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American visions / written & presented by Robert Hughes ; a Planet 24 production in association with BBC Television ; a Time Inc.-BBC co-production ; produced in association with Thirteen/WNET.
LIBRA VHS Videorecording 163 v.1-8
Available from offsite location
LIBRA VHS N6501 .A74 1997 v.1-8
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Hughes, Robert, 1938-2012, author, narrator.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art--United States--History.
- Art.
- United States.
- History.
- United States--Civilization.
- Civilization.
- Art and architecture videos.
- Local Subjects:
- Art and architecture videos.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 8 videocassettes (60 min. each) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (88 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm)
- 1/2 in.
- Edition:
- Unedited version.
- Other Title:
- Republic of virtue.
- Promised land.
- Wilderness and the West.
- Gilded age.
- Wave from the Atlantic.
- Streamlines and breadlines.
- Empire of signs.
- Age of anxiety.
- Place of Publication:
- Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, [1997]
- System Details:
- VHS; stereo.
- analog
- magnetic
- stereo
- VHS
- Summary:
- Presents a glimpse of American history through its visual art, painting, sculpture, architecture and monuments. Follows nearly three centuries of creativity, exploring a nation whose art mirrors its diversity.
- Contents:
- v. 1. The Republic of virtue
- v. 2. The promised land
- v. 3. The wilderness and the West
- v. 4. The gilded age
- v. 5. The
- Credits:
- Producer/director, James Kent ; executive producer, Nicholas Rossiter ; photography, Dave Bennett ; film editor, Colin Minchin ; music composer, David Ferguson.
- Notes:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired.
- Accompanying guide is a special issue of Time Magazine (Spring 1997).
- Container has c1997.
- Local Notes:
- Library's copy lacks accompanying guide.
- ISBN:
- 0780818203
- OCLC:
- 37186124
- Publisher Number:
- AMV1101-AMV1108 PBS Video
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