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The many faces of man masks

Title
The many faces of man [videorecording] : masks / CBC-Mobile Television ; produced by Vincent Tovell.
Publication
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1959.

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Additional Authors
  • Kenyon, W. A. (Walter Andrew), 1917-1986.
  • Coon, Carleton Stevens, 1904-
  • De Neve, Charlotte
  • Roberts, Garbut
  • Tovell, Vincent.
  • Royal Ontario Museum.
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Program on the exhibition Masks, the many faces of man, held at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, from February 11 to April 5, 1959. The program, recorded in the exhibition's galleries, opens with a discussion by exhibition coordinator Walter Kenyon on the purposes of masks (e.g., transformation, identification, concealment). Alan Jarvis explains why masks are of interest to art historians. The guests examine and discuss the special characteristics of several specific examples, including modern masks by Picasso and other contemporary artists. The program includes a Siamese dance solo (without mask) by Charlotte De Neve, and a re-enactment of an Iroquois curing ceremony danced by De Neve and three masked male dancers.
Alternative Title
  • Masks
  • Masks, the many faces of man
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Educational/cultural films and programs.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Program title on accompanying data sheet: Masks.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography, Charlotte De Neve ; sets, Charles Playfair ; costumes, Ann Latimer ; lighting, Jim Milner.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Rex Loring.
  • Guests: Walter Kenyon, assistant curator of ethnology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto ; Alan Jarvis, director of the National Gallery, Ottawa ; Dr. Carleton S. Coon, anthropologist, University of Pennsylvania.
Event (note)
  • Recorded on February 5, 1959. Telecast on the program Explorations.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3483
OCLC
NYPY99-F929
Title
The many faces of man [videorecording] : masks / CBC-Mobile Television ; produced by Vincent Tovell.
Imprint
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1959.
Country of Producing Entity
Canada.
Event
Recorded on February 5, 1959. Telecast on the program Explorations.
Credits
Choreography, Charlotte De Neve ; sets, Charles Playfair ; costumes, Ann Latimer ; lighting, Jim Milner.
Performer
Host: Rex Loring.
Guests: Walter Kenyon, assistant curator of ethnology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto ; Alan Jarvis, director of the National Gallery, Ottawa ; Dr. Carleton S. Coon, anthropologist, University of Pennsylvania.
Dancers: Charlotte De Neve, Frank Rodwell, Gordon Marsh, Garbut Roberts.
Drummer: Richard Smith.
Local Subject
Mask dances.
Iroquois dance.
Added Author
Kenyon, W. A. (Walter Andrew), 1917-1986. Commentator
Coon, Carleton Stevens, 1904- Commentator
De Neve, Charlotte, choreographer, dancer.
Roberts, Garbut, dancer.
Tovell, Vincent. Producer
Royal Ontario Museum.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3483
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