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Creator:

WNET (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

Citation:

Murals without walls [videorecording] / WNET/Thirteen; director, Alfred Broderick; producer, Elizabeth Davis; artistic consultant, Ruth Bowman, 1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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

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Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214566

Creator:

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Names:

American Federation of Arts  Search this

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Bowman, Ruth, 1923-  Search this

Broderick, Alfred  Search this

Davis, Elizabeth  Search this

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948  Search this

Extent:

1 Videocassettes (U-matic) ((30 min), sd., col., 3/4 in.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Videocassettes (u-matic)

Place:

Newark Airport

Date:

1979

Scope and Contents:

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.

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

New York : WNET/Thirteen, 1979.

General:

Broadcast Dec. 1978 on WNET/Thirteen's Dateline, N.J. series. U-matic video produced April 16, 1979.

Based on the exhibition "Murals Without Walls: Arshile Gorky's Aviation Murals Rediscovered," Newark Museum, Nov. 1978-March 1979.

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.

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- Conservation and restoration  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- New Jersey -- Newark  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.wnettelv

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9551bec80-61a8-438e-80c8-ef6ba634f092

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wnettelv