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Now part of
the "KCRT's Showcase"
lineup, these unique documentaries were produced by the world famous National
Gallery of Art, located in Washington,
D.C. Some of The National Gallery of Art titles
that appear on the KCRT schedule include:
 Adventures
in Art -- A tour through an art museum can be
an adventure in perception. This program offers such a
tour, guided by actress Julie Harris (Knots Landing). The viewer shares
her observations of various paintings and different ways
of seeing. Harris discusses color, composition, light
and shade, along with pertinent historical facts about
the artists and subjects of the works shown.
The Christmas Story in Art -- From
the Annunciation through the Flight into Egypt, the
story of Christ's birth is presented in paintings by
Italian and Flemish masters of the Renaissance.
 David
Smith, American Sculptor, 1906-1965 -- David
Smith was one of America's most important sculptors of
the twentieth century. Smith's ideas about art and his
methods are revealed in archival footage of the artist,
through reminiscences of the sculptor by his daughters,
and by fellow artists Helen Frankenthaler and the late
Robert Motherwell. The film also takes the viewer to
Bolton Landing in upstate New York where Smith had his
studio.
Femme/Woman:
A Tapestry by Joan Miró -- One of the works
commissioned for the East Building of the National
Gallery of Art, Joan Miró's tapestry Femme was made in
Tarragona, Spain. Footage of the weaving process on a
special oversized loom will be of particular interest to
students of extiles.
The
Landscapes of Frederic Edwin Church -- From the
1850s to the 1870s, Frederic Edwin Church was the
leading landscape painter in America. This program
traces Church's career from his early studies in the
Hudson River Valley with the eminent painter Thomas
Cole, through the years when Church's heroic depictions
of the natural wonders of the Americas made him the
nation's most celebrated landscape painter. It includes
footage of the Catskills and of Church's final work of
art--"Olana," his splendid house overlooking
the Hudson River in upstate New York.
 Leonardo:
To Know How to See -- Reveals the genius and
accomplishments of the Renaissance artist-inventor
Leonardo da Vinci. His best-known paintings are shown,
including the Mona Lisa and the National Gallery's
Ginevra de' Benci. Notebooks of his drawings are
examined.
Raphael
and the American Collector -- The work of the
Renaissance master Raphael was much admired as a model
of perfection in his own time and in succeeding
centuries. Raphael's art is surveyed briefly as a
background for understanding the quest for the artist's
paintings in the early twentieth century by American
collectors.
American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850-1875
Notable for their poetic light and dramatic color,
luminist landscapes are fascinating in their own right
and as reflections of American attitudes in a crucial
period in the
nation's
history. Photography of the New England coastline is set
off against scenes of the same sites painted in the
nineteenth century by Fitz Hugh Lane, John Frederick
Kensett, Martin Johnson Heade, and other American
artists.
 Mobile,
by Alexander Calder -- The
first work of art placed in the National Gallery's East
Building, this mobile is also one of the last major
pieces by one of America's great artists, Alexander
Calder, the man who invented this form of art. The
program takes us on an absorbing journey, as Calder,
architect I. M. Pei, artist/engineer Paul Matisse,
craftsmen, and museum officials face the challenges of
producing this large technically complex piece.
The Quiet
Collector: Andrew W. Mellon Remembered
-- Andrew W.
Mellon was a man of numerous accomplishments. But his
gift to the nation of the National Gallery of Art, with
his own collection of masterpieces as the nucleus, ranks
among his most enduring contributions. This program
dramatizes Mellon's life as a collector and his
dedication to his vision of an art gallery for the
American people.
(Images and
episode descriptions were acquired from the NGA
website)
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