Art and Man; 3; The Quercy: Romanesque Art in South Central France
- Series
- Art and Man
- Episode Number
- 3
- Producing Organization
- Radiodiffusion-Tlvision franaise
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-d795718k6d
- NOLA Code
- ARMM
If you have more information about this item than what is given here, or if you have concerns about this record, we want to know! Contact us, indicating the AAPB ID (cpb-aacip/512-d795718k6d).
- Description
- Episode Description
- This program deals with the artistic vision of the Apocalypse popular during the Medieval and Renaissance eras and the effect these interpretations have had on the modern artist. Filmed sequences of Albrecht Durers (1471-1528) engraving, The Apocalypse, depict the end of the world according to the book of Revelation and dramatically recreate the morbid preoccupation with death in the fifteenth century. M. Drot and Mr. Wegman then join the Russian-born artist, Ossip Zadkine (1890-?) en route to his home, the Quercy in South Central France. The Quercy is also the site of Romanesque sculpture and frescoes which have great influenced Zadkine. During an interview (in English), Zadkine discusses his reasons for leaving Paris and explains that Quercy countrysides meaning to him as an artist. The program shifts to filmed sequences of Zadkines frescoes at Les Arcs and his sculpture at Moissac. Both the frescoes and the sculpture are generally related in theme to Durers Apocalypse. M. Drot considers the effect of Durers Apocalypse on Zadkines artistic attitudes. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- This first portion of the series explores and analyzes the character, work and creative spirit of eight European artists past and present. The painters and sculptors are Bassano and Caravaggio (Italy), Grunewald and Arp (Alsace), Zadkine (France), Durer, Holbein and Baldung Grier (Germany). Documentary film of the artists paintings and sculpture and films of the countries which influenced their work highlight the series. Each program is introduced and tied together by the interpretive remarks of Jean Marie Drot and Ed Wegman. Art and Man was produced in France for National Educational Television by Radiodiffusion Television Francaise. 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. Mrs. Elanore Boris, one of the two narrators, had a long and varied career as an actress in the United States before moving to Paris in 1955. She first appeared with Childrens Theatre of the Actors Company in Chicago. After working with the Actors Lab in Hollywood, Mrs. Boris her stage name was Elly Pine attended the Actors Studio in New York. She appeared on Broadway in All You Need is One Good Break and in a variety of off-Broadway productions including Our Town and The Dolls House. Richard Hauser, also a narrator for this series, appeared with the Art Theater Group in Paris in 1960. Mr. Hauser has translated the work of the contemporary French playwright, Claudel. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1962-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Documentary
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
-
-
Director: Drot, Jean-Marie
Guest: Zadkine, Ossip
Host: Drot, Jean Marie
Host: Wegman, Ed
Narrator: Hauser, Richard
Narrator: Boris, Elanore
Producer: Drot, Jean-Marie
Producing Organization: Radiodiffusion-Tlvision franaise
Writer: Drot, Jean-Marie
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
-
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1856728-2 (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
If you have a copy of this asset and would like us to add it to our catalog, please contact us.
- Citations
- Chicago: “Art and Man; 3; The Quercy: Romanesque Art in South Central France,” 1962-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 20, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-d795718k6d.
- MLA: “Art and Man; 3; The Quercy: Romanesque Art in South Central France.” 1962-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 20, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-d795718k6d>.
- APA: Art and Man; 3; The Quercy: Romanesque Art in South Central France. 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-d795718k6d