Art à la Carte

May 7
Hopi Pottery: A Handmade Tradition
65 min.

This program features rare aerial photography, Hopi mesas and villages, ruins and cultural history, Spanish conquest, and nampeyo, along with the evolution of Hopi pottery from prehistoric to the present, pottery making and firing on First mesa, and much more.

May 14
Archie Bray Foundation 2001: Clay Odyssey
72 min.

This video covers the 50th anniversary celebration of the Archie Bray Foundation. Includes demonstrations, panel discussion and stories by Peter Voulkos, Rudy Autio, Ken Ferguson, Louis Datz, Adrian Arleo, Ted Vogel, Josh DeWeese, Akio Takamori, and more.

May 21
Crafting an American Style
60 min.

Explore the beauty of handmade American crafts by examining the history of the American Arts and Crafts movement from 1900 to the present.

May 28
Stan Lee ComiX-Man
50 min.

Stan Lee may not be a household name, but his creations are— SpiderMan, The Incredible Hulk, and The X-Men. Find out how his revolutionary approach at Marvel Comics transformed comic books forever.

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June 4
The Great Artists: The English Masters, William Hogarth
50 min.

The Great Artists series trains its careful eye on the English Masters in this exquisite collection of brief biographies. Important events in the lives of William Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, William Blake, J.M.W. Turner, and John Constable form a mosaic of informed splendor for both the casual observer and devoted student alike. Expert commentary and analyses are provided by leading authorities, art historians, and scholars.

June 11
The Great Artists: The English Masters, Joshua Reynolds
50 min.

June 18
The Great Artists: The English Masters, J.M.W. Turner
50 min.

June 25
The Great Artists: The English Masters, John Constable
50 min.

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