at his secluded Mexican villa, Huston also allows Moyers to join him behind the camera during the shooting of Annie. Topics include the many false starts that prefaced Huston's career;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1982
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Summary: Using a Catalan olive oil bought in the U.S., Chef José Andrés prepares two tapas: marinated olives and toast with cheese and anchovy. Then, this video takes us to his beloved market in Barcelona, and Chef José gets inspired to cook a creamy rice dish of mushrooms, artichokes and cuttlefish. Back in Spain he shows us two great Catalan artists: Salvador Dali and his own culinary mentor, Ferran...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this program, Chef José Andrés explains the Spanish sweet tooth, cooking pancakes with chocolate before showing us the wonderfully thick hot chocolate of Spain. Just outside the capital, he takes us to a strawberry farm and returns home to prepare strawberries in a wine syrup. He ends at a traditional bull fight in Madrid, finishing off the evening with a traditional stew of bull’s meat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this program, Chef José Andrés cooks a quick tapa of fried eggs and Spanish chorizo sausage before showing us the artistic and food culture of the Spanish capital. He eats a fried squid sandwich on the streets, and sips an elegant cup of consommé in a historic restaurant. He prepares a refreshing salad of clementines, anchovy, and olives, and returns to Spain for a huge meal of Madrid stew.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: The region of Asturias means family for Chef José Andrés, and in this program, he prepares a simple apple and cheese salad with his mother’s favorite blue cheese, Cabrales. Chef José shows us the region’s traditional hard cider, and returns home to add cider vinegar to some caramelized onions that he serves with light and fluffy corn cakes. Back in Asturias, he joins his family for a hearty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: No Spanish wine is more famous than Rioja, and in this program, Chef José Andrés starts with a quick tapa of apples in a red wine syrup. He takes us to a great Rioja winemaker before cooking his own version of the region’s classic dish of potato and chorizo sausage. Back in Spain, he shows us Rioja’s superb vegetable market and eats at a special restaurant run by a mother and son who cook their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this video, shot in his home region of Asturias in northern Spain, Chef José Andrés showcases its great cheeses, making a sweet and sour salad of cheese and tomatoes with a honey and vinegar dressing. He fries some golden brown monkfish, and takes to the seas off Asturias to risk his neck while fishing for barnacles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Chef José Andrés explores the food of the magical, mystical region of Galicia where pilgrims have traveled for centuries. In this program, he cooks a simple tapa of green Padrón peppers stuffed with cheese, as well as the traditional pilgrim’s meal of a chicken empanada, or turnover. He fishes for octopus off the region’s rocky coast, eats a traditional Galician dish of boiled octopus with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This video shows how Chef José Andrés turns Spain’s sparkling wine, cava, into a light dressing for oysters and also a refreshing mimosa cocktail. He goes mushroom-hunting in the Catalan mountains, before cooking a crumbled pork sausage with wild mushrooms. Back in Spain, he fishes for shrimp and eats Catalan seafood in traditional and modern ways.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008