Great art is one of the world’s most expensive commodities - well out of the reach of most people. This film considers the multimillion dollar art industry which makes available inexpensive paintings according to public tastes and changing fashions in interior design.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507689
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Interior design
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interior design
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)