The Impersonation

Since it first became known in 1974, the signature of the contemporary English ‘primitive’ painter, Reginald Pepper, has been gaining prominence amongst critics and collectors. It now appears that such a painter does not exist. This film presents an overview of the case of Reginald Pepper and also looks at the broader issues concerning ‘primitivism’ in art.

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Credits

producer

Fiz Oliver

production company

Arbor Films

Duration

00:57:10:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016940

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Great Britain

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Great Britain

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1984

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