A statement on behalf of contemporary art. Presents the movement from the first break with classical form to our art expression of today. Paintings used in the film were selected from the 1958 Retrospective Exhibition at the Carnegie Institute at Pittsburgh, which presented a survey of paintings shown at the International Exhibitions of the Institute since 1894. Commentator: Vincent Price
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322329
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Exhibitions
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Classical
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Modern
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)