These are the videos for Humanities 1101
Spring 2012
Painting
- A fresh view;impressionism and post-impressionism
- Publication information: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1989
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Contrasts Courbet's treatment of subjects from everyday life with the innovations and techniques used by the impressionists in France. Examines the impressionists' characteristic concern with color and changing light and contrasts this with the very individualistic visions of the Post-Impressionists. Features experts John House and Griselda Pollock
Contents: pt. 1. Courbet and Manet -- pt. 2. Post-impressionists, Seurat, Van Gogh, Gaugin and Cézanne
- Goya
- Publication information: Indianapolis, IN : Kartes Video Communications, [1986], c1971
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (54 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Deals with major works of the artist Goya, including his etchings, tapestries, portraits, frescoes, and famous black paintings, focusing on those in the Prado Museum in Madrid
- Marc Chagall
- Publication information: [Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision [distributor], c1985
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (55 min.) : sd., col., stereo. 1/2 in
Description: Explores the life and work of Marc Chagall
- Picasso;the man and his work
- Publication information: New York, N.Y. : View Video, c1986
Physical description: 2 videocassettes (45 min. each) : sd., col. 1/2 in. in container 27 x 23 x 4 cm. + 1 program sheet
Description: With the complete collaboration of Picasso, at work and at play, this film chronicles the life of the great painter and reveals many unknown aspects of his work and personality. It shows over 600 of Picasso's works, many never seen in public
Contents: pt. 1. 1881-1937 -- pt. 2. 1938-1973
- The Hudson River and its painters
- Publication information: [S.l.] : Home Vision, c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Explores the life and work of the major artists of the Hudson River School. The program presents more than 200 paintings and prints of the period and juxtaposes them with dramatic location photography of the Hudson River area
- 20th century American art;highlights of the permanent collection
- Publication information: [S.l.] : Home Vision, c1982
Physical description: 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Illustrates the diversity and richness of twentieth century American art at the Whitney Museum, using a documentary style combined with a subjective personal essay
- Emile de Antonio's painters painting;a CD-ROM
- Publication information: Santa Monica, Calif. : Voyager, c1996
Physical description: Computer data and program;1 computer optical disc : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 user's guide
Description: Presents a collective portrait of figures who powered the post-war New York art scene. Includes a 1 hr. 56 min. documentary film unedited transcripts of each artist's interview examples of each artist's work introductions to each artist by Douglas Kellner excerpts from de Antonio's journal and his complete filmography and a tour of the Metropolitan exhibition, New York Painting and Sculpture, 1940-1970, by Ron Mann, with a soundtrack by John Cage
- The National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Publication information: [Brighton, England] : Cognitive Applications, c1998
Physical description: 1 computer optical disc : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 installation insert
Description: Presents images of more than 1500 works of art in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington
Sculpture
- Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
- Publication information: New York, N.Y. : Museum of Modern Art Circulating Film Library, [198-?]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (12 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Barbara Hepworth talks about her use of materials, techniques, and intentions. Includes early figurative pieces from the 20's, experiments in abstractions and form from the 30's and 40's, and innovative bronzes of the 60's
- Henry Moore;a life in sculpture
- Publication information: Washington, D.C. : The Gallery, 2001
Physical description: 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Traces Moore's journey through interviews with critics and curators, as well as with his former assistant the sculptor Sir Anthony Caro, and American artist Bruce Nauman. Includes moving footage of sculptures, drawings, and archival photographs, in addition to film footage of Henry Moore at work
- Jackie Ferrara;the artist as builder
- Publication information: New York : Inner-Tube Video, c1996
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Looks at the work of an artist who makes abstract structures which are rooted in the minimalist tradition. Also includes interviews with Ferrara, Michael Klein and Patricia C. Phillips
- Rodin
- Publication information: Glenview, IL : Crystal Productions [distributor], c1995
Physical description: 1 videocassette (36 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Using archival photography, this documentary visits Rodin's studio and his sculptures
- With open eyes;images from the Art Institute of Chicago
- Publication information: Irvington, NY : Distributed by the Voyager Company, c1993
Physical description: 1 computer optical disc : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 user's guide ([4 p.] 18 cm.)
Description: Presents full-screen pictures of over 200 works of art from The Art Institute of Chicago's world class collection accompanied by audio clips, games and puzzles. Intuitively designed, this CD-ROM introduces children of all ages to the thrill of looking at wonderful works of art
Architecture
- The Amiens trilogy
- Publication information: Glenview, IL : Crystal Productions [distributor], c1995-c1997
Physical description: 2 videocassettes (27 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: The Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Amiens, located north of Paris and built in the 50 years after 1220, offers an extraordinary vision of Gothic space and structure. Through film images, digital modeling and animation, these films reveal how the Cathedral is encoded as an image of heaven, the way it was built, and why it nearly collapsed
Contents: Pt. I. Reflections (a live walk-through) -- pt. II. Revelation (computer and architectural animation)
- Chicago by boat;the river tour
- Publication information: [Chicago, Ill.] : WTTW Chicago, c1995
Physical description: 1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in. + 1 map (col. 25 x 27 cm. on sheet 28 x 39 cm. folded to 19 x 10 cm.)
Description: An architectural and historical tour of Chicago's riverfront
- GaudÃ
- Publication information: New York, N.Y. : The Corporation : Distributed by Educational Video Network : c1992
Physical description: 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Depicts the architecture of Antoni Gaudi (1853-1926) described as neo-gothic, art-nouveau, organic, and neo-Catalan
- 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
- The shock of the new.
- Publication information: New York : Ambrose Video Publishing [distributor], 1988, c1980
Physical description: 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: German and Italian visionary architects, such as Scharoun, Finsterlin, and Chiattone, followed by the Bauhaus and the functionalists, spread a new international style that stressed design aesthetics and promulgated the idea of the architect as a social legislator
- The Arts of Classical Greece.
- Publication information: Stamford, Conn. : EDG, c1977
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Surveys the achievements of art, architecture, and craft in classical Greece from their beginnings to just before Pericles
- Uncommon places;the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
- Publication information: c1985
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (58 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Examines Wright's contribution to American architecture and the personal and professional controversies surrounding his life. Includes footage of many of Wright's most famous buildings and features interviews with Wright's widow as well as comments from Wright homeowners and the architect's former students
- Architectures 3
- Publication information: [Paris] : Arte Video : RMN Chicago, Ill. : Distributed by Facets Video, 2003, c2002
Physical description: 1 videodisc (160 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Highlights milestones of world architecture including the Jewish Museum of Berlin, Louis Sullivan's Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, a Dominican convent, Charles Garnier's Parisian Opera and the municipal center of Säynätsalo in Finland
Contents: The Jewish Museum, Berlin / a film by Richard Copans and Stan Neumann -- The Garnier Opera / a film by Stan Neumann -- The Convent of La Tourette / a film by Richard Copans -- The Casa Milá / a film by Frédéric Compain -- The Auditorium Building in Chicago / a film by Stan Neumann -- The Municipal Centre of Säynätsalo / a film by Richard Copans
Music
- Guitarra, the guitar in Spain with Julian Bream.
- Publication information: [S.l.] : Home Vision, c1985
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: A history of the classical guitar in Spain. Program 1 features 16th century guitar music, especially vihuela music, played by Bream on a vihuela. Pieces played include: Fantasia and Pavan / Don Luys Milan Romanesca and Fantasia / Alonso de Mudarra Conde Claros / Luis De Narvaez. Program 2 features the 17th century Baroque guitar and music. Includes works by Gaspar Sanz, Santiago de Murcia, Francisco Guerau and Luigi Boccherini
Contents: program 1. The Golden age (30 min.) -- program 2. The Baroque Guitar
- Luciano Pavarotti in concerto
- Publication information: Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video, 1991, c1990
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (78 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Luciano Pavarotti gives a gala concert in Milan to celebrate the World Cup heroes
Contents: Ouverture dal Don Pasquale / G. Donizetti -- Quanto e bella, quanto é cara da l'Elisir d'amore / G. Donizetti -- Una furtiva Lagrima da l'Elisir d'amore / G. Donizetti -- Andante in do magg. K315 per flauto e orchestra / W.A. Mozart -- Tombe degli avi miei ... Fra poco a me ricovero da Lucia di Lammermoor / G. Donizetti -- La mia letizia infondere da I Lombardi alla prima crociata / G. Verdi -- Pourquoi me reveiller da Werther / J. Massenet -- Recondita armonia da Tosca / G. Puccini -- E lucevan le stelle da Tosca / G. Puccini -- Carmen Fantasy / Bizet-Borne --Vesti la guibba da I Pagliacci / R. Leoncavallo -- Ouverture da Semiramide / G. Rossini -- La serenata / P. Mascagni -- Girometta / G. Sibella -- Occhi di Fata / L. Denza -- Addio fiorito asil da Madama Butterfly / G. Puccini -- O sole mio! / E. Di Capua -- La mia canzone al vento / C.A. Bixio -- Torna a surrentio / E. De Curtis -- Nessum dorma da Turandot / G. Puccini
- Apple pie music;music of American history history of American music
- Publication information: Blacksburg, Va. : Lintronics Software, c1993-1994
Physical description: 1 computer optical disc : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide
- Beethoven;the man and his music
- Publication information: Roswell, Ga. : Intersound Inc./Fanfare Records, Ltd., c1995
Physical description: 1 computer disc : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Contents: 1. Symphony no. 5. Allegro con brio / (Ljubljana Radio Symphony) (7:12) -- 2. Piano concerto no. 5, Emperor, adagio un poco mosso / (Sylvia Capova, piano, London Festival Orchestra) (9:34) -- 3. Violin concerto. Rondo, allegro / (Jan Czerkow, violin, Slavonic Philharmonic Orchestra) (9:36) -- 4. Symphony no. 6, Pastoral, Allegro ma non troppo / (London Festival Orchestra) (10:28) -- 5. Symphony no. 9, Choral, Allegro assai / (London Festival Orchestra & Chorus) (3:29)
Dance
- The Australian Ballet.
- Publication information: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur [S.l.] : ABC Video, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (106 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: This ballet tells the story of Dr. Coppelius, a toymaker and magician, who attempts to bring life to his beautiful doll, Coppelia. He is fooled by Swanilda, who masquerades as Coppelia and saves her lover Franz from the doctor's magic
- Danzante;the living tradition
- Publication information: Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, c1992
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Three men and two women in northern New Mexico constitute the dance troupe Danza Azteca de Anáhuac which preserves the ancient cultural traditions of Mexico. The dancers describe the meaning of the rituals and beliefs they depict in performance, share their feelings as artists, and talk about the influence of this cultural history on their daily lives
- Godunov;the world to dance in
- Publication information: Sea Bright, N.J. : Kultur International Films, c1983
Physical description: 1 videocassette (62 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Godunov talks about himself, his life and his career. Includes interviews with some of his friends and excerpts from performances with Maya Plisetskaya and Cynthia Gregory
- Stars of Russian Ballet
- Publication information: [New York, N.Y.] : Video Arts International, [1983]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (80 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: A three-part ballet film containing excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, a performance of B.V. Asafiev's The flames of Paris, and his The fountain of Bakhchisarai, the only filmed record of Galina Ulanova and MaÄï¸ i︡a Pliseï¸ t︡skaï¸ i︡a performing together
- Swan Lake;ballet in four acts
- Publication information: New York, NY : PolyGram Video, 1998
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Tchaikovsky's ballet about a prince, a swan queen, a sorcerer and his wicked daughter, and the age old battle between good and evil
Film
- American cinema
- Publication information: Beverly Hills, CA : FoxVideo, Inc. [distributor], c1995
Physical description: 5 videocassettes (ca. 120 min. each) : sd., col. and b&w 1/2 in
Description: An epic analysis of the American motion picture industry that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics
Contents: v. 1. The Hollywood style The star -- v. 2. Romantic comedy Film noir -- v. 3. The western The combat film -- v. 4. The studio system Film in the television age -- v. 5. The film school generation The edge of Hollywood
- The American Film Institute presents a salute to Orson Welles
- Publication information: New York : Worldvision Home Video, [1989], c1985
Physical description: 1 videocassette (75 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Frank Sinatra hosts this tribute to the writer-director-producer-star. Film clips portray Citizen Kane, The third man, and A man for all seasons
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