Bibliograph

Gauguin, maker of myth, a National Gallery of Art presentation ; a production of the Department of Exhibition Programs, National Gallery of Art, Washington ; produced and directed by Carroll Moore

Type

Label

Gauguin, maker of myth, a National Gallery of Art presentation ; a production of the Department of Exhibition Programs, National Gallery of Art, Washington ; produced and directed by Carroll Moore

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Gauguin

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

708362526

Responsibility statement

a National Gallery of Art presentation ; a production of the Department of Exhibition Programs, National Gallery of Art, Washington ; produced and directed by Carroll Moore

Runtime

Sub title

maker of myth

Summary

Paul Gaugin (1848-1903) moved away from impressionism to create a new art driven less by observation than by imagination. His gifts as an artist were matched by his talent for creating myths about places, cultures, and most of all, himself

Table Of Contents

Gauguin's guises -- Gauguin the savage -- Mythic Brittany -- The myth of paradise -- Paradise lost -- Inventing myths -- Exodus

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Maker of myth

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