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TITLE |
The gentle art of making enemies [videorecording] : Whistler / BBC ; written & directed by James Runcie ; produced by Roger Thompson. |
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IMPRINT |
[London] : BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; Hong Kong : Distributed by Deltamac (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd., c2003. |
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DESCRIPTION |
1 videodisc (51 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
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SERIES |
BBC art collection. Fine art. |
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SERIES |
藝術精選. 美術. |
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NOTE |
"VCD28317"--Disc label/container. |
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Originally produced as a BBC television programme in 1994. |
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Written & directed by James Runcie ; produced by Roger Thompson ; photography, Philip Bonhan-Carter ; film editor, Philip Kloss ; sound, Terry Elms, Julian Baldwin ; costume designer, Katy McPhee. |
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Narrated by Alex McCowen. |
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SUMMARY |
James McNeil Whistler was known as a dandy, an eccentric and a wit. He was far less celebrated for the value of this work, and, while his Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Painter's Mother (1871) is now renowned, in his lifetime it remained unsold for nineteen years after it was painted. During his life, he was largely dismissed for his interest in "art for art's sake" but this helped prepare the ground for modern art. |
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Disc format: VCD. |
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LANGUAGE |
In English with Chinese subtitles. |
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SUBJECT |
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903. |
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SUBJECT |
Painters -- United States. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Art. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
McCowen, Alec. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Runcie, James. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Thompson, Roger. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
BBC Worldwide Ltd. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
British Broadcasting Corporation. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Deltamac (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. |
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OTHER TITLE |
Chinese title on disc label/container: 惠德勒 [videorecording]. |
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OTHER TITLE |
Whistler [videorecording]. |