James McNeill Whistler [videorecording] : the case for beauty / a production of Film Odyssey, Inc., in association with the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian, 1A Productions Ltd.., Glasgow and WETA Washington D.C. ; a film by Karen Thomas.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Distributed by PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Narrator, Anjelica Huston ; reader of Whistler, Kevin Kline. Originally broadcast on PBS in 2014.
Summary:
Best known for the groundbreaking portrait of his mother, James McNeill Whistler was the original art star. But beneath the high gloss, the struggle of this genius to find his own voice resulted in a breakaway style that moved painting towards abstraction and would revolutionize the art world in his time-and beyond. Dramatic re-creations, art, graphics, and interviews combine to profile this fascinating character.
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