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History through art

United States, 1992
film

A series of programs which focus on the art of different historical periods and how it was affected by the social context of the time.

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The Twentieth Century: 1900-present

United States, 1992
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Art of the western world

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In our own time

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The Painter's world: changing constants of art from the Renaissance to the present

United States, 1988
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Pre-modern, 1845-1900

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The Shock of the New Series

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Into the Twentieth Century

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The Classical idea

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Art of the sixties

United States, 1967
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State of the art. Part 1: History

United Kingdom, 1986
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Techniques

United States, 1985
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The Arts

United States, 1983
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Abstraction

United States, 1988
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Talking about Aboriginal art

Australia, 1992
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A Fresh view: impressionism and post impressionism

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Art, people, feelings

United States, 1971
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Art since pop

United States, 1987
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Ways of seeing

United Kingdom, 1972
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