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Painters Painting

Painters Painting

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 19, 1973

Runtime

1h 56m

Genres

Documentary, History

User Score

65%

Original Title

Painters Painting

Production Companies

Oscilloscope

Director

Emile de Antonio

Description

Painters Painting: The New York Art Scene 1940-1970 is a 1972 documentary directed by Emile de Antonio. It covers American art movements from abstract expressionism to pop art through conversations with artists in their studios. Artists appearing in the film include Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Barnett Newman, Hans Hofmann, Jules Olitski, Philip Pavia, Larry Poons, Robert Motherwell, and Kenneth Noland.