Program content copyrighted in 1989. Narrator: Gregory Peck.
Contents:
Toccata for toy trains (1952) -- House : after five years of living (1955) -- Lucia chase vignette (1976) -- Kaleidoscope jazz chair (1960) -- The black ships (1970) -- Atlas -- Blacktop (1952).
Summary:
Toccata for toy trains is a trip through a world of antique toys, and toy trains. House : after five years of living illustrates the home and studio designed and built by Charles Eames on a hill in California overlooking the ocean. Lucia chase vignette follows a sister chasing her brother through the Eames house and vicinity. Kaleidoscope jazz chair is a kaleidoscope tour of the Eames office and their multicolored chairs. The Black ships illustrates Admiral Perry's 1853 naval expedition to Japan through Japanese prints. In Atlas a map of the Roman Empire expands and contracts, encapsulating the ebb and flow of the Empire's history. Blacktop : a story of the washing of a school play yard focuses on the patterns and abstractions created by the soapy water.
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