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Gone Goya

Date released

28 Aug 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1682

NoS ID

024242

Story no

2 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gone Goya. DESCRIPTION: When a place like the National Gallery loses a treasure like Goya’s portrait of the first Duke of Wellington its really sensational news. The painting...

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Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection

Subject

Literature

Distribution

http://www.plethoreum.org/dunbar/gallery.asp

Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African-American to gain national eminence as a poet. Born in 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of ex-slaves and classmate to Orville Wright of aviation fame....

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Jacob Rothschild on MacGregor appointment at National Gallery (1986)

Genre

Interview

Jacob Rothschild, Chairman of the Trustees, on the appointment of Neil MacGregor as the director of the National Gallery. He talks about how the decision was reached, the qualities sought, and whether...

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National Gallery extension (1982)

Genre

Interview

Carol Allen interviews Sir Michael Levey, director of the National Gallery, about proposed plans for an extension to the site in Trafalgar Square in London, with the architectural design being chosen via the...

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Da Vinci cartoon shot (1987)

Genre

Interview

Guardian Newspaper art critic, Vladimar Yanuscheck(?) , on the shooting of a Leonardo da Vinci cartoon at the National Gallery and the potential restoration. Male interviewer not identified.

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National Gallery’s Bomb

Date released

23 Jan 1950

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1077

NoS ID

016159

Story no

2 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: National Gallery Bomb?. DESCRIPTION: Unexploded bombs continue to turn up in London and recent inspections indicated that there might be one just outside the National Gallery in...

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Restoring damaged Poussin painting (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Chief Restorer at The National Gallery, Arthur Lucas, on the restoration of a vandalised painting by Nicolas Poussin. Male interviewer not identified.

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Restoring damaged Poussin painting (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Director of The National Gallery, Michael Levey, on the restoration of a vandalised painting by Nicolas Poussin. Male interviewer not identified.

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New British exhibition at the Tate Gallery (1990)

Genre

News report; Speech; Interview

Nigel Dearing reports on the official launch of the new Tate Gallery exhibition of British art. Speakers are Director of the Tate Nicholas Serota and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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National Gallery Concert

Date released

7 Dec 1939

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

618

NoS ID

059826

Extras

1 film clip

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