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Available! When is an Impressionist not an Impressionist? When he's Edgar Degas! Get to know the strong-willed banker’s son who showed his work with Cassatt, Monet, and Renoir, but never considered his ballerinas, racetrack jockeys, and cabaret singers to be “Impressionist” art. Why not? Young viewers will learn the reasons from an animated Degas himself, as they watch him tell the story of his life and artistic career. Approx. 22 min CC. Buy Degas DVD Now Edgar Degas Activities (coming soon!) |
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Library Association 2008 NOTABLE CHILDREN'S VIDEO Award Say "mother and child" and what artist comes to mind? Get to know impressionist artist Mary Cassatt, famous for her tender portraits of families and children. Why didn't Mary's father want her to be an artist? What turned Mary and her friend Edgar Degas into mad scientists? What made her huge World's Fair mural so mysterious? Find out as you laugh- and learn!- with one of the world's best loved artists, Mary Cassatt. CC, PPR. Approximate run time: 24 min. Buy
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Library Association 2007 NOTABLE CHILDREN'S VIDEO Award Pop Art icon Andy Warhol narrates the story of his life and works in this child-friendly, animated introduction to “one of the best known and most fun periods of art ever!” Covering Andy’s blue-collar birth in Pittsburgh to his (much more than) 15 minutes of worldwide fame, “Warhol” also puts his art in context with modern-art contemporaries including Rauschenberg, Johns, Oldenburg and Lichtenstein. CC, PPR. Approximate run time: 24 minutes. Buy
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Library Association 2002 NOTABLE CHILDREN'S VIDEO Award Claude Monet and his French Impressionists "pals" are brought to life in this entertaining, animated video. Now kids can have fun learning about Monet's life and paintings through a playful combination of great art and delightful, off the wall cartoons. CC,PPR,* Approx run time 22 min. Buy
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American Library Association 2002 NOTABLE CHILDREN'S VIDEO Award Playful cartoons and great art come together in this animated video about Vincent van Gogh. Meet Vincent, his brother Theo and fellow artist Paul Gauguin in this remarkable story of Van Gogh's life and art. Get to know this cranky visionary who would become one of the world's greatest artists! CC,PPR,* Approx run time 23 min. |
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Rembrandt VHS Now |
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2004 NOTABLE CHILDREN'S VIDEO Award Who is the world's most famous Renaissance Man? Leonardo da Vinci: Painter, mathematician, scientist and engineer. In this delightful animated video, Leonardo's enthusiasm and curiosity are contagious as kids laugh and learn with the painter of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. CC,PPR,* Approx run time 23 min. Buy
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Children's Film Festival Michelangelo tells you his own life story on an entertaining video that mixes art history with playful cartoon humor. From his childhood and student days in Florence to his career in Rome as a sculptor, painter and architect, his tale is a factual and fun-filled introduction to one of the most famous names of the Italian Renaissance. CC,PPR,* Approx run time 23 min. Buy
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Getting to Know Line in Art: This entertaining program
covers basic information about line in art for early elementary
students, The definition and types of lines, media for creating
lines, lines in the world around us and line in great works of art
are discussed in simple terms. Two special topics that relate to
line, calligraphy and cartooning, are also clearly explained. Approx.
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Getting to Know Color in Art: This entertaining program covers basic information about color in art for early elementary students, The colors of the world around us, the use of color in great works of art, and the emotional impact of color are all discussed in simple terms and connected to the design of the color wheel. Approx. 24 minutes |
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Getting to Know Shape and Form in Art: This delightful program covers basic information about shape and form in art for early elementary students. Colorful animated sequences define shape and form. Other topics include: geometric and organic shapes, shape and form in the world around us, shape in painting, form in sculpture, shape and pattern, negative and positive shapes, and shape as a tool for drawing. Approx. 24 minutes |
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