The Artist's Studio: Meyer Schapiro Visits George Segal

Streaming video - 1979

This film documents an intimate conversation between the art historian (Meyer Schapiro) and the artist (George Segal) as they discuss Segal’s plaster sculptures in relation to the European tradition and to contemporaries, from Giotto to Abstract Expressionism. Focusing on process, material, color and theory, Schapiro and Segal examine the artist’s work and the complex thought behind his acclaimed human casts.

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Michael Blackwood Productions 1979.
2019.
Language
English
Other Authors
Michael Blackwood (film director), George Segal (actor), Meyer Schapiro
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).