Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304502570 Format: Box set, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6304502575 Label: Pbs Home Video Manufacturer: Pbs Home Video Number Of Items: 8 Publisher: Pbs Home Video Release Date: September 30, 1997 Studio: Pbs Home Video Theatrical Release Date: May 28, 1997 Sales Rank: 22058
Description: "What can we say about Americans from the things they've made? When we look at them through the lens of their art, what do we see?," host and acclaimed TIME magazine art critic Robert Hughes asks. This extraordinary series presents a panoramic view of American history as reflected by artists in every medium and genre, from "primitive" portraits of the Colonial era to the complex visions of the present day. Explore the luminous, almost sacred work of early-American landscape artists. The varied experiences of 19th century America appear in the paintings of John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt and Winslow Homer. Discover how a uniquely American modernism was forged at the 1913 Armory Show, and ponder the creative genius that blossomed during the '20s, the Depression years and the exciting, innovative periods following World War II.
Titles are: "The Republic of Virtue," "The Promised Land," "The Wilderness and the West," "The Gilded Age," "A Wave from the Atlantic," "Streamlines and Breadlines," "The Empire of Signs," and "The Age of Anxiety."
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - PLEASE RELEASE THIS ON DVD!!!
I have seen the entire series of AMERICAN VISIONS and consider it to be one of the best art commentaries ever. I have HUNTED for the DVD version of the series for years and think that it is VERY REMISS ... Read More
Rating: - good for Public Libraries!
I was first exposed to Robert Hughes's unique and valuable insights into the world of art & art criticism with his groundbreaking SHOCK OF THE NEW (BBC documentary--which I would LOVE to see re-released ... Read More
Rating: - Invaluable, informative, highly entertaining, & prestigious
American Visions is a superbly crafted and presented introductory survey of American Art and Architecture from colonial times down to the present day in eight splendidly produced, 60-minute episodes. Articulately ... Read More
Rating: - A Glimpse into American History, Culture and Art
I found this series to be in a word fascinating. Robert Hughes manages to view the art of America through a historical and cultural perspective - particularly for the international viewer. It explores the cultural ... Read More
- good for Public Libraries!