These are the videos for Humanites 1101 CIL. Click on the title for location, call number, and availability.
"Summer 2009"
Painting
- Giotto and the pre-Renaissance
- Publication information: Indianapolis, IN : Kartes Video Communications, c1986
Physical description: 1 videocassette (47 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Deals with the works of the artist Giotto, contrasting the hieratic mood of his predecessors with his innovations. Shows the major cycles of his frescoes, including those at the Upper and Lower Church of San Francesco, Assisi, the Scrovegni family Arena Chapel in Padua, and St. Croce in Florence
- Joan Miró
- Publication information: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur International Films, 1995, c1986
Physical description: 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: In this lecture, Rosamond Bernier presents Miro's life and art, and reminisces about her acquaintance with him
- The Hermitage: a Russian odyssey
- Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Public Media Home Vision, c1994
Physical description: 3 videocassettes (162 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide
Description: A tour of The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, home of one of the world's great art collections
Contents: 1. Catherine the Great -- 2. Tyrants and heroes -- 3. From czars to commissars
- American visions: 20th century art from the Roy R. Neuberger Collection
- Publication information: San Francisco, CA : Eden Interactive, c1994
Physical description: 1 computer optical disc : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 user's guide
Description: Presents full color images of items within the Roy R. Neuberger collection. Each work of art is accompanied by photographs and short videos about the work and the artist
Sculpture
- Donatello, 1386-1466: the first modern sculptor
- Publication information: Concord, MA : Public Media Home Vision, c1986
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Provides a close-up look at the life and work of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of the early Italian Renaissance
- Isamu Noguchi
- Publication information: [Chicago?] : Home Vision, c1980
Physical description: 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
- Nevelson in process
- Publication information: [Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision [distributor], c1977
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sd., col., stereo 1/2 in
Description: Louise Nevelson is seen creating two pieces of sculpture as she discusses her feelings for her art and the creative process
- 20th century art at the Metropolitan Museum: the Lila Acheson Wallace Wing
- Publication information: [New York] : The Museum [Ill.] : Home Vision [distributor], c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Museum director, Philippe de Montebello, hosts an inaugural installation tour of the Museum's new wing devoted to 20th century art. Displays selections from more than 8,000 paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and objects of design and architecture created by American and European artists in this century
Contents: pt. 1. 1900-1940 (30 min.) -- pt. 2. 1940-1987 (30 min.)
Architecture
- Frank Gehry
- Publication information: New York : Michael Blackwood Productions, [2004], c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: The American architect most responsible for the new image of the architect as artist is documented in this self-narrated film at a point in his career when he advances from experimental, private houses to complex institutions and large-scale collaborative urban projects. Gives insight into his beginings, his formative years when he experiments with his house in Santa Monica, giving him notoriety in the architecture scene
- Pioneers of modern architecture in Chicago
- Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : distributed by The Bureau, c1985
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (20 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Focuses on the work of Henry Hobson Richardson, Louis H. Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright that can be seen in the Chicago area. Also shows works by the Prairie School architects and includes both commercial and residential buildings
- Pride of place: building the American dream a personal view
- Publication information: c1986
Physical description: 8 videocassettes (VHS) (464 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Summary: Examines American architecture in its historical and cultural context, focusing on what makes it American and on how both the problems and their solutions are distinctly American. The programs travel from the urban renewal of the South Bronx to San Simeon, from Houston's Galleria to the planned industrial village of Pullman, Illinois, to houses, campuses, villages and cities across the land. Host Robert Stern talks to fellow architects, historians, developers and critics, highlighting the differences between theorists and engineers, between the dreamers and those who finance the dreams. Seeks to show how the promise of the future is contained in the best of the past
Contents: Contents: pt. 1. The search for a usable past -- pt. 2. The campus, a place apart -- pt. 3. Dream houses -- pt. 4. Suburbs, arcadia for everyone -- pt. 5. Resorts, paradise reclaimed -- pt. 6. The places within -- pt. 7. Proud towers -- pt. 8. The garden and the grid
- Residential architectural styles in Illinois
- Publication information: Springfield, IL : Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, [between 1996 and 1999]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Explores the most common house styles and types in Illinois. Moves chronologically from the state's earliest surviving buildings to the post World War II Lustron steel houses. Discusses dates of construction, brief histories, and identifying features of popular architectural styles
- The House
- Publication information: Alexandria, VA. : PBS Video, c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (56 min., 15 sec.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Explores the evolution of the single-family detached dwelling as a symbol of the American dream and looks at apartment buildings, mansions, row houses, farm houses, and mobile homes. Architecture historian Spiro Kostof discusses the philosophy, politics, technology, and economics that influence the American house and determine its shape, history, and meaning
- Architectures 1
- Publication information: [Paris] : Arte Video : RMN Chicago, Ill. : Distributed by Facets Video, c2001
Physical description: 1 videodisc (163 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: Highlights milestones of world architecture including Germany's famed Bauhaus and the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris. Examines the work of architects Jean Nouvel, Otto Wagner, Walter Gropius, Alvaro Siza, André Godin, Richard Rogers, and Renzo Piano
Contents: The Dessau Bauhaus / a film by Frédéric Compain -- The Siza School / a film by Richard Copans and Stan Neumann -- Family lodging in Guise / a film by Catherine Adda -- Nemausus 1 / a film by Richard Copans and Stan Neumann -- The Georges Pompidou Centre / a film by Richard Copans -- The Vienna Savings Bank / a film by Stan Neumann
Music
- Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in concert
- Publication information: New York, NY : London, p1990
Physical description: 1 sound disc (69 min.) : digital, stereo. 4 3/4 in
Contents: L'Arlesiana. Il lamento di Federico / Francesco Cilèa (4:10) -- L'Africaine. Ô, paradis! / Giacomo Meyerbeer (2:59) -- Tosca. Recondita armonia / Giacomo Puccini (2:23) -- Das Land des Lächelns. Dein ist mein ganzes Herz / Franz Lehár (3:23) -- Rondine al nido / Vincenzo de Crescenzo (3:22) -- Core'ngrato / Salvatore Cardillo (3:14) -- Torna a Surriento / Ernesto De Curtis (2:41) -- Granada / Augustín Lara (3:29) -- La tabernera del puerto. No puede ser / Pablo Sorozábal (2:29) -- Andrea Chénier. L'improvviso / Umberto Giordano (4:57) -- Tosca. E lucevan le stelle (2:24) Turandot. Nessun dorma (2:49) / Giacomo Puccini -- Finale: Medley (Maria Tonight 'O paese d' 'o sole Cielito lindo Memory Ochi tchorniye Caminito La vie en rose Mattinata Wien, Wien, nur du allein Amapola 'O sole mio) (20:11) -- 'O sole mio : encore (2:26) -- Nessun dorma : encore (3:00)
- Jazz parades
- Publication information: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video Beverly Hills, CA : [Manufactured and distributed by] Pacific Arts Video, c1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Feet don't fail me now is the theme song of the jazz revival of New Orleans, where the music makes you want to move and the movement takes you into the streets to do your thing. The words are English but the sentiment and the rhythm are African-- the magic combination that birthed the good time music of this raunchy Creole city
- Schubert
- Publication information: Los Angeles, CA : MPI Home Entertainment, [1989], c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 55 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Unearths the essence of Schubert, one of the most fascinating composers who ever lived. Leads us through the Schubert Garage where his greatest works were written, to the Viennese night life, and a gathering of 19th century students. The search for Schubert even includes encounters with a car mechanic, a museum attendant, a station master, and an organ grinder--all played by the same actor
- Feel like going home
- Publication information: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, c2003
Physical description: 1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., b&w with col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Martin Scorsese traces the roots of the blues from the banks of the Niger River to the cotton fields and juke joints of Mississippi
- Tchaikovsky: the man and his music
- Publication information: Roswell, Ga. : Intersound Inc./Fanfare Records, Ltd., c1995
Physical description: 1 computer optical disc : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Contents: Highlights from The nutcracker: 1. March (2:30). 2. Dance of the sugar-plum fairy (1:46). 3. Russian dance : Trepak (1:04). 4. Chinese dance (1:12). 5. Dance of the Mirlitons (1:59). 6. Waltz of the flowers (6:18) / Philharmonia Orchestra of London -- Highlights from Swan Lake: 7. Scene : enchanted lake (3:11). 8. Waltz (7:41) / London Festival Orchestra -- 9. Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture feud music and love theme / Dallas Symphony Orchestra (6:16). -- 10. Serenade for strings. Waltz : moderato, tempo di valse / London Festival Orchestra (3:56). --11. 1812 overture, finale / New Philharmonia Orchestra of London (3:40)
Dance
- Cage/Cunningham: a film
- Publication information: West Long Branch, N.J. : b Kultur, c1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (95 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences : 1/2 in
Description: Presents material on Cunningham and his dances, especially his association with John Cage
- Folklórico: Ballet Folklórico de México 50 aniversario
- Publication information: Los Angeles, CA : Million Dollar Video Corp., 2002
Physical description: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 quiz (1 sheet 28 cm.)
Description: Production of the Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández, filmed in the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City in 1989. Includes dances which represent the culture of different regions of Mexico, including four pre-Columbian dances
Contents: 1. Inicio -- 2. La Gran Tenochtitlan -- 3. Tarima de Tixtla -- 4. Danza del Venado -- 5. Sones Antiguos de Michoacan -- 6. Los Mayas -- 7. Fiesta en Tlacotalpan -- 8. Zacatecas -- 9. Las Juanas -- 10. Danza de la Reata -- 11. Los Concheros -- 12. Feria en Tlaxcala -- 13. Viva Tamaulipas! -- 14. Boda en Tehuantepec -- 15. Fiesta en Jalisco -- 16. Créditas
- Pilobolus Dance Theatre
- Publication information: New York : Nonesuch : WarnerVision Entertainment, 1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + contents insert
Description: Documentary on the formation of Pilobolus and performances by the company
Contents: Monkshood's Farewell -- Movement from Ocellus -- Movement from Ciona -- Untitled
Film
- The American Film Institute salute to Alfred Hitchcock
- Publication information: New York : Worldvision Home Video, [1989], c1979
Physical description: 1 videocassette (72 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Host Ingrid Bergman introduces clips from 18 of Hitchcock's best-known films including Suspicion, Psycho, Rebecca, and The birds
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