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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.
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Warhol Video Clip (req. fast connection)
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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.
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Monet
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American 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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Library Association
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.
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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.
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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. 17 minutes
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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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Shape in Art Video Clip (req. fast connection)
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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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