Sir Kenneth Clark on Art; 11; Landscape into Art: The Two Paths
- Series
- Sir Kenneth Clark on Art
- Episode Number
- 11
- Producing Organization
- Associated Television, Ltd
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-q52f76772r
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- Description
- Episode Description
- One this episode Sir Kenneth looks at the artist who lived in the latter part of the last century and whose influence can be seen in some of the works of painters today. He points out that it was in the late 19th century that landscape painters found it difficult to remain a natural painter, so they began following two paths a path of order and another devoted almost entirely to color. One of the beliefs developing from this new approach was that the impressions of nature which the artist got should be subordinate to the construction of the picture he was painting. The French artist Cezanne began thinking along these lines. He was persuaded to try impressionist painting in 1873. Cezanne became renowned as an expert on light and shade. Seurat is another artist discussed by Sir Kenneth. Seurat was a great designer and experimenter with color. Other artists included on the program are Van Gogh and Monet. Clark speaks at length about both these painters and how they followed two separate paths. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- The fact that one of the greatest art critics of our century has become a familiar and highly regarded television personality in England attests to Sir Kenneth Clarks rare ability to analyze paintings and the lives of painters in a thoroughly engaging manner. His illustrated television talks have converted thousands of British men and women into serious art lovers and have won the praise of connoisseurs as well. This eleven-episode series consists of three parts FIVE REVOLUTIONARY PAINTERS, five episodes that take up a group of painters (Goya, Brueghel, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh) who rebelled against the accepted classical rules of their respective periods and fashioned new ideals in art; OUT OF BURNING, one episode showing the destruction of Coventry Cathedral in World War II and the building of the new cathedral; and LANDSCAPE INTO ART, five episodes concerning the development of landscape painting and the artists whose varied aesthetic attitudes have given direction to this development. The three parts were produced separately by Associated Television, Ltd., but they combine very well as an eleven-episode unit through Sir Kenneths consistently splendid commentary. The 11 episodes that comprise the overall series were originally recorded on kinescope. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1963-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director: Wade, Stephen
Host: Clark, Kenneth
Producer: Redington, Michael
Producing Organization: Associated Television, Ltd
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2366400-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Sir Kenneth Clark on Art; 11; Landscape into Art: The Two Paths,” 1963-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 26, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-q52f76772r.
- MLA: “Sir Kenneth Clark on Art; 11; Landscape into Art: The Two Paths.” 1963-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 26, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-q52f76772r>.
- APA: Sir Kenneth Clark on Art; 11; Landscape into Art: The Two Paths. 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-q52f76772r