Series 1 :The Painter's World: Changing Constants of Art from the Renaissance to the Present
Production Records5.5 Linear feet
Boxes 1-6, 15, 20
Production material in this series are from episodes of Wechsler's documentary series
The Painter's World: Changing Constants of Art from the Renaissance to the Present
. Episodes that are represented in this series include "Part 1: The Training of Painters," "Part 2: The Arrested Moment," featuring David Hockney; "Part 4: Portraits," featuring Philip Pearlstein and Joel Meyerowitz; "Part 5: Abstraction," featuring Frank Stella; and "Part 6: Painting and the Public," featuring the de Menil Gallery. A few elements for which the episode is unidentified are arranged at the end of the series.
The generation or type of production material found is different for each episode, and could include original sound recordings, work print picture and soundtrack, outtakes, trims, A and B roll, negative, and/or video copies. In addition, film lab records are found for "Abstraction," and photographs of original film containers, discarded during processing, are included for reference. A video copy of the edited work is found for each of the episodes except "The Training of Painters." No material appears to be present in the collection for episode 3 of the series, "The Artist and the Nude."
Notable content includes interviews with David Hockney, Philip Pearlstein, Joel Meyerowitz, Frank Stella, Jo Spench, Yolanda Sonnabend, Dominique de Menil, and Walter Hopps, found on the original sound recordings, as well as studio footage of Hockney, Pearlstein, and Yolanda Sonnabend. Digital photographs of original film containers, which were replaced during processing of the collection, have been included with the paper records.
1.1 :Part 1: The Training of Painters
1.2 :Part 2: The Arrested Moment
Description Container Photographs of Original Film Containers, circa 1989 Select: Photographs of Original Film Containers, circa 1989 David Hockney Interview and Studio, 1987 June 10 Select: David Hockney Interview and Studio, 1987 June 103 Sound tape reelsOriginal sound rolls 100-1023 Sound cassettescopies, labeled 101, 102, and unnumbered David Hockney Interview and Studio, 1987-1988 Select: David Hockney Interview and Studio, 1987-19882 Sound track film reelsSoundtrack outtakes labeled "Hockney, photography and the law" and "Hockney wild track"16mm3 Film reelsWork print16mm3 Sound track film reelsWork print sound track16mmScope and ContentsMotion picture film stored separately in film cans numbered FC 3-8 (work print and soundtrack); and FC 9-10 (soundtrack outtakes) Footage of Sculptures and the Palazzo Vecchio, circa 1985 Select: Footage of Sculptures and the Palazzo Vecchio, circa 19851 Film reel16mmScope and ContentsFilm can numbered FC 11 Edited Work, circa 1989 Select: Edited Work, circa 19891 Videocassettes (U-matic)Video copy2 Sound track film reels2 copies16mmScope and ContentsSoundtrack film reels stored in film cans numbered FC 12-13, in Box 4
1.3 :Part 4: Portraits
Description Container Lab Records and Photographs of Original Film Containers, 1987-1988 Select: Lab Records and Photographs of Original Film Containers, 1987-1988 Philip Pearlstein Interview, 1987-1989 Select: Philip Pearlstein Interview, 1987-19891 Film reelWork print ; label reads "Philip Pearlstein on painting the model/nude" 16mm1 Sound track film reel16mm2 Sound tape reelsoriginal sound reels, labeled Sound Roll #1-2, and Camera Roll #1-3Scope and ContentsFilm stored in film cans numbered FC 14-15, in Box 4 Joel Meyerowitz Interview, 1987-1989 Select: Joel Meyerowitz Interview, 1987-19893 Sound tape reelsoriginal sound recording, labeled sound rolls 1-22 Sound cassettesCopies, labeled "SR1" and "SR2" and "12/16/87" Jo Spence Interview, 1988 Select: Jo Spence Interview, 19881 Film reelnegative16mm1 Film reelpositive16mm1 Sound cassetteSound distorted by speed of recordingScope and Contents2 film reels housed in 1 can; picture only; film cans numbered FC 16 Yolanda Sonnabend Interview, circa 1987 Select: Yolanda Sonnabend Interview, circa 19871 Sound cassetteSound distorted by speed of recording Original Camera Negative Outtakes, circa 1987 Select: Original Camera Negative Outtakes, circa 198719 Film reels19 film reels in 10 film cansnegative16mmScope and ContentsFootage content includes Philip Pearlstein and Yolanda Sonnabend painting, interview footage, and stills of artworkFilm cans FC 17-23 housed in Box 4; Film cans FC 24-26 housed in Box 5 Elements for Optical Remake, circa 1987 Select: Elements for Optical Remake, circa 19874 Film reels4 film reels in 1 film canInterpositive picture16mmScope and ContentsFilm can numbered FC 27 Edited Work, circa 1989 Select: Edited Work, circa 19891 Videocassettes (VHS)Video copy1 Film reelwork print16mmScope and ContentsFilm reel stored in film can numbered FC 28, in Box 5
1.4 :Part 5: Abstraction
Description Container Film Lab Records and Photographs of Original Film Containers, 1988-1989 Select: Film Lab Records and Photographs of Original Film Containers, 1988-1989 Frank Stella Interview and Exhibit, 1987-1989 Select: Frank Stella Interview and Exhibit, 1987-19892 Sound tape reelsoriginal sound reels labeled sound rolls 1-2 and camera rolls 2-32 Film reelsWork print 16mm2 Sound track film reelsWork print sound track16mmScope and ContentsFilm stored in film cans numbered FC 29-32, in Box 5 Jackson Pollock Interview by Hans Namuth, circa 1989 Select: Jackson Pollock Interview by Hans Namuth, circa 19891 Sound track film reelCopy of interview originally recorded circa 1950; original is not with the collection16mmScope and ContentsFilm can numbered FC 33 Original Camera Negative Outtakes, circa 1987 Select: Original Camera Negative Outtakes, circa 19873 Film reels3 film reels in 2 film cans16mmScope and ContentsFilm cans numbered FC 34-35 Edited Work, circa 1989 Select: Edited Work, circa 19894 Film reelsWork print, negative, and A + B roll16mm1 Videocassettes (VHS)Video copyScope and ContentsWork print housed in film can numbered FC 36; negative in FC 37, and A+B rolls in FC 38-39; in box 6
1.5 :Part 6: Painting and the Public
Description Container Photographs of Original Film Containers, circa 1988 Select: Photographs of Original Film Containers, circa 1988 Interviews with Dominique de Menil and Walter Hopps, circa 1988 Select: Interviews with Dominique de Menil and Walter Hopps, circa 19883 Sound tape reelsoriginal sound reels; labeled sound rolls 3-5 and camera rolls 6-81 Film reelnegative 16mm7 Film reels7 film reels in 2 film cansWork print16mm7 Sound track film reels7 reels in 1 film canWork print sound track16mmScope and ContentsOn sound tape reels, de Menil interview spans all three reels; Hopps interview on third reel only.Film negative in film can numbered FC40, work print in FC 41-42, work print sound track in FC 43. FC40-41 in Box 6, FC 42-43 in Box 15. Footage of de Menil Gallery, Rothko Chapel, and Artworks, circa 1985 Select: Footage of de Menil Gallery, Rothko Chapel, and Artworks, circa 19854 Film reelsnegative16mm2 Sound track film reelswork print16mmScope and ContentsFilm cans numbered FC 44-49 Unidentified Sound Recording, 1988 Select: Unidentified Sound Recording, 19881 Sound tape reeloriginal sound reel Edited Work, circa 1989 Select: Edited Work, circa 19891 Videocassettes (U-matic)Video copy
1.6 :Unidentified Program Material 
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