Tamara's tapestry world

Tamara is an artist in a field both ancient and modern - tapestry. She is a world-renowned Polish Canadian whose works are hung, from the National Gallery of Canada to the Hermitage in Leningrad. This film is not a ‘how to’ film as much as a portrait of one of the century’s most brilliant artists.

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Credits

producer/director

Tadeusz Jaworski

production company

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:18:42:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010581

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tapestry

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Workmanship

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Canada

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement

Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft

Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits

Crafts & Visual Arts → Tapestry

Crafts & Visual Arts → Workmanship

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative ability

People → Portraits

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1975

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