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Betye and Alison Saar conjure women of the arts

Title
Betye and Alison Saar [videorecording] : conjure women of the arts / produced by Linda Freeman ; directed by David Irving.
Publication
Chappaqua, NY : L & S Video, Inc., c1994.

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Moving imageBy appointment only Y VTH 3239 BOffsite

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Additional Authors
  • Campbell, Mary Schmidt.
  • Irving, David K.
Description
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean of the Tisch School of the Arts, hosts this portrait of Betye and Alison Saar, mother and daughter artists who use found objects in their work. Taped in their respective workshops, the artists demonstrate their methodologies and discuss their sources of inspiration. Also documented is the Saars' collaborative installation, "House of Gris Gris," a work celebrating magic, folklore and its creators as "conjure women of the arts."
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Credits (note)
  • Host, Mary Schmidt Campbell ; directors of photography, Nathaniel Goodman, Mike Harlow, Steve Harris ; music, Joshua Stone.
ISBN
1882660064
OCLC
tlc00000207
Title
Betye and Alison Saar [videorecording] : conjure women of the arts / produced by Linda Freeman ; directed by David Irving.
Imprint
Chappaqua, NY : L & S Video, Inc., c1994.
Credits
Host, Mary Schmidt Campbell ; directors of photography, Nathaniel Goodman, Mike Harlow, Steve Harris ; music, Joshua Stone.
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Added Author
Campbell, Mary Schmidt.
Irving, David K.
Branch Call Number
VC 700.92 Saar B
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