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Sister Wendy's American collection, a Spire Films production for WGBH/Boston

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videorecording

Sister Wendy's American collection

videorecording : DVD

50727090

a Spire Films production for WGBH/Boston

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1st episode: "Containing a carefully selected collection of 315 ever-changing works, the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, includes dazzling paintings and sculptures from the art world's most revered names, as well as an amazing array of paintings, sculptures, and objects from ancietn Egyptian, Asian, African, and Mesoamerican cultures. Join Sister Wendy as she explores the juxtapositions created by her favorite painter, Cézanne, in Man in a Blue Smock, dicovers the transcendence and internal serenity of a Nigerian terracotta sculpture, shares the nuances of Caravaggio's painting of The Cardsharps, praises the utter "perfection" of a lacquered 16th century Japanese wine flask, exposes the radical austerity of Mondrian's modern canvas Composition No. 8, and details many other works of art"--Container2nd episode: "Accessible and vast, LACMA houses not only classic paintings and sculptures, but also one of the world's most significant collections of art from Asia and India. Join Sister Wendy as she discovers David Hockney's love of America in the giant painting Mulholland Drive, admires modern dress designs by Christian Lacroix and Issey Miyake, reflects on the beautiful balance in After the Hunt by Winslow Homer, exposes the emotional power of a 12th century Japanese wood carving, details the magnificent story colorfully woven into a Chinese emperor's robe, shares Rembrandt's gift for the dramatic in The Raising of Lazarus, and explores the unique tales behind many other pieces of art"--Container

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American collection, [videorecording : DVD]