Boehm's birds: the porcelain art of Edward Marshall Boehm | Harry L. Coleman | ACMI collection

Shows the lengthy and delicate process involved in the creation of the porcelain art of Edward Marshall Boehm.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Harry L. Coleman

production company

Coleman Productions

Duration

00:27:13:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314987

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artisans

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists' materials

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists' tools

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Porcelain

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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