Learning on ScreenRobert Motherwell and the New York School
- Synopsis
- In a programme made shortly before his death, Robert Motherwell, one of the chief protagonists of the New York school, this film recalls the ‘heroic age’ of American abstract expressionism, tracing the struggle of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning and others to establish New York as the world centre of modern art. Filmed on location at the Guggenheim and Metropolitan museums in New York.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of production
- 1991
- Subjects
- Art
- Keywords
- abstract art; art - American; art - modern art; Motherwell, Robert; New York
Credits
- Director
- Catherine Tatge
- Producer
- Catherine Tatge
- Writer
- Kavander
Distribution Formats
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £14.95
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 56 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Production Company
- Name
Germany
- Name
RM Arts
Distributor
- Name
Phaidon Press
- Contact
- Daniel Groenewald (Head of UK Sales & Marketing)
- enquiries@phaidon.com
- Web
- http://uk.phaidon.com/store/video/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7843 1206
- Fax
- 020 7843 1215
- Notes
- A series of 60+ films on major artists, many of which have been broadcast on the Southbank Show. Sale on video. (Some of the titles are available for sale on DVD from Illuminations.
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