The Shock of the New Series | David Richardson | 1979 | ACMI collection

In this series, art critic and writer Robert Hughes outlines a social history of the development of the visual arts in the 20th century. In each episode, Hughes examines the forces which influenced the directions painting, architecture and photography took from the late 1800’s to the present.

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Collection

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Credits

producer

Lorna Pegram

director

David Richardson

production company

RM Productions

Time-Life Films

BBC-TV

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S00955

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and society

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - History

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

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