COLLECTION NAME:
Stan Brakhage Collection
Record
Identifier:
narv_L50-10Lecture2-23-76MaasMenkenP1.mp3
Title:
Stan Brakhage on Willard Maas and Marie Menken - Part 1
Description:
Stan Brakhage mentions the difficulties of art appreciation. He describes Alexander Marshack's prehistoric discoveries and compares prehistoric art to the work of Marie Menken. Brakhage gives a biography of Willard Maas and Menken and describes their marriage. He also describes Maas' affair with Ben Moore, who collaborated with Maas on the film 'Narcissus.' Brakhage analyzes the myth of Echo and Narcissus, and relates it to 'Narcissus.' He tells a story about Isadora Duncan and Auguste Rodin. Brakhage describes Menken's work and how she became an artist. Brakhage plays Menken's film 'Hurry! Hurry!' Continued on 'Stan Brakhage on Willard Maas and Marie Menken - Part 2.'
Description Type:
Abstract
Description:
00:00 Stan Brakhage begins 24:26 Brakhage ends 24:27 Questions from the audience begin 27:10 Questions from the audience end 27:11 Brakhage begins 1:29:05 End
Description Type:
SegmentSequence
Description:
Course title: History of Film: "I as Eye" (Film and First Person Singular) - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Description Type:
Venue
Subject:
Menken, Marie, 1909-1970
Subject:
Marshack, Alexander
Subject:
Art, Prehistoric
Subject:
Maas, Willard
Subject:
Moore, Ben
Subject:
Hurry! Hurry! (Motion picture)
Subject Type:
local
Subject:
Narcissus (Motion picture)
Subject Type:
local
Subject:
Echo (Greek mythology)
Subject:
Narcissus (Greek mythology)
Subject Type:
local
Subject:
Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
Subject:
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917
Source:
narv_L50-10Lecture2-23-76MaasMenkenP1
Creator:
Brakhage, Stan
Creator Type:
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258
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Date:
1976-02-23
Format Medium:
audio/mp3
Language:
English