The last placement of a piece of public art on the Rhode Island School of Design campus was in 1968. Taped between August 2006 and June 2007, this documentary captures a truly historic event in the Rhode Island art scene, the creation and installation of a modern art sculpture at the prestigious Museum of Art at The Rhode Island School of Design. Nationally renowned sculptor Jonathan Bonner created this elegant and powerful sculpture of Bethel White granite entitled “Mirth” employing the vast knowledge and skill of Jack Afonso and Tony Costa from Riverside Stone in Seekonk, MA. Bonner’s fabulous addition to public art will be enjoyed for generations to come.
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www.pbs.org For a decade—1956 to 1966—the Ferus Gallery was the catalyst of a nascent modern art scene, grooming idealistic beatniks into competitive, often-brilliant artists. It also helped to solidify the careers of many of New York’s shining stars including: Lichtenstein, Warhol and Johns. What was lost and gained is a complex web of egos, passions, money and art. THE COOL SCHOOL premieres Tuesday, June 10 onINDEPENDENT LENS, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Visit the Web site for more: www.pbs.org
Excerpt from Mr. Hoover and I by Emile de Antonio, writer, director and producer of documentary films, usually detailing political or social events circa 1960s – 1980s. He was born in 1919 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He attended Harvard with John F. Kennedy and would later go on to make a film about Kennedy’s assassination called Rush to Judgment. After serving in the military during World War II, de Antonio frequented the art crowd, often associating with such Pop artists as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, in whose film Drink de Antonio appears. De Antonio chronicled this art scene in his documentary Painters Painting (1972). In 1959 de Antonio developed G-String Productions in order to distribute the Beat Generation film Pull My Daisy. It was at this time that de Antonio discovered filmmaking. His first film, Point of Order, a compilation film made in 1964, regards Joseph mccarthy and the Army-mccarthy hearings. De Antonio went on to make many politically motivated films that attracted a substantial amount of controversy and also tended to align himself with Marxist thought. Most, if not all, of his films criticize aspects of American culture or politics or reflect a certain degree of political dissension, because of which, along with his Marxist affiliation, the FBI documented 10000 pages of de Antonio’s activities. Camera: Morgan Wesson, Mathew Mindlin. 2nd Unit: William Rexer. Editor: George Spyros. Assoc. Producer: Michael Thomas. Special Thanks: Ron Mann
Excerpt from Mr. Hoover and I by Emile de Antonio, writer, director and producer of documentary films, usually detailing political or social events circa 1960s – 1980s. He was born in 1919 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He attended Harvard with John F. Kennedy and would later go on to make a film about Kennedy’s assassination called Rush to Judgment. After serving in the military during World War II, de Antonio frequented the art crowd, often associating with such Pop artists as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, in whose film Drink de Antonio appears. De Antonio chronicled this art scene in his documentary Painters Painting (1972). In 1959 de Antonio developed G-String Productions in order to distribute the Beat Generation film Pull My Daisy. It was at this time that de Antonio discovered filmmaking. His first film, Point of Order, a compilation film made in 1964, regards Joseph mccarthy and the Army-mccarthy hearings. De Antonio went on to make many politically motivated films that attracted a substantial amount of controversy and also tended to align himself with Marxist thought. Most, if not all, of his films criticize aspects of American culture or politics or reflect a certain degree of political dissension, because of which, along with his Marxist affiliation, the FBI documented 10000 pages of de Antonio’s activities. Camera: Morgan Wesson, Mathew Mindlin. 2nd Unit: William Rexer. Editor: George Spyros. Assoc. Producer: Michael Thomas. Special Thanks: Ron Mann
Excerpt from Mr. Hoover and I by Emile de Antonio, writer, director and producer of documentary films, usually detailing political or social events circa 1960s – 1980s. He was born in 1919 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He attended Harvard with John F. Kennedy and would later go on to make a film about Kennedy’s assassination called Rush to Judgment. After serving in the military during World War II, de Antonio frequented the art crowd, often associating with such Pop artists as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, in whose film Drink de Antonio appears. De Antonio chronicled this art scene in his documentary Painters Painting (1972). In 1959 de Antonio developed G-String Productions in order to distribute the Beat Generation film Pull My Daisy. It was at this time that de Antonio discovered filmmaking. His first film, Point of Order, a compilation film made in 1964, regards Joseph mccarthy and the Army-mccarthy hearings. De Antonio went on to make many politically motivated films that attracted a substantial amount of controversy and also tended to align himself with Marxist thought. Most, if not all, of his films criticize aspects of American culture or politics or reflect a certain degree of political dissension, because of which, along with his Marxist affiliation, the FBI documented 10000 pages of de Antonio’s activities. Camera: Morgan Wesson, Mathew Mindlin. 2nd Unit: William Rexer. Editor: George Spyros. Assoc. Producer: Michael Thomas. Special Thanks: Ron Mann