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- Visiones : Latino art and culture
- Call Number: N 6538.H58 V575 2004
Publication information: [Austin, TX] : Galan, Inc., c2004
Physical description: 2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Description: Captures the rich cultural and artistic expressions of Latinos in the United States.
- Frida Kahlo, 1910-1954
- Call Number: ND 259 .K33 F7 1993
Publication information: [S.l.] : Home Vision, c1983
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (62 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Profiles Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics, and her tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralist movement
- The life and times of Frida Kahlo
- Call Number: ND259.K33 L54 2005
Publication information: [United States] : PBS Home Video, [2005], c2004
Physical description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Frida Kahlo was more than a great painter: her life and art reflected the maelstrom of the revolution and culture that defined the first half of the twentieth century. This film combines Kahlo's artwork with photos, archival films and interviews
- The Frescoes of Diego Rivera
- Call Number: ND259.R5 F7 1986x
Publication information: [S.l.] : Home Vision [distributor], c1986
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (35 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Explores Rivera's evolution as an artist, his use of the fresco technique and his politics. His frescoes unite themes of nature and revolution, drawing a parallel between the evolution of life and the struggle for human dignity
- El favor de los santos
- Call Number: ND1432.M45 F386 2002
Publication information: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002
Physical description: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: With the introduction of Christianity to the Aztec people, a new kind of religious iconography arose: retablos and exvotos. Traditionally painted on tin, retablos tell of the lives of the saints while exvotos give thanks for miracles granted. This program brings together art historians, preservationists, and religious practitioners to look at the stories embedded in these paintings and their significance for those who pray to them --Container
- Anatomy of a mural
- Call Number: ND2550 .A5 1993
Publication information: Derry, N.H. : Chip Taylor Communications, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (15 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: The creation of this mural, whose design was influenced by both the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and the pre-Columbian art of the Aztec, Inca and Maya Indians, is a collaborative effort of three talented artists, Carlos Loarca, Manuel Villamor and Betsy Miller-Kusz. Each convey their feelings and philosophies concerning this community-based art form as they transform two adjacent blank walls into a vibrant work of art
26 June 2007
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