Painting

Latin America

Los Four [Videorecording] ; Murals OF Aztlan : The Street Painters of East Los Angeles
Produced and directed by Jim Tartan.
Call Number: ND 238.M4 L67 2004
Location: General
Publication information: [Los Angeles] : UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 2004.
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 46 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description: Two documentaries on key moments and figures in Chicano art. Los Four documents
the first exhibition of Chicano artists held at a major art museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 1974. Murals of Aztlan documents the exhibition of the same name at the Craft and Folk Art Museum of Los Angeles in 1981. Featured artists include Los Four (Carlos Almaraz, Gilbert "Magu" Sanchez Lujan, Roberto de la Rocha, Frank Romero), Gronk, Judithe Hernandez, Willie
Herron, John Valadez, and the East Los Streetscapers.

• Frida Kahlo, 1910-1954 [videorecording]
  RM Arts ; [produced by] Eila Hershon, Roberto Guerra, and Wibke Von Bonin
  Call Number: ND 259 .K33 F7 1993
  Location: Circulation Desk
  Publication information: [S.l.] : Home Vision, c1983
  Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (62 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
  Description: Profiles Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics, and her tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralist movement
  

• The life and times of Frida Kahlo [videorecording]
  a production of Daylight Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ; a film by Amy Stechler
  Call Number: ND259.K33 L54 2005
  Location: General
  Publication information: [United States] : PBS Home Video, [2005], c2004
  Physical description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
  Description: Frida Kahlo was more than a great painter: her life and art reflected the maelstrom of the revolution and culture that defined the first half of the twentieth century. This film combines Kahlo's artwork with photos, archival films and interviews
  

• The Frescoes of Diego Rivera [videorecording]
  presented by The Founders Society, The Detroit Institute of Arts ... [et al.] ; produced by Michael Camerini Inc. and Francis Thompson Inc. in collaboration with Stanton L. Catlin for The Detroit Institute of Arts exhibition-- Diego Rivera, a retrospective ; produced and directed by Michael Camerini
  Call Number: ND259.R5 F7 1986x
  Location: Circulation Desk
  Publication information: [S.l.] : Home Vision [distributor], c1986
  Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (35 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in
  Description: Explores Rivera's evolution as an artist, his use of the fresco technique and his politics. His frescoes unite themes of nature and revolution, drawing a parallel between the evolution of life and the struggle for human dignity
  

• El favor de los santos [videorecording]
  a production of KRWG Television ; NMSU Board of Regents ; producer/editor, Moses Shumow
  Call Number: ND1432.M45 F386 2002
  Location: General
  Publication information: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002
  Physical description: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
  Description: With the introduction of Christianity to the Aztec people
  Contents: a new kind of religious iconography arose: retablos and exvotos. Traditionally painted on tin

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August 2005