Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

James McNeill Whistler : the case for beauty / a production of Film Odyssey, Inc., in association with the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian, 1A Productions Ltd.., Glasgow and WETA Washington D.C. ; a film by Karen Thomas.

Publisher, Date:

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2014]

[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2014]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

laser optical NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

Best known for the groundbreaking portrait of his mother, James McNeill Whistler was the original art star. But beneath the high gloss, the struggle of this genius to find his own voice resulted in a breakaway style that moved painting towards abstraction and would revolutionize the art world in his time-and beyond. Dramatic re-creations, art, graphics, and interviews combine to profile this fascinating character.

Subjects:

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903.

Painters -- United States -- Biography.

Genre:

Feature films.

Biographical television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Other Author:

Thomas, Karen (Karen Kinzer), 1948- film producer, film director.