The Arts and the Gods; 7; Perseus
- Series
- The Arts and the Gods
- Episode Number
- 7
- Episode
- Perseus
- Producing Organization
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-2f7jq0tj9h
- NOLA Code
- AGOD
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- Description
- Episode Description
- The heros life from the time of Zeus visit to Perseus mother, Danae, through Perseus slaying of the Gorgon Medusa, and rescue of the Princess Andromeda. Illustrated by statues, vases, and paintings. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- Greek myths and the art that they inspired is the subject of this series of 10 half-hour episodes. The myths are those which have survived most commonly in the visual arts and literature, and the subjects will be illustrated by statuary, vases, paintings, and other objects of art. In some of the episodes the myths are acted out by the Mary Anthony Dance Theatre, a group of young men and women who have received critical acclaim for their new approach to dance in the theatre. Each episode originates from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, in a gallery housing part of the Greek collection. The Metropolitan Museum has the most extensive collection of art in the Western Hemisphere, with more than one million individual objects of art, and has one of the finest collections of Greek art in this country. The Arts and the Gods is the first television series to originate from the Metropolitan. Curators and other experts from the Museum assisted in the selection of myths and objects of art, and served as consultants on factual material. The series is produced by Marilyn Kaemmerle, directed by Frank Pacelli, and written by Blair Chotzinoff. Alexander Scourby is a noted television artist, and was narrator of the motion picture film, Victory at Sea, and of the NBC-TV production of Antigone. He has recorded more than 200 Talking Books which are issued by the Library of Congress to adult blind residents of the US including both Homers The Iliad and The Odyssey. Mr. Scourby is host of eight programs; for the other two programs (which are indicated in the following episode descriptions), the host is Charles Korvin, stage, screen, and television artist. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1958-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director: Pacelli, Frank
Host: Scourby, Alexander
Producer: Kaemmerle, Marilyn
Producing Organization: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Writer: Chotzinoff, Blair
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2312938-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2312938-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “The Arts and the Gods; 7; Perseus,” 1958-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 4, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-2f7jq0tj9h.
- MLA: “The Arts and the Gods; 7; Perseus.” 1958-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 4, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-2f7jq0tj9h>.
- APA: The Arts and the Gods; 7; Perseus. 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-512-2f7jq0tj9h