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VIDEOS:
Computer Magic/ World of Computer Imagery
Producer: Colyer Dupont, Cinemagic Productions
58 min., color,1986 V1997-1

CRAC!
By: Frederic Back & Societe Radio-Canada
15 min., color, ND V1998-

The Hubley Collection Vol. 2
Pyramid Home Video
36 min., color, various dates V1998-2
A collection of five of the Hubley's finest animated films. Includes Time of the Angels, People, People, People, W.O.W. Women of the World, Amazonia, Yes We Can V1998-2

Masters of Animation
Producer/Director: John Halas, 1986 V1997-2
Vol. I USA, Canada 85 min
Vol. II Great Britain, Italy, France 87 min
Vol. III USSR, Yugoslavia, Poland, Hungary 113 min
Vol. IV Japan Computer Animation Parts I & II 84 min

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VIDEOS:
Modern Marvels: EiffelTower
50 minutes, color
Produced by Modern Marvels.
This video explores Gustave Eiffel’s tower, which was originally ridiculed as ugly and later became regarded as a masterpiece of engineering.

VIDEOS:
I.M. Pei and the Mathematics of Architecture
Produced by, Films for the Humanities and Sciences
55 min., color, 2000
I.M. Pei in his own words discusses his largest projects and the simple mathematical concepts that link them all. Students of architecture, engineering, urban planning, and applied mathematics can all benefit from this program in which architect discusses the pyramid as an architectural form, and the impact of geometry and technology on building design.

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BOOK:
The Art Pack
Christopher Frayling, Helen Frayling and Ron van der Meer
A unique, three-dimensional tour through the creation of art over the centuries: what artists do, how they do it, and the masterpieces they have given us. Includes audio tape, color reproduction pull-out and helpful dictionary of art terms.

SLIDE SET:
Introduction to Understanding Art
Produced by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
40 slides with guide and audio cassette.

TEACHER PACKETS:
From Aardvark to Zebra: Animals in Art
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
1999-2000 Childrenís Exhibition
Dictionary-style listing of animals and art, and vocabulary associated those animals or artistic styles.
Best suited for elementary or middle school students

Teacher Fellow Project 2000-2001
Photography

Adventures In Art:
A Discover Art Resource
Includes: Teacher's guide and transparencies TP1999-16

The Artist's Eye: Pictorial Compostion
Color Slide Program by The National Gallery of Art-Depart. of Education Resources
Includes: audio cassette, information booklet and slides TP1998-33

The Artist's Hand: Five Techniques of Painting
Color Slide Program by The National Gallery of Art-Depart. of Education Resource
Includes: audio cassette, information booklet and slides TP1998-34

Imprints in Time: 50 Top Lesson Plans of the Century
Produced by the Texas Art Education Association.
Packet includes 50 art-related lesson plans gathered from Texas art educators.

Photography
The Pictures of Texas Monthly: Twenty-five Years
Teacher Packet by the editors of Texas Monthly Magazine
Includes: photo postcards, educational activities and a copy of the magazine TP1998-35

Squish: An Introduction to Printmaking
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
2000-2001 Childrenís Exhibition
Colorful, unique guide on the process of printmaking.
Best suited for elementary to middle/high school level

Science
Disney Presents: Bill Nye the Science Guy
Teacher packet by the Disney studios TP1998-36

Science Rules! Bill Nye the Science Guy
Teacher packet by the Disney studios TP1998-37

Art in Focus
Teacher 's Resource Book written by Gene A. Mittler
Includes lesson plans, worksheets, bibliography, and suggested resources.

Art Education from the Cincinnati Art Museum
A collection of prints from artists who worked in Cincinnati.
Includes: timeline, background information on the artists and works, suggested reading, class activity, color prints of works. Artists included are Frank Duveneck, Henry Fry, Benn Pitman, Charles T. Weber, Robert Knipschild

VIDEOS:
Art Across Time and Culture
The Art Institute of Chicago
33 min., 1994 V1994-94

ArtConText: People Seeing Themselves, Seeing Each Other
Produced by the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
7 min., color, 2002

Art + Science = Conservation
National Gallery of Art
19 min., color

Art City: Making it in Manhattan
Film about the people who make contemporary art. Presenting a cross-section
of artists, the film moves into lofts, studios, and galleries for intimate scenes
of artists at work.
Directed by Chris Maybach
58 min., color, 1996

Artists at Work
From the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. This video brings four Texas artists
into the classroom to discuss their careers, to explain art-making processes,
and to encourage students to make art.
54 min., color

Art Journeys
Revealing Cultural Traditions in Art and Life
KEDT Public Television
Good short interview

Art: 21
Art in the Twenty-first Century (Seasons 1 and 2)
PBS Home Video
Directors: Catherine Tatage and Deborah Shaffer
Celebrity hosts including Steve Martin
Approx. 4 hours each season (2 tapes each), color, 2001

Behind the Scenes
David Hockney: The Illusion of Depth
Hosted by Penn and Teller
Producer: Learning Designs and Thirteen/WNET

Directions in Painting
ART/ New York Tape no. 12
Including Frank Stella, David Salle, Leon Golub
45 min., 1982

Inspirations
A film from the award-winning director, Michael Apted. An exploration of the creative process
that takes off from the essential question, “How do artists get ideas?”
Featuring David Bowie, Roy Lichtenstein, and Dale Chihuly
100 min., color, 1997


Eye of the Beholder
Visual Science Corporation
Indianapolis Museum of Art
6 min., color, 1997

Introduction to the Visual Thinking Strategies
11 min, 1998

Oil on Canvas: Portrait
In this program, Tai-Shan Scheirenberg paints a portrait of a wealthy English gentleman
in two 3-hour sittings under the intimidating stare of portraits by Holbein, Rembrandt, and
Van Dyck
Films for the Humanities and Sciences
30 min., color, 2002

Seeing Color: Object, Light, Observer

Early Photography: Camera and Moving Pictures Series
Vol. 1: First Impressions and Eyewitness of War
Vol. 2: The Other Half/ Mirror Image
Vol. 3: Photographic Pleasures/ Soldiers of the Queen
Vol. 4: World on a Plate/ Caught in Time
Vol. 5: Outback and Beyond/ News Flashes
Vol. 6: Truth and Beauty/ The End of Art
Vol. 7: Movement/ Edison and Company
Vol. 8: Vivat Birt Acres. The Electric Paradise
Vol. 9: Charles Pathe/ Coast to Coast
Vol. 10: The Brothers Lumiere/ George Milies
60 min. each, color and B/W

Say Si: Departure, Alone, Stalker
Three short pieces shot by a student, 2001

El Hilo Magico
Student film
24 min., film plus 10 min. of the making

Cinema North East
Student Compilation 2002
North East School of the Arts
24 min.

Basic Shots for Film
North East School of the Arts

Fear and Favor in the Newsroom
Documentary that shows that journalists who aggressively reprot on the wealthy and powerful
may be censored, demoted or even fired.
56 min.

Behind the Camera
Vol.1: Cinema History
Vol. 2: Shooting
Vol. 3: Production
Vol. 4: Postproduction
Vol. 5: Visual Special Effects
27 min., color, 2002

 

Art Education In Action
Produced by The Getty Center For Education In The Arts, 1995
Each packet includes a tape and instruction book V1998-23
Vol. I Aesthetics
Episode A - The Aesthetic Experience
Episode B - Teaching Across Curriculum
Vol. II Integrating the Art Disciplines
Episode A - Highlighting Studio Production & Student Social Commentary
Episode B - Cultural Dimensions of Art
Vol. III Making Art
Episode A - Integrating the Art Disciplines
Episode B - Integrating Art History & Art Criticism
Vol. IV Art History and Art Criticism
Episode A - Interpreting Contemporary Art
Episode B - Art Informs History
Vol. V School Museum Collaboration
Episode A - Focus On Original Art
Episode B - Interacting With A Contemporary Artist

Art Education Is More Than Art Education
The Getty Center for Education in the Arts
Teachers talk about the role of art education in learning.
Director: Donald R. Ham
Writer: Bonnie Hawthorn & Valsin A. Marmillion
11 min, color, 1994 V1998-24

Arts For Life
The Getty Center For Education in the Arts
Producer/Director: Multi Media Presentations
Host: Howard Hessman
13 min, color, 1990 V1998-25

Art in Public Places: Metro- Dade
Producer: Bob Berkowitz
Narrator: Michael Putney V1997-95

Looking to Write, Writing to See
Produced by the Art Institute of Chicago.
46 minutes, color
Demonstrates various approaches and interactive techniques for teachers to use with students in combining art and writing.

Frontline: The Merchants of Cool
Produced by: PBS Video, color, 60 min.
Video looks at corporate America and its focus on American Teens.
Explores how teens look at themselves and others.


The Role of Art in General Education
Harry S. Broudy, Getty Center for Education in the Arts
30 min., color, 1988 V1998-26

Secret of A Story
Part 4 (Folktales) V1998-27

What do you see?
The Art Institute of Chicago
Host: Phillip Yenawine
Producer: Michael Dimiroff & Phyllis Ziccardi
Narrator: Jane Dache
24 min, color, 1993 V1997-96

Why Man Creates
Producers: Saul Bass & Associates
25 min., color V1998-18
For elementary through adult (video includes resource booklet)
A series of explorations, episodes and comments on creativity by a master of conceptual design This film poses serious questions about the creative process and how it comes to play for different individuals. Especially useful for problem solving sessions

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AFRICA

TEACHER PACKETS:
African Art
Color Slide Program by National Gallery of Art-Education Department
Includes: audiocassette, information booklet and slides TP 1998-11

Self, Family & Community
Produced by the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Museum Education. Designed to support the curriculum for primary grades, introduces children to the concepts of self, family, and community as expressed by artists from different times and cultures. Includes slides, cultural information, and activities. Artists and subjects discussed include J.A.D. Ingres, Paul Klee, Doris Lee, Kerry James Marshall, Egyptian mummies, Japanese royal architecture, Bamana dance headdress, and Mexican village festivals.

The Art of Africa
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Includes: 10 slides, Exploring Masks, Exploring Royal Arts, Exploring Spiritual Arts, Exploring Art's Usefulness, foldout posters, curriculum connections,
other resources, and a glossary.

VIDEOS:
King Tut: The Face of Tutankhamun
Producers: Derek Towers/David Wallace -
A BBC TV production in Assoc. with A&E network
Writer: Chistopher Frayling
Host: Christopher Frazlina
color, 1992 V1997-91
Part I The Great Adventure 50 min
Part II The Pharaoh Awakes 50 min
Part III Wonderful Things 50 min
Part IV Heads in the Sand 50 min

Pyramid
Based on book by David Macaulay
Producer: Unicorn Projects, Washington D.C.
Host: David Macaulay
1988 V1997-93

Of Time, Tombs, and Treasure
Producer: Paul Ralmondi
Director: James R. Messenger
27 min., color, 1977
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Introduces story of Howard Carter discovering the tomb of King Tutankhamen in 1922 as well as the curse of the tomb. Tells of King Ahkenaten and compares him to other kings and pharoahs. Gives basic overview of Egyptian lifestyle.
Best suited for junior to high school level.


ANCIENT ART

TEACHER PACKETS:
Ancient Art
Teacher Packet by the Toledo Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: Information booklet, Lesson Plans and Slides TP1998-14

Mummies: The Egyptian Art of Death
Teacher Packet by the San Antonio Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: information booklet, lesson plans and slides TP1998-28

TEACHER PACKETS:
The Human Figure in Early Greek Art
National Gallery of Art
Includes: teacher’s guide, map, slides, explanations of slides with cassette

Art of the Ancient World
Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Includes: 20 slides, timeline of ancient artistic periods, background on each of the images, guide to Egyptian deities, discussion questions for each image, guide to Greek and Roman myths and deities, bibliography, video and film resources, internet Web Sites, maps, and a glossary


AMERICAS:

SLIDE SET:
America' s National Gallery: 700 Years of Art
Produced by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
60 slides with guide and audio cassette.

Ancient Mesoamerican Art
From the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
18 slides

Famous Men and Women in Portraits
Produced by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
50 slides with guide and audio cassette.

FolkArts of the Spanish Southwest
From the Index of American Design (2 copies)
Produced by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
27 slides with guide and audio cassette.

TEACHER PACKETS:
Ancient Art of the American Woodland Indians
Color Slide Program by National Gallery of Art-Education Department
Includes: audiocassette, information booklet and slides TP1998-15

Art by African Americans
Teacher Packet by Los Angeles County Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: 6 slides, bibliography, classroom activities, information booklet, and selected timeline
Artists included are: Romare Bearden, David Hammons, Jacob Lawrence, Kerry J. Marshall, Henry O. Tanner, and Charles White TP1998-3

Art of the American Indian Frontier
Teacher Packet by The National Gallery of Art-Education Department
Includes: booklet, slides, and 81/2" x 11" reproductions TP1998-16
CARA: Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation
Teacher Packet from UCLA, Wight Art Gallery Humanities Program
Includes: booklet, lesson plans and 11 slides. TP1999-25

Celebrate the Century Education Series:
Make History in Your Classroom One Decade at a Time
Educators Packets from the United States Post Office
Includes: activities and lessons pertaining to the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980’s and 1990’s
Coming soon the 1900’s, 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, and 1940’s
TP1999-3

Celebrating Sculpture
Resource packet on the exhibition Personal Visions and Universal Themes: Aspects of American Sculpture since 1945 from McNay Art Museum Education Department.
Includes: Eight black-and-white prints of sculptures, video of same eight sculptures shown all around, booklet containing biographies, aesthetics questions, lesson plans, and glossary. Artists included are: Sue Fuller, Duayne Hatchett, William King, Jim Love, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, George Rickey, Richard Stankiewicz. TP 1999

Circa 1492: Art of the Age of Exploration
Teacher Packet by The National Gallery of Art-Department of Education Resources
Includes: booklet, slides and 8 1/2" x 11" reproductions TP1998-19

Contemporary American Ceramics
Teacher Packet by Los Angeles County Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: 6 slides, bibliography, ceramics glossary, and classroom activities
Artists included are: Laurie Anderson, Robert Arneson, Viola Frey, Martha Levine, Adrian Saxe, and Peter Voulkos TP1998-1

Early Modernism: 1900-1940
Teacher Packet by The National Gallery of Art-Department of Education Resources
Includes: booklet, slides and 8 1/2" x 11" reproductions TP1998-21
Artists included are André Derain, Lyonel Feininger, Marsden Hartley, Wassily Kandinsky, Käthe Kollwitz, René Magritte, Piet Mondrian, Georgia O'Keeffe, Horace Pippin,
and Pablo Picasso

El Alma del Pueblo: Spanish Folk Art and It's Transformation in the Americas
Teacher Packet by San Antonio Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: 12 slides, poster, and an educator's guide TP1998-22

Exploring Art in Texas
Teacher Packet by Davis Publications
Includes: information sheets, 20 slides of art in Texas and art by Texas artists,
additional set of 6 slides pertaining to San Antonio TP1998-23

The Far North: 2000 Years of American Eskimo and Indian Art
Color Slide Program by The National Gallery of Art-Dept. of Education Resources
Includes: audiocassette, information booklet, and slides TP1998-25

Folk Art of Latin America: Visiones del Pueblo
Teacher Packet by the Toledo Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: activities, catalog, and slides (look for accompanying video) TP1999-2

Folk Arts of the Spanish Southwest
Color Slide Program by The National Gallery of Art
Includes: audio cassette, information booklet, and slides TP1998-26

Imágenes Mexicanas: Rivera, Siqueiros and Their Contemporaries
Teacher Packet by The McNay Art Museum- Education Department
Includes: booklet, 4 - 8"x11" laminated images, and 1- 11"x14" laminated image TP1999-8
Artists included are: Raul Anguiano, Alberto Beltrán, Miguel Covarrubias, Jesús Escobedo, Leopoldo Méndez, Isidro Ocampo, José Clemente Orozco, José Guadalupe Posada, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Teaching Posters and Resource Book in Engish and Spanish
Posters Include: Figura de una diosa/ Goddess Figure from Teotichuacán, Jarrón con asas/ Jar with Handles from Puebla de los Ángeles, Caída de un balcón/ Fall from a Balcony Anonymous, Caña de azúcar/ Sugar Cane Diego Rivera, Mujer angel, Desierto de Sonora/ Angel Woman, Sonora Desert Graciela Iturbide
Resource Books include: background on image and region of origination; art, language arts, math, and vocabulary activities for each image; and recommended resources for each image.

Mexicanidad: Mexican Art from Ancient Times to the Present
Produced by the Education Division of the Art Institute of Chicago
This bilingual slide packet provides an overview of eight works of art from Mexico in the Art Institute's collection. Besides helping teachers to enhance their students' understanding of the rich history and traditions of another culture, the packet demonstrates that the art of Mexico can act as a springboard for multidisciplinary studies in art, social studies, and language arts.
Can be adapted to all grade levels.
Packet includes: 8 color slides, image description and discussion (in both Spanish and English), and topic related curriculum ideas.

The Philadelphia Ten: Women's Artist Group 1917-45
Produced by the Moore College of Art and Design.
Packet includes an exhibition checklist, historical information, and slides.

Pop Art: Multiples of the Sixties
Teacher Packet by the McNay Art Museum-Education Department
Includes: booklet, and 11 slides TP1999-1
Artists included are: Allan D'Arcangelo, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Lucas Samras, Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol

Pottery: From the Index of American Design
Color Slide Program by The National Gallery of Art
Includes: audio cassette, information booklet, and slides TP1998-29

Self, Family & Community
Produced by the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Museum Education. Designed to support the curriculum for primary grades, introduces children to the concepts of self, family, and community as expressed by artists from different times and cultures. Includes slides, cultural information, and activities. Artists and subjects discussed include J.A.D. Ingres, Paul Klee, Doris Lee, Kerry James Marshall, Egyptian mummies, Japanese royal architecture, Bamana dance headdress, and Mexican village festivals.

Self, Family, and Community: A Teaching Packet
Produced by the Education Division of the Art Institute of Chicago.
This slide packet, designed to support the curriculum for primary grades, introduces children to the concepts of self, family, and community as expressed by artists from different times and cultures. Through works of art such as portraits, scenes of family relationships, and objects for communal rituals, students explore the similarities and differences of individuals and groups around the world. Packet includes: 9 color slides, image description and discussion, and topic related curriculum ideas.

Self-Taught Artists of the 20th C: An American Anthology:
Teacher Packet by the Amon Carter Museum & Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth-
Education Departments
Includes: booklet with 12 Slides TP 1999-9
Shakespeare In Harlem: 1930-1950
Teacher Packet by the Amon Carter Museum-Education Department
Includes: booklet with 6 slides TP1999-10

Survey of American Painting
Color Slide Program by The National Gallery of Art-Dept. of Education Resources
Includes: audiocassette, information booklet, and slides TP1998-30

Teaching American Modernism
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Includes: seven lesson plans: Becoming Thoughtful, Mix and Match Book, Surreal Totem, Symbolic Portrait with Easel, Collage Pop-up Portrait Card, Cut up Poem, Alter Ego

Thomas Jefferson: Art and Reason
Color Slide Program by The National Gallery of Art-Dept. of Education Resources
Includes: an audiocassette, an information booklet and slides TP1999-13

Time of the Buffalo
Teacher's guide from the Amon-Carter Museum-Education Department
TP1999-13

Visiones del Pueblo: The Folk Art of Latin America
Teacher Packet by the San Antonio Museum of Art
Includes: bi-lingual information, and poster TP1999-24

Women Artists from the Milwaukee Art Museum
Teacher Packet by the Milwaukee Art Museum-Education Department
Includes: 12 slides, booklet about the Milwaukee Art Museum, and Table of Contents
Artist included are: Sofonisba Anguissola, Marie RosaBonheur, Deborah Butterfield, Helen Frankenthaler, Bessie Harvey, Barbara Hepworth, Eva Hesse, Lois Mailou Jones, Gabriele Münter, Georgia O'Keeffe, Lorna Simpson, and Kiki Smith TP1998-5

Women Artists of the Twentieth Century
Teacher Packet by Los Angeles County Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: 6 slides, bibliography, classroom activities, information booklet, and selected timeline
Artists included are: Natalia Goncharova, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Kruger, Georgia O'Keeffe, Betye Saar, Emiko Tokushige TP1998-11

VIDEOS:

VIDEOS:

The Art of Mexico
Vol. 1: Ancient and Modern Traditions
Vol. 2: The Painters
50 min. each, color

Que Viva Mexico!
Highly stylized documentary on the people and volatile social climate of Mexico
85 min., B/W, 1979

The Walls of Mexico: Luis Barragan
Director: Guido de Bruyn
This beautifully filmed program looks at the wall paintings of some of the most famous Mexican muralsits: Diego Rivera, Jan O’Gorman, Jose Clemente Orozco, and the work of Luis Barragan, the greatest architect of this century.
56 min., color, 1993

Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
This film tells how black artists triumphed over formidable odds. This documentary,
narrated by actor Joe Morton, features more than 130 rarely seen paintings, prints,
photos, and sculptures by black artists.
PBS Video
60 min., color, 1994

Susan B. Anthony
A & E Biography series
Approx. 50 min., color, 1995

The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: Not for Ourselves Alone
PBS Home Video
Director: Ken Burns
3.5 hours, color, 1999

JFK: The Dallas Tapes
Produced by the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in association with
KDFW Fox 4
Approx. 2 hours, color, 1998

A Biography of America
Program 22: World War II
Program 6: Westward Expansion
Producer: WGBH Boston
30 min. each, color, 2000

In the Street
Film shot by renowned still photographer Helen Levitt with her good friends, Janice
Loeb and James Agee. It captures a parade of people who stroll, laugh, cry, fight,
flirt or quietly exist.
Arthouse, Inc.
14 min., B/W, 1944

Awareness Series: American Art
Department of Education Resources
National Gallery of Art
24 min., color

One Hundred Years of Modern Art
Part of the series: Western Art 1700-1970
Director: Anthony Roland
19 min., color
Age range: 12-adult

New York: A Documentary Film Series
Vol. 1: 1609-1825: The Country and the City
Vol. 2: 1825-1865: Order and Disorder
Vol. 3: 1865-1898: Sunshine and Shadow
Vol. 4: 1898-1918: The Power and the People
Vol. 5: 1919-1931: Cosmopolis
Vol. 6: 1929- 1941: City of Tomorrow
Vol. 7: 1945-Present: The City and the World (180 min.)
PBS Home Video
120 Min., each, color and B/W

Uniquely Texas
A Lonestar look at cultural and heritage tourism
Includes booklet, 2000


The American Vision
Producer: Frances C. Thayer
Director: J. Carter Brown
35 min., color, 1965
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Narrated by: Burgess Meredith
Deals with the development of American Painting from the late 18th to the early 20th century. Includes pieces by: Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, George Catlin, Audubon, George Inness, John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, George Bellows, Albert Pinkham Ryder.
Covers the Colonial Period, Romantic era and American Realism in American art.
Best suited for high school or college level.

Adventures in Art
National Gallery of Art-Department of Education Resources
Exec. Producer/Writer: Elizabeth S. Brownstein
Director/Producer: Martin Carr
30 min., color, 1979 V1999-18
A tour through an art museum guided by actress Julie Harris. The viewer shares her observations of various paintings and different ways of seeing. Color, composition, light & shade, along with historical facts about the artists and subjects of the paintings are discussed.

American Light: The Luminist Movement 1850-1875
National Gallery of Art- Department of Education Resources
Exec. Producer: For Camera Three Productions-John Musilli
Producer: John Musilli
Director: J. Carter Brown
32 min., color V1998-13

The American Vision
National Gallery of Art-Department of Education Resources
Directer/Writer: J. Carter Brown
Narrator: Burgess Meredith
35 min., color, N.D., V1999-17
A broad view of American painting from pre-Revolutionary days to the beginning of the twentieth century.

Art Alive and on Tour: The Making of A special Exhibition
Art alive and on tour takes you to five American museums to look at the people and jobs involved in the making of a special exhibition. Impressionism: Selections from Five American Museums V1999-7

Art and Revolution in Mexico
Producers: Films for the Humanities, Inc.
51 min., color, 1993 V1997-46

Art of the Western World
Anneburg/CPB Collection,
Producer: WNET/New York and TV South/Great Britain
Host: Michael Wood color, 1989 V1997-89
Vol. I The Classical Ideal
Part I The Classical Ideal 30 min
Part II The Imperial Stones of Rome 30 min
Vol. II A White Garment of Churches-Romanesque & Gothic
Part I A White Garment of Churches-Romanesque 30 min
Part II The Age of Gothic 30 min
Vol. III The Early Renaissance
Part I The Early Renaissance in Florence 30 min
Part II The Early Renaissance in N. Europe 30 min
Vol. IV The High Renaissance
Part I Rome & Florence - The Artist as Genius 30 min
Part II Venice - Pleasure & Power 30 min
Vol. V Realms of Light - The Baroque
Part I The Baroque in Italy & Austria 30 min
Part II The Baroque in Spain & the Netherlands 30 min
Vol. VI An Age of Reason, An Age of Passion
Part I An Age of Reason 30 min
Part II An Age of Passion 30 min
Vol. VII A Fresh View - Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
Part I Realism & Impressionism 30 min
Part II Post-Impressionism 30 min
Vol. VIII Into the Twentieth Century
Part I Into the 20th Century 30 min
Part II Between the Wars 30 min
Vol. IX In Our Own Time
Part I Shattering The Myths 30 min
Part II New, Newer, Newest 30 min

Citizen Barnes: An American Dream
By: Alain Jaubert & Phillippe Pilard
57 min., color, 1993 V1997-9

Do You Speak American?
DVD
Hosted by Robert MacNeil
Producer: FMG Home Video
60 min., color, 2004

Eye of Thomas Jefferson
Video by the National Gallery of Art-Department of Education Resources
Producer: Charles Guggenheim
Director: Walter Shuman
Narrator: Richard Kiley
27 min, color, 1977 V1998-22

The Folk Art of Latin America: Visiones del Pueblo
The Toledo Museum of Art-Community Learning Center
Look for accompanying teacher packet
English/Spanish, 28 min. V1999-10

Heaven on Earth: Orthodox Treasures of Siberia and North America
Produced by Mirko Popadic and FaithNet for the Anchorage Museum Association
Producer/Director: Mirko Popadic
Writer: Terry Burson
30min, color,1998 V1997-28

Influenza 1918
PBS Home Video
Produced by Robert Kenner
60 minutes
Drawing on remarkable archival photographs and film footage, and interviews with survivors and medical historians, Influenza 1918 tells the powerful story of America's worst health crisis.

Introduction to Sculpture
Video by the National Gallery of Art-Department of Education Resources
Producer: Michael B. Sassani and Melanie Doich
Narrator: Kathy Fannon
11 min., color, 1991 V1998-14

Labyrinth: The History of the Maze
Exec. Producer: Andrew Walworth
New River Media
55 min., color, 1996 V1998-19

La Ofrenda: The Days of the Dead
Producers/Directors: Lourdes Portillo and Susan Munoz V1997-65

The Legacy of Generations: Pottery by American Indian Women
Exec. Producer: Rachel V. Lyon
Producer/Director: Linda Lewett
Narrator: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Cree V1999-4

Mabel Dodge Luhan: Rites of Passage
Produced by KNME-TV, Albuquerque, New Mexico 30 minutes, color
An intimate portrait of a rebellious and spirited woman who sought greater meaning for her life, this video shows Mabel Dodge Luhan's trek to follow her vision despite social pressures, all the while supporting feminist issues, the labor movement, and a new form of art. This is also tells the story of her great love for New Mexico and her role in nurturing the talent of others and developing an artist's colony in Taos.

Made In America: Ten Centuries of American Art
On view at the Toledo Museum of Art 10/13/95-1/7/96
Video produced in conjunction with an exhibition developed by the Carnegie Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, St. Louis Art Museum, and Toledo Museum of Art V1999-8

Masks of Mexico
30 minutes, color
Produced by KNME-Albuquerque
Focuses on Mexico's masks, which blend cultural history, creative expression, and handcrafted materials.

Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase
Producer/Director: Joan Gratz
9 min., color V1998-16
Featuring 55 paintings and 35 artists from Van Gogh to Warhol this video shifts from period to period. Starting with impressionism, it moves through cubism and surrealism, then finishes with images of contemporary art and hyper realism

NATURE PERFECTED: The Story of the Garden
Writer/Narrator: William H. Adams V1998-20
A 12 part series
Vol. I Program I: Paradise on Earth 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program II: Ancient Spirits: China and Japan 30 min
Director: Walter Lassally Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. II Program III: The Heritage of Rome 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program IV: Garlands of Repose 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. III Program V: Garden of Conquest 30 min
Director: Walter Lassally Producer: Michael Gill
Program VI: New Perspectives 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. IV Program VII: The Landscaping of England 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program VIII: Moving On 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. V Program IX: Glory and Grandeur 30 min
Director/Photographer: Walter Lassally
Producer: Michael Gill
Program X: The Machine and the Garden 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. VI: Program XI: Grounds for Change 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program XII: The Genius of the Place 30 min
Director: Hugh Newsam
Producer: Michael Gill

Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico
National Gallery of Art
Producer: Susan Arensberg
Director: Elyse Kunz
Narrator: Maurico Obregón
23 min, color, 1996 V1998-21

Painters Painting: The New York Art Scene 1940-1970
By Emile de Antonio
116 Min., B&W and color, 1972 V1997-20
Includes interviews with or about the following artists: Chamberlain, DeKooning, Frankenthaler, Hoffman, Johns, Louis, Motherwell, Newman, Noland, Pavia, Pollock, Poons, Olitsky, Rauschenberg, Stella, Still, and Warhol

Pop Art: The Test of the Object
Part of the Adventure in Modern Art Series
Director: Carlos Vilardebo
Writer/Narrator: André Parinaud and Carlos Vilardebo
53 min., color, V1999-9

Relocations and Revisions: The Japanese American Internment Reconsidered
Includes booklet
30 min., 1992 V1997-79

Rings of Passion: Five Emotions in World Art
Producer: Tatge/Lasseur Productions
Narrator: J. Carter Brown
Poetry read by Meryl Streep
56:46 min., color V1997-94

The Sixties
A series of news clips compiled by Columbia River Entertainment Group
B & W and color, 1997 V1999-14
Vol. I 1960 77 min
Vol. II 1961 79 min
Vol. III 1962 52 min
Vol. IV 1963-1964 93 min

Shidoni
By KNME-TV
Producer: Mathew Sneddon
27 min, color, 1992 V1998-17

Through Walls, Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation: 1965-1985
By UCLA Wight Art Gallery
8:15 min., color, 1990 V1997-18

Western Artists/African Art: The Artists Speak
Producer: Catherine Saalfide
Director: Daniel Shapiro
Music: Terry Adkins
In association with the Museum of African Art
30 min., color V1997-4
This video includes interviews with the following artists: Terry Adkins, Arman, Kurt Delbanco, Mel Edward, Eric Fischl, Ellsworth Kelly, Brice Marden, Ouattara, Philip Pearlstein, Howardena Pindell, Lorna Simpson, Fred Wilson, and Terry Winters

Woven by the Grandmothers: 19th Century Navajo Textiles
Exec. Producer: Rachel V. Lyon
Producer/Director: Linda Lewett
Narrator: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Cree
30 min., B&W and color, 1998 V1999-5

SLIDE SET:
Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries
Set compiled from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition, also shown at the San Antonio Museum of art. Includes 130 slides, covering several media used in the history of Mesoamerican art.

TEACHER PACKETS:
Taos Artists and their Patrons 1898-1950
McNay Art Museum
Includes: guide, color photographs, handouts

Exploring the Horizons
Includes: slides, lesson plans, guide

Crafting Utopia: The Art of Shaker Women
Georgia Museum of Art
Includes: 5 slides, guide, lesson plans, maps, activities

Teaching Art Since 1950
Department of Education Resources
National Gallery of Art
Includes: slides, teacher’s guide, activities, prints


ASIA

TEACHER PACKETS:
The Chinese Past: 6000 Years of Art and Culture
Color Slide Program by The National Gallery of Art
Includes: audio cassette, information booklet, and slides TP1998-18

Circa 1492: Art of the Age of Exploration
Teacher Packet by The National Gallery of Art
Includes: booklet, slides and 8 1/2" x 11" reproductions TP1998-19

Explore Asia
Harn Museum Collection
Includes: 17 color transparencies, background on each image, discussion themes, extension activities, language arts lesson plans, visual arts lesson plans, and a resource guide that has a glossary, stories from Indian mythology, examples of sign language, poems and couplets, and Chinese character instructions

Self, Family & Community
Produced by the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Museum Education. Designed to support the curriculum for primary grades, introduces children to the concepts of self, family, and community as expressed by artists from different times and cultures. Includes slides, cultural information, and activities. Artists and subjects discussed include J.A.D. Ingres, Paul Klee, Doris Lee, Kerry James Marshall, Egyptian mummies, Japanese royal architecture, Bamana dance headdress, and Mexican village festivals.

Women Artists of the Twentieth Century
Teacher Packet by Los Angeles County Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: 6 slides, bibliography, classroom activities, information booklet, and selected timeline
Artists included are: Natalia Goncharova, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Kruger, Georgia O'Keeffe, Betye Saar, Emiko Tokushige TP1998-11

VIDEOS:

St. Petersburg Exhibit
McNay Art Museum exhibition video


Art of Indonesia: Tales of the Shadow World
National Gallery of Art
Director: Andrea Simon
28 min, color, 1990 V1997-32

The Face of Russia
Three part series, 60 minutes each, color, 1998
Director: Murray Grigor
Aired on public television, an unprecedented exploration of the hearts and minds of the Russian people through their art and culture. Series is best for junior high and high school students.

Great Tales in Asian Art
Includes excerpts from “The Ramayana”, “Gita Govinda”, and “The Tale of Genji”
Producer/Director/Executive Producer: Perry Miller Adato
Executive Producer: Alvin Ha. Perlmutter
82 Min., color, 1995 VHS

NATURE PERFECTED: The Story of the Garden
A 12 part series: Writer/Narrator: William H. Adams V1998-20
Vol. I Program I: Paradise on Earth 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program II: Ancient Spirits: China and Japan 30 min
Director: Walter Lassally Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. II Program III: The Heritage of Rome 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program IV: Garlands of Repose 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. III Program V: Garden of Conquest 30 min
Director: Walter Lassally Producer: Michael Gill
Program VI: New Perspectives 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. IV Program VII: The Landscaping of England 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program VIII: Moving On 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. V Program IX: Glory and Grandeur 30 min
Director/Photographer: Walter Lassally
Producer: Michael Gill
Program X: The Machine and the Garden 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. VI: Program XI: Grounds for Change 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program XII: The Genius of the Place 30 min
Director: Hugh Newsam
Producer: Michael Gill

Origami: The Art of Paper Folding
Volume I: Beginning to Intermediate
Looks Like Fun Video
65 min. color, 1988 VHS

The Secret Life of Geisha
DVD
Produced by A&E Home Video
100 min., color, 1999


TEACHER PACKET:
Hokusai Teacher Packet
The Art of Printmaking (3 Art Lessons)
East Meets West: The Artistic Dialogue between Japonisme and Impressionism

Out of Russia
A Gift of Scene Designs from Robert L. B. Tobin
McNay Art Museum: Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts
Includes: 6 slides, guide

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EUROPE and the MEDITERRANEAN

SLIDE SET:
Backgrounds of Modern Painting in France
Produced by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
40 slides with guide (in English and French) and audio cassettes (in English and French)

Famous Men and Women in Portraits
Produced by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
50 slides with guide and audio cassette

The Uffizi Gallery
36 slides with guide (in English, French, Italian, and German)
Includes pieces by Duccio Di Buoninsegna, Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini, Lippo Memmi, Gentile Da Fabriano, Masolino, Paolo Uccello, Domenico Veneziano, Piero della Francesca, Fra Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Leonardo da Vinci, Bronzino, Giovanni Bellini, Andrea Mantegna, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rosso Fiorentino, Raphael, Andrea del Sarto, Pontormo, Titian, Parmigianino, Veronese, Caravaggio, and Canaletto.
Suitable for high school and college level.

TEACHER PACKETS
Ancient Art
Teacher Packet by the Toledo Museum of Art
Includes: Information booklet, Lesson Plans and Slides TP1998-14

San Antonio Museum of Art
American Impressionism Packet

The Arts of Reform and Persuasion
Teacher Packet by Indianapolis Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: booklet and 20 slides TP1999-21

Art That We Wear: Costumes and Textiles from the Renaissance to the Present
Teacher Packet by Los Angeles County Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: 6 slides, bibliography, classroom activities and information booklet TP1998-17

Celebrate the Century Education Series:
Make History in Your Classroom One Decade at a Time
Educators Packets from the United States Post Office
Includes: activities and lessons pertaining to the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's TP199-3

Circa 1492: Art of the Age of Exploration
Teacher Packet by The National Gallery of Art
Includes: booklet, slides and 8 1/2" x 11" reproductions TP1998-19

Classical Mythology in European Art
Teacher Packet by The National Gallery of Art
Includes: booklet, slides and 8 1/2" x 11" reproductions TP1998-20

Early Modernism: 1900-1940
Teacher Packet by The National Gallery of Art-Department of Education Resources
Includes: booklet, slides and 8 1/2" x 11" reproductions TP1998-21
Artists included are André Derain, Lyonel Feininger, Marsden Hartley, Wassily Kandinsky, Käthe Kollwitz, René Magritte, Piet Mondrian, Georgia O'Keeffe, Horace Pippin, and Pablo Picasso

Exiles and Emigrés: The Flight of European Artists from Hitler
Teacher Packet by Los Angeles County Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: 6 slides, bibliography, classroom activities and information booklet
Artists included: Max Beckman, Marc, Chagall, Max Ernst, Oskar Kokoschka, and Lasló Moholy-Nagy TP1998-24

European Art From the Middle Ages to the 17th C
Teacher Packet by the Toledo Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: Information booklet, lesson plans, and slides TP1999-22

French and Post Impressionism
Teacher Packet by The National Gallery of Art
Includes: booklet, slides and 8 1/2" x 11" reproductions TP1998-27

Impressionism: Paintings Collected by European Museums
Produced by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Denver Art Museum. Includes transparencies, artist information, lesson plans, activities, and a family guide. Artists included are Caillebotte, Cézanne, Degas, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renior, and van Gogh.

Impressionism and Post Impressionism
Teacher Packet by Los Angeles County Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: 6 slides, bibliography and classroom activities
Artists included: Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Camille Pissaro, and Vincent Van Gogh TP1998-6
Out of Russia: A Gift of Scene Designs from Rober L.B. Tobin
Teacher Packet by the McNay Art Museum-Education Department
Includes: catalogue and 6 slides TP1999-23

The Inquiring Eye: Classical Mythology in European Art (2 copies)
Produced by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Includes twenty slides, five posters, teaching packet, and guide to mythology The Whole Truth- and Other Myths- Retelling Ancient Tales

King of the World: A Mughal Manuscript from the Royal Library, WindsorCastle Indianapolis Museum of Art
Includes transparencies, historical information, and classroom activities

Portrait of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
Produced by the New Orleans Museum of Art, Education Department.
Discusses the painting Portrait of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (1788) by Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun. Includes information about the artist, Marie Antoinette, and the French revolution.

What Is Impressionism
Color Slide Program by The National Gallery of Art-Dept of Education Resources
Includes: audiocassette, information booklet, and slides TP1998-31

Women Artists of the Twentieth Century
Teacher Packet by Los Angeles County Museum of Art-Education Department
Includes: 6 slides, bibliography, classroom activities, information booklet, and selected timeline
Artists included are: Natalia Goncharova, Käthe Kollwitz, Barbara Kruger, Georgia O'Keeffe, Betye Saar, Emiko Tokushige TP1998-11

Teaching Art Nouveau: 1890-1914
Produced by the Department of Educational Resources, National Gallery of Art.
This teacher packet includes background information on the Art Nouveau movement in both the fine and applied arts. Packet includes 20 color slides with didactic material for each. Video also available.

 

VIDEOS:
Discovery of Art Series
Anne of Brittany: The Great Book of Hours
Botticelli: The Humanist Trilogy
Books and Kings
Eugene Delacroix
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Paintings in Books
45 min. each, color

From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism
Parts 1 and 2
Includes Lecture Transcript and Course Guidebook
The Teaching Company

The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
Volumes 1-4
A & E Video
Approx. 50 min., color, 2001

The Eiffel Tower
Here is the fascinating and surprising story of this engineering marvel and the towering genius
who built it- Gustave Eiffel
50 min., color, 1994


Art Nouveau: 1890-1914
32 minutes, color
Produced by the Department of Education Resources, National Gallery of Art.
This video provides a comprehensive overview of Art Nouveau in Europe - including all media: architecture, fine art, art glass, urban design and jewelry design. Best suited for grades 8 and up. Teacher Packet also available.

Art of the Western World
Anneburg/CPB Collection
Producer: WNET/New York and TV South/Great Britain
Host: Michael Wood
1989
Vol. I The Classical Ideal
Part I The Classical Ideal 30 min
Part II The Imperial Stones of Rome 30 min
Vol. II A White Garment of Churches-Romanesque & Gothic
Part I A White Garment of Churches-Romanesque 30 min
Part II The Age of Gothic 30 min
Vol. III The Early Renaissance
Part I The Early Renaissance in Florence 30 min
Part II The Early Renaissance in N. Europe 30 min
Vol. IV The High Renaissance
Part I Rome & Florence - The Artist as Genius 30 min
Part II Venice - Pleasure & Power 30 min
Vol. V Realms of Light - The Baroque
Part I The Baroque in Italy & Austria 30 min
Part II The Baroque in Spain & the Netherlands 30 min
Vol. VI An Age of Reason, An Age of Passion
Part I An Age of Reason 30 min
Part II An Age of Passion 30 min
Vol. VII A Fresh View - Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
Part I Realism & Impressionism 30 min
Part II Post-Impressionism 30 min
Vol. VIII Into the Twentieth Century
Part I Into the 20th Century 30 min
Part II Between the Wars 30 min
Vol. IX In Our Own Time
Part I Shattering The Myths 30 min
Part II New, Newer, Newest 30 min

Cubist Epoch
Includes discussion on Braque and Picasso
Narrator: Barry Sullivan
53 min, color, 1989

The Face of Russia
Three part series, 60 minutes each, color, 1998
Director: Murray Grigor
Aired on public television, an unprecedented exploration of the hearts and minds of the Russian people through their art and culture. Series is best for junior high and high school students.

Fauvism
Series: The Adventures of Modern Art
Producer: The Roland Collection
Director: Carlos Vilardebo
53 minutes, color, age range: 15-adult
Traces the Fauve movement from its Impressionist beginnings through its influence on the Italian Futurists. Suitable for high school and college level students.

French Impressionism: A School for Happiness
Modern Art and Modern Manners 1860-1874
A series of 4 lectures by Rosamond Bernier including: Cezanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Pissarro, and Renoir 60 min, color, 1989

Heaven on Earth: Orthodox Treasures of Siberia and North America
Produced by Mirko Popadic and FaithNet for the Anchorage Museum Association
Producer/Director: Mirko Popadic
Writer: Terry Burson
30min, color,1998 V1997-28

Labyrinth: The History of the Maze
Exec. Producer: Andrew Walworth
New River Media
55 min., color, 1996 V1998-19

Masters of Illusion
National Gallery of Art
Host: James Burke
Executive Producer: Joseph Krakora
Producer/Director: Rick Harper
29 min, color, 1991V1998-15

The Measure of All Things
Producer: Susan M. Arensberg
Director: Stephen Spector
Narrated by Christopher Plummer
16 min., color, 1992/1993
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Introduction to social, political, and artistic movements of the 5th century Greece. This film also mentions famous Greek historical and mythological figures. Also talks about Parthenon, Olympia, Athens, wars they participated in, and the triumph of their civilization. Man is the measure of all things.
Best suited for junior to high school level.

Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase
Producer/Director: Joan Gratz
9 min., color V1998-16
Featuring 55 paintings and 35 artists from Van Gogh to Warhol this video shifts from period to period. Starting with impressionism, it moves through cubism and surrealism, then finishes with images of contemporary art and hyper realism

NATURE PERFECTED: The Story of the Garden
A 12 part series: Writer/Narrator: William H. Adams V1998-20
Vol. I Program I: Paradise on Earth 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program II: Ancient Spirits: China and Japan 30 min
Director: Walter Lassally Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. II Program III: The Heritage of Rome 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program IV: Garlands of Repose 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. III Program V: Garden of Conquest 30 min
Director: Walter Lassally Producer: Michael Gill
Program VI: New Perspectives 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. IV Program VII: The Landscaping of England 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program VIII: Moving On 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. V Program IX: Glory and Grandeur 30 min
Director/Photographer: Walter Lassally
Producer: Michael Gill
Program X: The Machine and the Garden 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. VI: Program XI: Grounds for Change 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program XII: The Genius of the Place 30 min
Director: Hugh Newsam
Producer: Michael Gill

Rings of Passion: Five Emotions in World Art
Producer: Tatge/Lasseur Productions
Narrator: J. Carter Brown
Poetry read by Meryl Streep
56:46 min., color V1997-94

The Sixties
A series of news clips compiled by Columbia River Entertainment Group
B & W and color, 1997 V1999-14
Vol. I 1960 77 min
Vol. II 1961 79 min
Vol. III 1962 52 min
Vol. IV 1963-1964 93 min

SLIDE SET:
The Christmas Story
A slide set produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Includes 40 slides and one audio tape that tell the Christian story of Christmas using Italian and Northern Renaissance paintings.

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MIDDLE EAST:

VIDEOS:
The Book of Kings (Shah-Nameh)
Producers: ARCH Foundation and Paris Musees
by Liliane De Kermadec
26 min., color, 1994 V1997-40

NATURE PERFECTED: The Story of the Garden
A 12 part series: Writer/Narrator: William H. Adams
Vol. I Program I: Paradise on Earth 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program II: Ancient Spirits: China and Japan 30 min
Director: Walter Lassally Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. II Program III: The Heritage of Rome 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program IV: Garlands of Repose 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. III Program V: Garden of Conquest 30 min
Director: Walter Lassally Producer: Michael Gill
Program VI: New Perspectives 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. IV Program VII: The Landscaping of England 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program VIII: Moving On 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. V Program IX: Glory and Grandeur 30 min
Director/Photographer: Walter Lassally
Producer: Michael Gill
Program X: The Machine and the Garden 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Vol. VI: Program XI: Grounds for Change 30 min
Director/Producer: Michael Gill
Program XII: The Genius of the Place 30 min
Director: Hugh Newsam
Producer: Michael Gill

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VIDEO:
Breathless
1960
90 minutes, Black and White
Directed by Jean Luc Godard
Produced by Georges de Beauregard
Starring, Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo
A classic French film, Breathless tells the story of a car thief on the run, and his American girlfriend.

L’Atalante
1934
87 minutes, Black and White
Directed by Jean Vigo
Starring, Michel Simon
This film tells the story of a a young woman’s unhappy initiation into married life on a river barge.

Small Change
Francois Truffaut brilliantly captures the joys, yearnings, pain and wonder of
childhood in this film
French with English subtitles
Directed by Francois Truffaut
1 hour, 45 min., color, 1976

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VIDEO:
The De la Peña Diaries
A memoir of an officer of Santa Anna including the death of Davy Crockett
Produced by: Brian Huberman, Edward Hugetz, Cynthia Ann Lost Howling Wolf, color, 60 min.
Story of a Mexican officer who fought at the Alamo and witnessed death of Davy Crockett. Traces the history of the diary as it moves from Mexico to Texas.

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(The following videos are on reserve)

Art Safety Hazards & Precautions
100 min V1997-123

Articulation Art
Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, UT Austin V1997-124

Basic Art Handling
Gallery Association of New York State
30 min V1997-125

Disabled Museum Visitors: Part of Your General Public
Accessibility Program - Office of the Assistant Secretary
23:09 min V1997-126

Insights: Museum Visitors, Attitudes, Expectations
A focus group experiment, J. Paul Getty Trust
60 min., color, 1991 V1997-126

Paper Conservation
Nielson & Bainbridge
1995 V1997-128

Philip Yenawine with High School Students at the McNay Art Museum
April 15,1996 V1997-129

Save Outdoor Sculpture
National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property
3 tapes in set, 1997 V1997-130
"Business & Community Partnerships" 10:28 min
"Legacy at Risk" 29:40 min
"Maintain Outdoor Sculpture- Today for Tomorrow" 37:00 min

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MUSIC:

Beethoven
The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
8:15 min. Stereo V1997-116

Jazz: Earl Hines & Coleman Hawkins
Producer: Stephen Schmidt Director: Karl Genus
28 min., 1986 V1997-117

Stravinsky
Aspects of Stravinsky Tape I & II
Producer: Nick Elliott, Melvyn Bragg, Pavel Korchagin, Robert Paterson
Director: Tony Palmer
Tape I - 111 min., B&W and color, 1996
Tape II - 55 min., B&W and color, 1996 V1997-118


Exploring the World of Music
Program #8: Texture
The Annenberg / CPB Project
Approx. 30 min., color, 1998

OPERA:

Madame Evanti
Producer/Director/Writer: D. Michael Churs
28:38 min., 1987 V1997-121

The Belgium of les XX
Spencer Museum of Art
15:55 min V1997-122

THEATRE:

The Stage Is All The World: Theatrical Designs of Tanya Moiseiwitz
Program repeats V1997-119

The Stage Is All The World V1197-120


VIDEO SERIES :

American Theatre Wing's "Working in the Theatre Produced in partnership with CUNY-TV

 

Design:

#255/256 Featuring Angela Wendt, Christopher Barreca, Jule Archer, Karen Ten Eyck, Ruth Maleczech, and Aiko Nakasone

#268 Featuring Liza Lorwin, Danny Gates, Robin Phillips, James Noone, Beverly Emmons, Mark Waldrop, and Basil Twist

#276 Featuring Jules fisher, Don Holder, Eugene Lee, Ming Cho Lee, and Mary Peterson

#284 Featuring Ann Roth, Michael Chybowski, David Hays, Abe Jacob, and Gregory Meech

Critics:

#281 Featuring Clive Barnes, Charles Isherwood, Peter Marks, Roma Torre, and Linda Winer

Playwright/Director/Choreographer:

#251/252 Featuring Melvin Bernhardt, David Henry Hwang, Mary Rodgers, David Warren, Marlies Yearby, and Nicky Silver

#259/260 Featuring Scott Elliot, Alfred Uhry, Ron Lagomarsino, Gene Saks, Walter Bobbie, and Wayne Cilento

#266 Featuring Douglas Carter Beane, Mark Brokaw, Bill Russell, and Paula Vogel

#271 Featuring Jeff Baron, Moises Kaufman, Warren Leight, Michael Mayer, Lonny Price, and Matthew Warchus

#274 Featuring Michael J. Chepiga, Graciela Daniele, Christopher Durang, Garry ] Hynes, and Joe Mantello

#279 Featuring Paul Rudnick, David Marshall Grant, John Tillinger, Scott Ellis, Robert Longbottom, and Robert Falls

#282 Featuring Kathleen Marshall, Rob Marshall, Douglas Carter Beane, Vivian Matalon, and John Pielmeier

Performance:

#241/242 Featuring John Cullum, Ann Duquesnay, Judith Ivey, Mark Linn-Baker, Michael Nouri, Donna Murphy, Daphne Rubin-Vega

#256 Featuring Charles Cooper, Robert Cuccioli, Pat Hingle, Pamela Isaacs, Jeff McCarthy, and J. Smith-Cameron

#257/258 Featuring Dana Ivey, Joel Grey, Willem Dafoe, Paul Giamatti, Nell Carter, and Andre De Shields

#269 Featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Alfred Molina, Natasha Richardson, John Vickery, Blythe Danner, and Edward Herrmann

#273 Featuring Richard Benjamin, Billy Crudup, James Naughton, Paula Prentiss, Roger Rees, and Dana Reeve

#277 Featuring Iain Glen, Nicole Kidman, Lea Salonga, and Anna Manahan

#278 Featuring Brian Dennehy, Swoosie Kurtz, Elizabeth Franz, Matthew Broderick, and Kathleen Chalfant

#285 Featuring Kristen Chenoweth, Boyd Gaines, Tom Wopat, Deborah Yates, Bryan Batt, and Marin Mazzie

Productions:

#191/192 "Anna Christie" starring John Lee Beatty, Barbara Gelb, Todd Haimes, Anne Meara, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Rip Torn, and Marc B. Weiss

#253/354 "Fit to be Tied" starring Tim Sanford, Leslie Marcus, Lynn Landis, Janet Foster, Chris Boll, Carol Clark, and Nicky Silver

#261/262 "Stanley" starring Gregory Mosher, Edgar Rosenblum, Bill Evans, and Evan Shapiro

#267 "Side Show" starring Emanuel Azenberg, Bill Evans, and Abbie M. Strassler

#270 "The Lion King" starring Julie Taymor, Peter Schneider, Tom Schumacher, Eric Elice, Lebo M, and Chris Boneau

#272 "Ragtime" starring Lynn Ahrens, Garth Drabinsky, Stephen Flaherty, Frank Galati, Terrence McNally, and Jon Wilner

#275 "Side Man" starring Jay Harris, Peter Manning, Roy Gabay, Gary Springer, Drew Hodges, and Nancy Richards

#280 "The Civil War" starring Pierre Cossette, Norman Zagier, Gary Gunas, Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Scott Zieger

#283 "Contact" starring Andre Bishop, John Weidman, Susan Stroman, Thomas Cott, and Bernard Gersten

Unions & Guilds:

#263/264 Featuring Dean Brown, Richard Garmise, Conrad Fowkes, Julianne Boyd, Muriel Stockdale, Bernice Weiler, Shirley Herz, and Barry Moss

 

VIDEO:
On and Off Broadway: Theatre Designs of William and Jean Eckart
Produced by Debra Stein, Southern Methodist University
8 minutes, color
This film, produced in collaboration with the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University, discusses the life and work of William and Jean Eckart. The couple's biographer, Dr. Andrew Harris, narrates.

VIDEO:
Niijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Based on the diary Cahiers. Through the use of visual imagery seen from Nijinsky’s point of
view, the film reflects salient moments of his life through the characters he danced as well as
personal relationships with his wife, daughters, in-laws, and his mentor/lover.
90 min., color
Suitable for high school and up

History of Ballet: A Portrait of Giselle
Behind the scenes of a famous Romantic ballet; the tale of innocent love and betrayal
Narrated by Sir Anton Dalin
A & E Network

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VIDEOS:

BALLET:
Baryshnikov: The Dancer And The Dance
Producer/Director: Tony Cash
Exec. Producer Harriet & Victor Millrose
Starring: Mikhail Baryshnikov w/ Shirley MacLaine
Featuring: The American Ballet Theatre
82 min., color, 1983 V1997-100
Includes the Complete ballet "Configurations" choreographed by Choo San Goh

Homage to the Swedish Ballet
1920 - Sculpture Negre
1921 - Man and His Desires
1923 - Creation of the World
1924 - Relåche
73 min V1997-101

L’Apres - Midi D’Un Faune:
A Revival of Njinsky’s Original Choreography and Dance
Edited by Jill Beck
Vol. I, Part 3 V1997-102

Paris Dances Diaghilev
Paris Opera Ballet
Petrouchkaes, Noces, Le Spectre de la Rose, L’Apres-midi d’ un Faune
84 min., color, 1992 V1997-103

VIDEOS OF FILMS:

Aelita: Queen of Mars
Director: Yakov Protazanov
113 min., B&W, 1924 V1997-104

Aelita: Making of the Movie
61:30 min V1997-105

The Age of Innocence
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast includes: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Rider
138 min., color, 1993 V1998-28

The Baker's Wife
Director: Marcel Pagnol
124 minutes, black and white, 1938, in French with English subtitles
Charming story of a village baker and his unfaithful wife.
Suitable for junior high and high school students.

Battleship Potemkin
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
67 min. B&W, silent film, 1925 V1998-28

Beauty & The Beast
Producer: Joshua M. Greene for Stories to Remember
Director: Mordicai Gerstein
Narrator: Mia Farrow
27 min., color, 1992 V1998-29

Becky Sharp
with Mariam Hopkins
80 min., color, 1935, V1997-107

Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios II
97 min., B&W, 1916 V1997-108

A Christmas Carol
Narrated by Michael Redgrave
with Alastair Sim as the voice of Scrooge
30 min., color, 1993 V1998-30

Cinderella
A Platypus Production in assoc. w/ Faerie Tale Theatre
Cast includes: Jennifer Beals, Matthew Broderick, Jean Stapleton, Eve Arden
53 min., color, 1984 V1998-31

A Day in the Country
Director: Jean Renoir
40 minutes, black and white, 1936, in French with English subtitles
A 19th century tale of romance set along the banks of the Seine. Suitable for high school students.

Entré Acte
by: Clair
22 min., B&W, silent film, 1924 V1997-109

Fireman’s Ball
Director: Milos Forman
73 min., color, 1967, in Czech with English subtitles
Academy Award Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film, 1967

La Cucaracha
musical short w/ classical Mexican songs & dances
21 min., color, 1936 V1997-110

LiLi
With Leslie Caron
Director: Charles Walters
87 minutes, color, 1953
Story of a shy young orphan who learns the truth about love with the help of a crippled puppeteer. Suitable for all ages, especially young children.

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Producers: Tim Burton/Denise DiNovi
Director: Henry Selick
76 min., color, 1993 V1997-111

Rabbit of Seville/What's Up Doc?
Director: Charles M. Jones
14:35 min.(total tape), color, 1957 V1997-133

The Red Balloon
Director: Albert Lamorisse
35 minutes, black and white
The story of Pascal, a lonely French boy who befriends a wondrous red balloon that follows him throughout Paris.
Suitable for all ages, especially young children.

Red River
Producer/Director: Howard Hawks
Cast includes: John Wayne, Joanne Dru
Exec. Producer: Charles K. Feldman
134 min. (2hrs.14 min.), B&W, 1948 V1997-112

Rip Van Winkle
A Platypus Production in assoc. w/ Faerie Tale Theatre
Cast includes: Harry Dean Stanton, and Talia Shire
48 min., color, 1985 V1998-32
Rumpelstiltskin
By Paul O. Zelinsky
11:30 min., 1986 V1998-33

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
Director: John Ford
Cast includes: John Wayne, Joanne Dru
104 min., color, 1949 V1997-113

The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Producer: Rabbit Ears Productions and Random House Home Video
Director: Mark Sottnick
Illustrator: David Jorgensen
Music by: Mark Isham
Narrator: Jeremy Irons
30 min., color, stereo, 1986 V1998-34

Sunday in the Park with George
Musical, 146 min, color
Brandman Productions Inc.
Staring Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters.
A story about the meaning of art, featuring characters portrayed in George Seurat's famous painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of Grande Jatte." Video of a play that originated on Broadway. Appropriate for all ages.

Victory Over the Sun
Director: Robert Benedetti
55 minutes, color
A 1983 filmed reconstruction of the 1913 Futurist performance. The Russian Futurist painter Kasimir Malevich, whose geometric costumes and backgrounds were a radical departure from any previous theatre design, designed the piece in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Wagon Master
Producer: Lowell Farrell
Director: John Ford
Cast includes: Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru
86 min., B&W., 1950 V1997-114

Manhatta: Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler
The Museum of Modern Art Circulating Film and Video Library
9 min., B/W silent, 1921

Amahl and the Night Visitors
Starring Teresa Stratas
Approx. 1 hour, color, 1978

James and the Giant Peach
Directed by Henry Selick
79 min., color

Wild and Wooly
Silent film w/ musical score
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks SR
90 min., B&W, 1970 V1997-115

VIDEOS:

Collage Methods with Gerald Brommer
From "Art is …" video series , 28 min, color
Demonstrates four different methods of collage that convey specific messages and feelings. Excellent video for instruction and demonstration of art projects.

Maskmaking with Foil
From the Art Is…series
20 min., color, 1999

Maskmaking with Clay
From the Art Is…series
25 min., color, 1997

Creating Drawings and Sculpture
With artist Rita Blitt
25 min., color, 1995

Computer Magic: The World of Computer Imagery
Learn how computer images are created for television and art

The Making of Renaissance Bronzes
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Narrator: Barbara Silverman
Producer: Wade Richards
Director: Stephen Dirden, Peggy Fogleman, & Wade Richards
15 min, color, 1992 V1997-99

Printmaking
Amon Carter Museum
"What is a Lithograph" "Geroge Bellow’s Lithographs"
1993 V1997-97

Screenprinting
Director: Gavin Nettleton
35 Min., Color, 1995 V1997-98
Sculpture
Colores: Shidoni
Producer: KNME-TV, Albuquerque, NM
min., color, 1996 V1997-17

Sculpture and the Creative Process with David Lamphere
Set of two videos - 30 minutes each.
Follows an expert sculptor as he demonstrates the process of translating ideas into three-dimensional forms. Provides a thorough overview and motivates students to develop their skills.

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