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The too perfect formula the great academies of art

Title
The too perfect formula [videorecording] : the great academies of art / written and performed by David Wheeler.
Publication
1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Wheeler, David.
  • Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts.
Found In
nnpc Yellow Springs Institute records (RLIN)NYPG05-A10085
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (91 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The too perfect formula, described in program notes as a performance art "term paper," consists of six scenes in two parts. Part 1: introduction. Scene 1: Georgio's [sic] proposal; set in the home of Giorgio Vasari, Jan. 13 1563. Scene 2: Voulez-vous Boucher avec moi? set in Paris, 1765. Scene 3: The none too perfect floorboards; set in the Royal Academy of Art in London, Dec. 10, 1790. Scene 4: Poor ole Marraud; set in the studio of Jacques Louis David, 1793. Set 5: Requiem for Camille Monet; set in the cottage of Claude and Camille Monet, Sept. 5, 1879. Part 2: introduction. Scene 6: Ye gads, a cheeseparing! set in Burton Ale Vaults, Manhattan, Feb. 3, 1908.
Series Statement
Yellow Springs Institute Audio/Visual Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Video.
Note
  • The picture is very dark on some parts of the disc.
  • Donor's inventory number: V2-850615-1.
Event (note)
  • Recorded at Yellow Springs Institute, Chester, Pa., on June 15, 1985.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Yellow Springs Institute records; for papers see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 2004-007.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1264
OCLC
NYPG06-F174
Title
The too perfect formula [videorecording] : the great academies of art / written and performed by David Wheeler.
Imprint
1985.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Yellow Springs Institute Audio/Visual Collection
Event
Recorded at Yellow Springs Institute, Chester, Pa., on June 15, 1985.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Yellow Springs Institute records; for papers see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 2004-007.
Local Note
House program available through the Billy Rose Theatre Collection.
Added Author
Wheeler, David. Author. Performer
Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts.
Found In:
nnpc Yellow Springs Institute records (RLIN)NYPG05-A10085
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1264
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