Woman in Gold is a captivating true story about one of the most famous and recent examples of art restitution. It is historically accurate in the representation of the Nazi occupation of Austria and Maria Altmann’s (played by Helen Mirren) eventual recovery of her family’s paintings. Historical accuracy is important when the movie is based […]
Read MoreThe Art of the Steal, by Nicholas Paul
The movie the The Art of the Steal revolves around a collection of artwork that was acquired by a man named Albert Barnes during the late 1800s and early 1900s. It is a documentary style movie that allows the viewer to get a sense of what life and the art trade was like during the […]
Read MoreThe Art of the Steal, by Mya Rivera
Many people today don’t understand the concept of “art history through cinema.” I never really looked deep into art until I took this college class. The importance of art is actually everywhere you go. The more you study it, the more you notice that art is everywhere and there is always a story to tell […]
Read MoreThe Art of the Steal, by Justin Hayward
In 1922, Albert Barnes created the Barnes Foundation in Lower Merion Pennsylvania, a couple of miles from the center of Philadelphia. The Foundation houses the most critical and valuable collection of Post-Impressionist and Early Modern art in the world. The Barnes Foundation would go after very wealthy people and people who were very powerful. As […]
Read MoreThe Art of the Steal, by Charles J. Lion Jr.
The movie which I will be reviewing is The Art of the Steal. This movie was directed by Don Argott in 2009. The movie based on the events of Dr. Albert C. Barnes’ life and more importantly his foundation, the Barnes Foundation, in which was considered to be one of the world’s best collections of […]
Read MoreThe Art of the Steal, by Charles Giuffre
In this documentary, we are brought through the hard- fought process of protecting the world’s most famous modern art collection from being exploited to the public. The founder fought his whole life to keep these treasures from being used for profit and up until his death he kept that promise. Unfortunately, not everyone had his […]
Read MoreLoving Vincent, by Keynna Bobcomb
Loving Vincent is an animated biography film about the life and death of painter, Vincent van Gogh. Loving Vincent was one of the most creative films I have ever seen. I absolutely love that it was a painted film.I think of the film like it is a moving Vincent van Gogh painting. Although the animation […]
Read MorePollock, by Sean Elison
Pollock is a movie showing the art and life of American painter Jackson Pollock. He was once considered the greatest living painter in the United States. Life Magazine ran a headline in one of their banners that read “Jackson Pollock; Is he the greatest living painter in the United States? “Pollock was very well known in […]
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