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Artist and the Poet, The: Ted Hughes and Leonard Baskin in Conversation

Synopsis
In 1983 the poet laureate Ted Hughes and renowned American printmaker and sculptor Leonard Baskin, his collaborator for many years on illustrated books of Hughes’s poems, took part in an audio recording in which they talked about their longstanding friendship and how their work together evolved.

The recording was made at the home of the Baskin family, then living in Devon, close to where Hughes lived. Originally intended as voice-over for a film about them that was never completed, this historic recording now published for the first time is the basis of a forty-minute video film, exploring in intimate detail the genesis of key works including ‘Crow’ and ‘Cave Birds’.

The video includes Hughes reading extracts from his own poems, extensive illustration of Baskin’s prints and works of sculpture, and many previously unseen photographs of the participants.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of production
2009
Subjects
Art; Literature
Keywords
art; poetry; sculpture; Hughes, Ted; nature; Baskin, Leonard

Credits

Director
Noel Chanan
Contributor
Leonard Baskin; Ted Hughes

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 0 PAL
Price
£13.00
Availability
Sale
Year
2014

Distributor

Name

artistandpoet.co.uk

Email
wildoak@btinternet.com
Web
http://www.artistandpoet.co.uk/index.php External site opens in new window

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