Art and Man; 7; Alexander Calder: Engineer in Space
- Series
- Art and Man
- Episode Number
- 7
- Producing Organization
- National Educational Television and Radio Center
- Radiodiffusion-Tlvision franaise
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-q814m92c7k
- NOLA Code
- ARMM
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Pennsylvania born, then for many years a resident of California and for a long time now dividing his time between Connecticut and France, Alexander Calder is widely recognized as one of this centurys leading sculptors. His mobiles and stabiles have provoked much imitation, though no other artist has been able to capture the freedom and verve of Calders work. For M. Drot, Calder is first of all a man of high good humor who relishes everything in life deeply. He sleeps 12 hours a day, eats and drinks with gusto, enjoys surprising his friends with puns, quips, and unexpected thoughts. To go in search of Calder, the man and artist, Drot turns first to Alain Prevost, son of poet Jean Prevost, who talks about some of his disconcerting experiences with Calder. In Calders studio at Le Palud south of Paris, the viewer watches Calder work, sees his sculptures, and listens to the words of writer Jean Paul Sartre a Calder enthusiast. Calder is preparing to leave Le Palud and return to the United States. Traveling from New York north through the Connecticut countryside, the viewer comes to Roxbury, to Painter Hill Road, and to Calder the giant, like a modern Vulcan. His wife Mary, the niece of Henry James, tells us something of what it is like to live with such a man. Im always laughing, she says, adding that on the whole she prefers France to the US, though her friends dont like to hear her say it. The viewer leaves Calder as he drives back to New York, where he will meet the Spanish painter Joan Miro. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- These five programs numbered five through nine to follow the four Art and Man programs broadcast last year analyze the character, work, and creative spirit of six outstanding European artists and, in addition, take the viewer on an unusual trip through Amsterdam, Holland. The artists are Andrea Mantegna, Alexander Calder, Eugene Delacroix, Gustave Courbet, Paul Cezanne, and famed art dealer, Daniel Henri Kahnweiler. Each program is introduced and tied together by the interpretative remarks of Jean Marie Drot and Ed Wegman. Art and Man, a 1963 co-production of Radiodiffusion Television Francaise and National Educational Television. Jean Marie Drot, a graduate of the Sorbonne (doctorate in philosophy), is a distinguished novelist and art critic. Since 1953, M. Drot has been producing films on art for Radiodiffusion Television Francaise. Since 1958, he has produced more than one hundred films, each dealing with the work of a particular artist or the art of a particular region. M. Drot is also the producer of Images of Art, another RTF series which was broadcast by National Educational Television. Ed Wegman, reporter for National Educational Television throughout the series, has a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University. He worked for the New York Times from 1942 to 1950 and, while there, served as head of the broadcast desk for WQXR (the newspapers radio station). In 1950 he moved to UNESCOs radio and film division. From 1952 to 1961, he was associated with the Development of Corporation for Israel, and in 1961 he took a producers position for radio station WNEW, New York City. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1963-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Documentary
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director: Drot, Jean-Marie
Guest: Prevots, Alain
Guest: Calder, Mary
Guest: Calder, Alexander
Host: Drot, Jean Marie
Host: Wegman, Ed
Producer: Drot, Jean-Marie
Producing Organization: National Educational Television and Radio Center
Producing Organization: Radiodiffusion-Tlvision franaise
Writer: Drot, Jean-Marie
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2007975-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Art and Man; 7; Alexander Calder: Engineer in Space,” 1963-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 6, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-q814m92c7k.
- MLA: “Art and Man; 7; Alexander Calder: Engineer in Space.” 1963-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 6, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-q814m92c7k>.
- APA: Art and Man; 7; Alexander Calder: Engineer in Space. 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-q814m92c7k