Images of Art; 25; The Suicide of Society: Van Gogh
- Series
- Images of Art
- Episode Number
- 25
- Episode
- The Suicide of Society: Van Gogh
- Producing Organization
- Radiodiffusion-Tlvision franaise
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-fb4wh2f75r
- NOLA Code
- IMAR
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Van Gogh killed himself in a corn field near Auvers. One of Artauds last work is entitled Van Gogh, the Suicide of Society. This film confronts their separate crises, their slow progression on a narrowing road. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- Images of Art is a presentation of graphic masterpieces. Each episode concentrates on a different European artist, and his story is told entirely through his painting and sketches. Many of the works of art have never before been seen by American art lovers and come from little known European art galleries. Many of the other paintings are well-known masterpieces. Produced by Radiodiffusion Television Francaise, Paris, the author and director is Jean-Marie Drot; the English version is by Jacques J. Brunet; with Telecinex, Paris, as consultants. Images of Art had its American debut through National Educational Television. The narrator for the English version is Robert Anderson, founder of the Canadian film making organization, Robert Anderson Associates Limited of Ottawa. Mr. Anderson was formerly on the staff of the National Film Board of Canada where he won recognition for his work with Mental Health films. The 26 fifteen-minute episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on film. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1957-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Rights
- Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1960.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director: Drot, Jean-Marie
Narrator: Anderson, Robert
Producing Organization: Radiodiffusion-Tlvision franaise
Writer: Drot, Jean-Marie
Writer: Brunet, Jacques J.
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2319245-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Images of Art; 25; The Suicide of Society: Van Gogh,” 1957-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 24, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-fb4wh2f75r.
- MLA: “Images of Art; 25; The Suicide of Society: Van Gogh.” 1957-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 24, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-fb4wh2f75r>.
- APA: Images of Art; 25; The Suicide of Society: Van Gogh. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-fb4wh2f75r