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Painting with Calligraphy (1958)

1958 · Short film · 10 min

Synopsis

Demonstrations by Eliot O'Hara, George Post, and Paul Travis are used in showing how artists express thoughts and emotions by painting with calligraphy. Shows examples of calligraphy done by using watercolor, oil, ink, dye, gouache, casein, and the thumbprint method. Includes views of paintings by Burchfield, Dufy, Klee, Marin, and Van Gogh to illustrate the effectiveness of lines and brush strokes in pictures

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Running time
10 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Educational Films, Ephemeral Films

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