An examination of the role of art in society, which is built around a dramatisation of a lecture by John Ruskin. Ruskin poses four questions: how to discover the artist; how best to employ the artist; how to accumulate and preserve the work of the artist; and how to distribute it to the best national advantage. Reconsiders Ruskin’s Victorian age questions in contemporary terms by looking at such problems as art education in schools, the role of public galleries and photography as art. This film is sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Britain. Narrated by Jim Broadbent.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323795
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Aesthetics
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Marketing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and society
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art in education
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art museums
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Great Britain
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Artistic
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)