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Murals without walls [videorecording] / WNET/Thirteen; director, Alfred Broderick; producer, Elizabeth Davis; artistic consultant, Ruth Bowman, 1979

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Creator:
WNET Thirteen (Television station : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Subject:
Gorky, Arshile  Search this
Bowman, Ruth  Search this
Broderick, Alfred  Search this
Davis, Elizabeth  Search this
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
American Federation of Arts  Search this
Place:
Newark Airport
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
1 Videocassettes (U-matic), (30 min), sd., col., 3/4 in.
Summary:
Describes the 1972 discovery and later conservation of Arshile Gorky's murals "Aviation" at the Newark, N.J. International Airport, executed in 1937 by Gorky as part of the Work Projects Administration art project. Art historian Ruth Bowman, N.J. Port Authority employees Saul Wenegrat and Stephen Staempler, and conservator Carroll Wales of Oliver Bros. are among those who describe their involvement. The murals are now in the Newark Museum.
Citation:
Murals without walls [videorecording] / WNET/Thirteen; director, Alfred Broderick; producer, Elizabeth Davis; artistic consultant, Ruth Bowman, 1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Language Note:
Undetermined .
Provenance:
Donated by the American Federation of Arts, who sponsored a tour of the Newark Museum exhibition "Murals Without Walls: Arshile Gorky's Aviation Murals Rediscovered," July 1979-December 1980. The exhibit was curated by Ruth Bowman.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- Conservation and restoration  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- New Jersey -- Newark  Search this
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)21876
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214566
AAA_collcode_wnettelv
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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