Robert Motherwell and the New York School: Storming the Citadel

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Profiles American artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) in the context of Modernism and reviews the past fifty years of his creative life. Presents archival footage, photographs, and film clips in a collage, rather than chronological, format. Discusses the origins of Abstract Expressionism, its links with Surrealism, and its struggle for recognition. Includes scenes of artists Jackson Pollock, Hans Hofmann, Joseph Cornell, Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Rothko, David Smith, Roberto Matta, and Larry Rivers. Also interviews art critics and historians, including Clement Greenberg, William Rubin, Henry Geldzahler, and Jack Flam, and gallery owner Sidney Janis. Shows scenes from a major retrospective of Motherwell's work at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. American Masters series.

Curator's Comments: Excellent profile of an artist who also serves as a "witness" to an important era in American art. Intelligent script, good choice of interview subjects, art is filmed well. The film manages to provide new insights into a subject already thoroughly covered in other works.

DATE: 1990

COUNTRY: United States

CREDITS:
Director: Catherine Tatge
Producer: Megan Callaway; Catherine Tatge
Producing Agency: Tatge Productions; International Cultural Programming; WNET/Channel 13; RM Arts

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
55 minutes Color

TOPICS:
Painting--Abstract Expressionist

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