1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. ; 18 min., 21 sec.
Summary:
Documentary short film about Nancy Spero's "Codex Artaud" works, directed by Patsy Scala. Spero discusses how the work of Avante Garde figure Antonin Artaud inspired these works, her overall artistic process when creating them, as well as the materials she used. Spero's sons, Phillip and Stephen Golub, contribute music and a reading of Artaud's work in French.
Citation:
Patsy Scala and Nancy Spero. The Art of Nancy Spero by Patsy Scala, 1973. Nancy Spero papers, 1940s-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
