Sir Kenneth Clark on Art; 5; Five Revolutionary Painters: Van Gogh
- Series
- Sir Kenneth Clark on Art
- Episode Number
- 5
- Producing Organization
- Associated Television, Ltd
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-fx73t9f61j
- NOLA Code
- FRPS
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This is the fifth in the five-part sub-series FIVE REVOLUTIONARY PAINTERS, which deals with five men whose rebellious spirit was manifested by the individuality of their lives and the originality of their creative powers. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) lived a life of spiritual intensity so violent, so unhappy that during his later years he was practically a social outcast. The unrest of his mind and the acuteness of his responses to life (he committed suicide at thirty-seven) were reflected directly in the deep, daring colors and dynamic, nearly expressionistic patterns of his landscapes, flowers and portraits. To illustrate his talk on the life and work of this controversial genius, Sir Kenneth uses reproductions of Van Goghs paintings that are housed in art galleries in Chicago, Boston, London and Amsterdam. Of special interest are some of the drawings Van Gogh included in many of his private correspondence and those owned by Van Goghs nephew. (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: 2330406-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Sir Kenneth Clark on Art; 5; Five Revolutionary Painters: Van Gogh,” 1963-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 26, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-fx73t9f61j.
- MLA: “Sir Kenneth Clark on Art; 5; Five Revolutionary Painters: Van Gogh.” 1963-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 26, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-fx73t9f61j>.
- APA: Sir Kenneth Clark on Art; 5; Five Revolutionary Painters: Van Gogh. 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-fx73t9f61j