USA: Artists; 8; Jasper Johns

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Series
USA: Artists
Episode Number
8
Episode
Jasper Johns
Producing Organization
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Contributing Organization
Thirteen WNET (New York, New York)
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/75-21ghxd4r
NOLA Code
USAA
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Description
Episode Description
Jasper Johns is one of the young "old masters" of contemporary American paintings. His insistence on the two dimensionally of the surface and his use of "banal" material for subject matter (targets, flags, coat hangers, numbers, letters) help initiate an entire new school of painting - Pop Art. He is considered by many younger painters one of the most important and influential artists currently at work. In this film made in John's New York Studio, his Edisto Beach (South Carolina) studio, and the lithographic workshop of Tatyana Grossman, Inc., we follow the growth from sketchbook to completed picture of one of John's paintings. All the elements that are famous in his work are here, including his technical mastery and his peculiar subject matter. All of this is complemented with on-camera interviews with the artist who freely discusses his life, times, and work. Episode Running Time: 29:00 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
USA: Artists features some of America's foremost artists, as National Educational Television's critically-acclaimed year-long "USA" series goes on to examine the coming of age of American painting and sculpture in the last two decades. "USA: Artists" is a production of National Educational Television. This series of 11 half-hour episodes was originally recorded on film. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Description
This program examined the work of Jasper Johns, who helped initiate the Pop Art school of painting and who is considered by many one of the most important and influential artists.
Broadcast Date
1966-07-03
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Documentary
Topics
Biography
Fine Arts
Rights
Copyright National Educational Television & Radio Center July 3, 1966
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Associate Producer: Slate, Mallory
Camera Operator: Hanser, David
Camera Operator: Slate, Lane
Camera Operator: Slate, Mallory
Director: Slate, Lane
Editor: Hanser, David
Executive Producer: Slate, Lane
Producer: Slate, Lane
Producing Organization: National Educational Television and Radio Center
Writer: Solomon, Alan
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Thirteen - New York Public Media (WNET)
Identifier: wnet_aacip_30799 (WNET Archive)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1994333-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1994333-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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Citations
Chicago: “USA: Artists; 8; Jasper Johns,” 1966-07-03, Thirteen WNET, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 28, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-21ghxd4r.
MLA: “USA: Artists; 8; Jasper Johns.” 1966-07-03. Thirteen WNET, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 28, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-21ghxd4r>.
APA: USA: Artists; 8; Jasper Johns. Boston, MA: Thirteen WNET, 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-75-21ghxd4r