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Two centuries of Black American art
- Title
- Two centuries of Black American art [Motion picture] / Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; [made by] Pyramid Films.
- Publication
- Santa Monica, Calif. : Pyramid Films, 1976.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Use in library | Sc Visual VRA-208 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
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- Description
- 1 film reel (26 min.) : sd., col.; 16 mm.
- Summary
- A survey of the history of art produced by Blacks in America. Topics discussed: initial African influences, the importance of their work in the slave era, later struggles for serious recognition, and present-day backgrounds and major museum recognition of Black artists. Includes autobiographical segments by artists Aaron Douglas, Selma Burke, Romare Bearden, Alma Thomas, John Rhoden, Lois M. Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Richmond Barthe and Charles White.
- Subjects
- Credits (note)
- Producer and director, Carlton Moss ; narrator, Stanley Waxman ; music, Robert Holmes.
- OCLC
- NYPG87-F76
- Title
- Two centuries of Black American art [Motion picture] / Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; [made by] Pyramid Films.
- Imprint
- Santa Monica, Calif. : Pyramid Films, 1976.
- Credits
- Producer and director, Carlton Moss ; narrator, Stanley Waxman ; music, Robert Holmes.
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- Added Author
- Barthe, Richmond, 1901-1989.Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988.Burke, Selma, 1900-1995.Douglas, Aaron.Jones, Lois M. (Lois Mayo), 1928-Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000.Rhoden, John (John W.), 1918-2001.Thomas, Alma.White, Charles, 1918-1979.Moss, Carlton.Los Angeles County Museum of Art.Pyramid Film & Video.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Visual VRA-208 VHS service copy.Sc Visual MPB-109 film reel