The definitive documentary on the New York School Painters. Featuring footage of all the major figures of the New York Art Scene between 1940-1970, showing many of the artists before they became famous.
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Philip Leider | ... |
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Leo Castelli | ... |
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Willem de Kooning | ... |
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Helen Frankenthaler | ... |
Herself (painter)
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Henry Geldzahler | ... |
Himself (Metropolitan Museum)
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Clement Greenberg | ... |
Himself (art critic)
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Thomas B. Hess | ... |
Himself (Art News)
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John B. Hightower | ... |
Himself (Director, Museum of Modern Art)
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Hans Hoffman | ... |
Himself (painter)
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Jasper Johns | ... |
Himself (painter)
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Philip Johnson | ... |
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Hilton Kramer | ... |
Himself (New York Times)
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Robert Motherwell | ... |
Himself (painter)
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Barnett Newman | ... |
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Kenneth Noland | ... |
Himself (painter)
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The definitive documentary on the New York School Painters. Featuring footage of all the major figures of the New York Art Scene between 1940-1970, showing many of the artists before they became famous.
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A candid history of the New York art scene, 1940-1970.Genres:
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19 March 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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I saw this film at art school in the 1980s. It had a profound effect on me - at the time I wanted to go into commercial art, graphic design etc. After seeing this film I decided that I wanted to be a painter. Everyone else in the class hated the film - when the art tutor asked one girl what she thought the only thing she come up with was that Frank Stella sounded like Woody Allen...
I ended up doing a degree in Fine Art. Now I've come full circle and work as a "commercial" artist in the film industry making visual effects for movies. I still recall this film fondly - it captured something of what got me excited about making art in the first place.
Emile De Antonio made several other films which are worth watching - I wouldn't be surprised if he is rediscovered given the current popularity of documentary film making.