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Mysteries of Asia 

Call Number: DS11 .M9 2000
Publication information: Seattle, WA : Unapix Home Entertainment [distributor], [2000]
Physical description: 3 videocassettes (156 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: 1. The lost temples of India -- 2. Jewels in the jungle -- 3. Secrets of the Great Wall
Description: Examines 1,000-year-old temple complexes in Southern India, adorned with intricate and beautiful sculptures, and virtually unknown and unvisited by Western tourists (1st). Pursues myths and facts about the actual builders of Angkor in Cambodia (2nd). 20 walls built over the course of 2,000 years form the Great Wall of China, built not only to keep the barbarians out but also to keep the Chinese in (3rd)

Sentinels of silence 

Call Number: F1219 .S46 1990
Publication information: La Jolla, Calif. : ALTI Publishing, c1990
Physical description: 1 videocassette (18 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Aerial views of seven archeological sites in Mexico. Shows stone palaces, deserted temples, pyramid mounds, and elaborate carvings

The Art of living 

Call Number: GN380 .M5 1992, pt. 5
Publication information: Alexandria, VA : PBS Video [distributor], 1992
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 action & resource guide + 1 teacher's reference booklet + 8 student activity sheets + 1 viewer's guide
Description: In tribal cultures, views of life and death are traditionally expressed in everyday dances, clothes, sculptures, paintings, etc. Travel to the Wodaabe tribe of Niger and the Dogon people of Mali to witness the ways they celebrate life and death with acts of beauty and grace. Meet a North American artist who shows us his way of connecting his art to the meaning of life and death

Sculptures of the Louvre 

Call Number: N2030 .S385 2006
Publication information: Port Washington, NY : Koch Vision, 2006
Physical description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 182 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Highlights the great masterpieces on exhibit at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Each piece is put into historical context, allowing a better understanding of the sculpture itself as well as the movement that inspired it
Contents: Featured artwork: Slaves of Michelangelo -- The horses of Marly -- The Vénus de Milo -- Bulls of Khorsabad -- Cupid and Psyché -- Ramses II -- Mary Magdalene

The classical ideal 

Call Number: N5615 .A3 1989
Publication information: Santa Barbara, CA : Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1989
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: pt. 1. Ancient Greece and the origins of humanism -- pt. 2. Roman engineering, architecture and portrait sculpture
Description: Traces the origins of humanism and much of Western art to ancient Greece. Discusses Kouroi and Korai figures and the architecture of the Parthenon. Identifies Roman art as inherently political art that concentrated on technical sophistication and detail. Traces the decline of humanistic values in the late antique period when classical themes and forms were adapted to serve Christian purposes. Features art experts John Boardman and Richard Brilliant

Light of the gods 

Call Number: N5630 .L5 1988x
Publication information: [Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision [distributor], c1988
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Explores the evolution of Greek representational art from stylized stick figures of the Geometric period to carved and painted images of man of the early classical era

Islamic art 

Call Number: N6260 .I752 2002
Publication information: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c2002
Physical description: 1 videodisc (32 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Discusses the architecture and sculpture of mosques and Koranic schools, the illumination and calligraphy of sacred texts, music, the art of the garden, and the influence of the abstract arabesque on Western art

The High Renaissance 

Call Number: N6371 .H5 1989
Publication information: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1989
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: pt. 1. Da Vinci, Michelango and Raphael -- pt. 2. Tintoretto, Titan and Palladio
Description: Shows the extraordinary talent of DaVinci, Michelangelo and Raphael working in a variety of media. Shows how the Venetians readapted the classical style with a theatrical flourish. Contrasts Titian's nudes with Tintoretto's Last Supper

Places 

Call Number: N6490 .P53 2005
Publication information: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2005]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (15 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Contents: Abstracting landscape -- Sculpture from nature -- Outside in
Description: Segment one of this program uses four paintings by Mondrian to track his migration from impressionistic and abstract landscapes to the pure geometry of Neo-Plasticism. Segment two employs Brancusi's Fish, Dame Barbara Hepworth's Pelagos, and Joseph Beuys' The End of the Twentieth Century to analyze how abstract sculptors represent nature. Segment three explores Richard Long's fascination with organizing nature through his Line Made by Walking, Red Slate Circle installation, and Waterfall Wall Painting, created by finger painting with a white clay slurry on a large black wall

Jeff Koons; the banality work 

Call Number: N 6535 .N5 J44 1990
Publication information: New York : Inner-Tube Video, 1990
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Features the most talked about exhibition of the late 1980's as well as an indepth interview in which this notorious young artist illuminates and defends his artistic vision

Women in their studios 

Call Number: N6537.B378 W664 2006
Publication information: Chappaqua, NY : L & S Video Inc., c2006
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: With determination and verve, Jennifer Bartlett and Jackie Winsor attacked their art in the 60s and 70s... Jennifer Bartlett is characterized by the illustrated interplay between concept and spontaneity, limitation and excess, abstraction and figurative. Her work in oil paint on canvas and on metal plates provide a map of the human psyche. Jackie Winsor immerses herself into each sculpture she creates. Often associated with the minimalists, she prefers simple geometric shapes. Both artists grew up by the ocean which may account for the splendor palpable in their work

Maya Lin; a strong clear vision 

Call Number: NA737.L48 M39 1995
Publication information: [S.l.] : American Film Foundation Santa Monica, CA : Sanders & Mock Productions/Ocean Releasing, [1995], c1994
Physical description: 1 videocassette (98 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Portrays the career of Maya Lin as an architect/artist as told by her and others, with special focus on the design and emotional impact of the Vietnam Veterans and Civil Rights Memorials

Sculpture of the human figure 

Call Number: NB90 .S3 1985x
Publication information: San Diego, Calif. : Media Guild [distributor], [198-], c1978
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Analyzes works of art to demonstrate the changing attitude of sculptors toward the human figure. Drawn primarily from Athens, the works are single, free-standing figures, unless no example of a particular artist or period survives, in which case reliefs and pedimental structures were chosen

Myth, man & metal; bronze sculpture of ancient Greece & Rome 

Call Number: NB140 .M98 1996
Publication information: Cincinnati, Ohio : Distributed by The Institute for Mediterranean Studies, c1996
Physical description: 1 videocassette (32 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 glossary sheet
Contents: The myth of Hephaistos -- Bronze : a preferred medium -- Pandora's legacy -- Puzzles from the past -- Seeing ghosts
Description: Beginning with tales of Hephaistos, god of metalworking, Carol C. Mattusch uses myth, archaeology and science to recreate the flourishing industry of bronze casting in ancient Greece and Rome. Provides close-up views of bronze statues on exhibit, scenes of conservation scientists in their laboratory, and a glimpse into a modern foundry bring the past to life

Directions in sculpture; Alison Saar and Mel Kendrick 

Call Number: NB212 .D57 1998
Publication information: New York, N.Y. : Inner-Tube Video, 1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Looks at two artists who make sculpture in the late nineties. Alison Saar, whose work is seen here at the Phyllis Kind Gallery and at the Brooklyn Museum, makes evocative figures covered with rusted tin, copper, tar, and clay that suggest a relation to nature and the earth. Mel Kendrick's imposing wood and cast abstract sculptures at the John Weber Gallery in Soho allude to the human body but with a sense of decay, repair, and cloning.

Hyper-realist sculpture 

Call Number: NB212 .H96 2001
Publication information: New York : Inner-Tube Video, c2001
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Presents Duane Hanson's exhibition of 1999 at the Whitney Museum of American Art and John De Andrea's 1997 exhibition at the OK Harris Gallery

Public sculpture 

Call Number: NB212 .P83 1983
Publication information: New York : Inner-Tube Video, c1983
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Profiles the public sculptures of three New York City artists: Louise Nevelson at the Maiden Lane Plaza and Citicorp Center Owen Morrel at the McGraw-Hill Building and the Bonlow Gallery and Richard Serra at the Leo Castelli Gallery and at Federal Plaza. Nevelson and Serra are interviewed by Marc Miller

Sculpture of the eighties 

Call Number: NB212 .S38 1987
Publication information: New York, NY : Inner-Tube Video, c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Curator Ileen Sheppard interviews these ten contemporary sculptors in their studios. Footage of the exhibition at Queens Museum is also included

Louise Bourgeois 

Call Number: NB237.B65 L68 1987
Publication information: New York : Inner-Tube Video, c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: This tape covers two of her sculpture shows at the Robert Miller Gallery (1984 and 1986). Included is an interview with Bourgeois

Alexander Calder 

Call Number: NB237.C28 A4 1998
Publication information: [New York] : WinStar Home Entertainment, [1999]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Presents a portrait of the internationally acclaimed sculptor and mobile artist

20th-century American art [videorecording / a National Gallery of Art presentation] 

Call Number: N6512 .A155 2006
Publication information: Washington : The Gallery, 1980
Physical description: 1 videocassette (24 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Documents the mobile that is the last major work by sculptor Alexander Calder, from idea through completion, and shows the collaboration of artist, architect, museum staff, and craftsmen in meeting the challenges posed in the fabrication of this complex work of art. Tells how it was the first work of art to be installed in the East Building of the National Gallery of Art; Mobile by Alexander Calder (24 min.) (1980) -- David Smith, American sculptor, 1906-1965 (29 min.) (1983) -- Willem de Kooning: paintings (12 min.) (1994) -- The art of Romare Bearden (34 min.) (2003) -- Roy Lichtenstein: the art of the graphic image (20 min.) (1994)

Frank Cessna, sculptor 

Call Number: NB 237 .C4 F7 1995
Publication information: Learning Resources Center, College of DuPage [1973]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (45 min.) sd. b&w. 1/2 in.
Description: An interview with Frank Cessna upon the occasion of his sculpture exhibition in the Learning Resources Center, College of DuPage, 1973

John Chamberlain; modern sculpture 

Call Number: NB237.C43 J64 1999
Publication information: New York, NY : Inner-Tube Video, c1999
Physical description: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: On this program we meet John Chamberlain, a major American artist who has been making sculpture for more than forty years. Fashioned from car parts found in automobile grave yards, his work has an undeniably distinctive, powerful American style. Rooted in abstract expressionism, it reflects the car culture we live with daily. Seen here are his 1994 and 1998 exhibitions at the Pace-Wildenstein Gallery. Also included are extensive interviews with John Chamberlain and art dealer/collector Allan Stone

Jackie Ferrara; the artist as builder 

Call Number: NB237.F45 J33 1996
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

Richard Hunt; sculptor 

Call Number: NB237.H79 R5 1970x
Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : The Corp., c1970
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (13 min., 32 sec.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's guide
Description: A study of sculptor Richard Hunt showing how he utilizes the resources of his urban environment to create fantastic structures in welded metals. Follows Hunt as he collects junk, welds, brazes, files, and sketches

Sculpture and the creative process 

Call Number: NB237.L34 S3 1992
Publication information: Glenview, Ill. Aspen, Colo. Crystal Productions, c1992
Physical description: 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Dale Lamphere demonstrates the process of sculpture from thumb nail sketches in clay to the maquette and the armature and the sculpting of the finished work. Lamphere also provides an overview of the last wax casting process

Nevelson in process 

Call Number: NB237.N43 4 1977
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

Isamu Noguchi 

Call Number: NB 237 .N6 I7 1980
Publication information: [Chicago?] : Home Vision, c1980
Physical description: 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in

Isamu Noguchi; stones and paper 

Call Number: NB237.N6 I73 2003
Publication information: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003
Physical description: 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: This documentary examines the life and career of Isamu Noguchi, a prolific Japanese-American sculptor, best known for his naturalistic designs of open space. Discusses earlier works, including the famous Noguchi heads within the context of his apprenticeship under Constantin Brancusi. Ceramics, furniture, interiors, and gardens designed by Noguchi reflect his Japanese ethnic roots and his fondness for Japanese artistic tradition

Jim Pallas, electronic sculptor 

Call Number: NB237.P19 J55 1981
Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Little Red Filmhouse : Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. [distributor], c1981
Physical description: 1 videocassette (15 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide sheet
Description: Shows Michigan artist Jim Pallas at work in his studio and observes how his sculpture reacts to external stimuli

Tangible spirits with Alison Saar;a portrait of the artist 

Call Number: NB237.S117 A35 2004
Publication information: Richmond, Va. : Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, c2004
Physical description: 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: Explores the powerful sculpture of one of America's leading contemporary artists through her own observations about her work and her world. Dance interpretations are by Norvell Robinson, Jr. and the original sound track by composer Butch Morris

David Smith 

Call Number: NB237.S567 D3 1983
Publication information: Washington, D.C. : National Gallery of Art, 1983
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Portrays David Smith, a sculptor, through interviews with his family, portions of his own lectures and views of his pieces of sculpture

Kiki Smith 

Call Number: N6537.S6164 K555 1994
Publication information: New York, NY : Inner-tube Video, c1994
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: An interview with Kiki Smith, an innovative sculptor in New York City. Covers two of her exhibits at the Fawbush Gallery, New York City, in 1992 and 1993. Also includes interviews with Joe Fawbush and Thomas Jones, her dealers, and Claudia Gould, director of Artist Space, also in New York

Jackie Winsor 

Call Number: NB237.W55 A35 1988
Publication information: Boulder, CO : University of Colorado, c1988
Physical description: 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Sculptor Jackie Winsor, who lives and works in New York City, discusses her work

Jackie Winsor; works in progress, 1975-78 a videotape 

Call Number: NB237.W55 J33 1978
Publication information: Chicago, IL : [Distributed by] Video Data Bank, c1978
Physical description: 1 videocassette (47 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: In three separate segments, shows artist Jackie Winsor at work on her pieces: 50-50 laying a layer (this segment is filmed in black & white), Copper piece, and Burnt piece

Nature & nature 

Call Number: NB497.G6 N3 1991
Publication information: Cicero, Ill. : Roland Collection of Films on Art, c1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (16 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: A look at the art of Andy Goldsworthy, based on his perception of nature

Rivers and tides; Andy Goldsworthy working with time 

Call Number: NB497.G64 R594 2004
Publication information: Burlington, VT : Docurama New York, NY : Distributed by New Video, c2004
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Follows Andy Goldsworthy's bohemian free spirit all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. From his long-winding rock walls and icicle sculptures to his interlocking leaf chains and multi-colored pools of flowers. Goldsworthy's painstakingly intricate masterpieces are made entirely of materials found in Mother Nature - who threatens and often succeeds in destroying his art, sometimes before it is even finished

Barbara Hepworth at the Tate 

Call Number: NB 497 .H4 B3 1980
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, the sculptor 

Call Number: NB 497 .M6 H4 1989
Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Distributed by Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp., [198-]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (24 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide
Description: Henry Moore talks about himself and his art and is seen working in his studio

Henry Moore; a life in sculpture 

Call Number: NB497.M6 H46 2001
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

Alberto Giacometti 

Call Number: NB553.G4 A435 2004
Publication information: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2004]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + contents insert
Description: The video contains definitive biographies accompanied by a visual analysis of the artist's major work. Full of imagery the video is the perfect introduction to Alberto Giacometti's modern art

Rodin 

Call Number: NB553.R7 R72 1995
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

Donatello, 1386-1466; the first modern sculptor 

Call Number: NB623.D7 D6 1986
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

Chillida 

Call Number: NB 813 .C4 C4 1985
Publication information: [Concord, Mass.] : Home Vision, c1985
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Explores the world, works and roots of the Basque sculptor, using his own words as a commentary. We see Chillida at work as he forges a massive piece in iron and also as he creates pieces in terra cotta

Sculpture 

Call Number: NB1142.5 .S3 1991
Publication information: Washington, D.C. : The Gallery, c1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (11 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Highlights several methods and materials sculptors use to create form. Uses important pieces of sculpture in the collection of the National Gallery of Art as examples for description and illustration of concepts defining sculpture

John Ahearn, Rigoberto Torres; art with the community 

Call Number: NB1180 .J64 2000
Publication information: New York, NY : Inner-Tube Video, c2000
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Interviews with John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres regarding their works based on plaster casts, with footage of their exhibitions and working methods

Sculpting the figure in plaster 

Call Number: NB1180 .S3 1997
Publication information: Huntsville, Tex. : Distributed by Educational Video Network, c1997
Physical description: 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide sheet
Description: Guy Corriero demonstrates how to sculpt a figure in plaster. He includes building a wire armature, mixing and applying the plaster, and modeling the form

Sculpting a figure in clay 

Call Number: NB1180 .S38 1998
Publication information: Huntsville, Tex. : Distributed by Educational Video Network, c1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide sheet
Description: Guy Corriero demonstrates how to model a figure in terra-cotta by using a series of photographs. Discusses the proportions of the human body

Sculpting in wax 

Call Number: NB1180 .S385 1998
Publication information: Huntsville, Tex. : Distributed by Educational Video Network, c1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide sheet
Description: Guy Corriero demonstrates wax sculpting for beginning sculptors. He demonstrates how to determine the proper body proportions when sculpting, explains the contrapposto pose, and shows how to sculpt a figure in wax

Sculpting a bas-relief 

Call Number: NB1280 .S3 1998
Publication information: Huntsville, Tex. : Distributed by Educational Video Network, c1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide sheet
Description: Guy Corriero demonstrates bas-relief sculpture including the creation of the positive low-relief, pouring the plaster mold, and casting the bas-relief

Clay molding; sculpting the human head 

Call Number: NB1932 .C5 1997
Publication information: Huntsville, Tex. : Distributed by Educational Video Network, c1997
Physical description: 1 videocassette (46 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 study guide
Description: Guy Corriero guides you through the steps of this art form. Teaches the proper proportion of a model head and discusses what supplies are needed

Out art 

Call Number: NK 805 .O88 1982x
Publication information: Washington, D.C. : PBS Video [distributor], 1981, c1982
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Presents art forms in improbable places and from unlikely sources that are joyful celebrations of life, such as artwork on trucks and walls, or unconventional outdoor sculptures

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