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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304502570
ISBN: 6304502575
Label: Pbs Home Video
Manufacturer: Pbs Home Video
Number Of Items: 8
Publisher: Pbs Home Video
Release Date: September 30, 1997
Sales Rank: 20543
Studio: Pbs Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: May 28, 1997
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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 Average Rating: 
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 of PBS for not releasingAMERICAN VISIONS on DVD. This is an excellent resource for students of art and history - it provides an insight into when specific art styles developed and describing the context in which they thrived. Robert Hughes is a knowledgeable and riveting presenter.
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 on DVD!! Hint! hint!) on the history of Modern Art....there are some points of intersection, obviously, between AMERICAN VISIONS and SHOCK OF THE NEW.But AMERICAN VISIONS encompasses the entire sweep of American art from Colonial and Revolutionary America down to the 1990s, and Hughes does a ... 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 narrated by Time magazine art critic Robert Hughes, each program is a fascinating and informative blending of visual imagery with live interviews and spectacular photography. The eight volumes comprising this unique and comprehensive history include: The Republic of Virtue; The Promised Land; ... 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 andsocial forces which influenced the artists and I must say that I throughlyenjoyed the series.For a non-American I found it an excellent study intothe wealth of American Art - which is not especially that well-knownoutside American itself.Highly recommended!
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