Item Information
Title: CBS News Eyewitness, "The art show that shocked America"
Date: 1963 April
Physical Details: 1 film reel : sd., b&w ; 16 mm. ; 29 min., 10 sec.
Description: Host Charles Collingwood reports for CBS News from the opening of the Armory Show, 50th anniversary exhibition, April 1963, at the site of the original exhibition, the Armory 69th St. Regiment, New York, N.Y.
The anniversary exhibition was organized by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, and sponsored by the Henry St. Settlement.
Collingwood discusses the importance of the original exhibition, negative reviews in the press, huge attendance figures, and the impact on modern art. He interviews Sir Kenneth Clark and Marcel Duchamp.
Original recording on 16mm motion picture film, transferred to video by AAA in 1992. Digitized from video.
Creator: CBS News
Forms part of: The art show that shocked America [motion picture] / CBS News Eyewitness, 1963
Citation Information: CBS News. CBS News Eyewitness, "The art show that shocked America", 1963 April. The art show that shocked America [motion picture] / CBS News Eyewitness, 1963. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 7860