Detail View: Stan Brakhage Collection: Stan Brakhage lecture on Sidney Peterson

Identifier: 
narv_brak_lecture_S1_Peterson_Jan1972.mp3
Title: 
Stan Brakhage lecture on Sidney Peterson
Description: 
Brakhage talks about art and artists. He begins with his own educational path to filmmaking and how he met Sidney Peterson at the California School of Fine Arts. He describes the life in San Francisco and attitudes at the art school and then goes into Peterson. 'Potted Psalms' is shown, and he gives his views on it and expounds on the relationship between James Broughton and Peterson. Then he goes deeper into Peterson's life and the film. Final topics focus on American vs European art and artists.
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Abstract
Description: 
00:00 Brakhage introduces the course 09: 50 His own path 15:30 Veterans at the school 20:05 Class with Minor White 23:00 European art in the US 29:30 Peterson and Broughton 32:40 Seduction in film 34:36 Talks about 'Potted Psalms' 37:45 Peterson and Broughton 40:20 Peterson's life 44:01 His memories of Peterson 46:00 Talks about "naïve" art 49:50 The film as a "study of ambiguity" 51:30 Other aspects of the film 53:10 Talks about the film Andalusian Dog and Bunuel 57:40 Reads a Peterson quote 59:00 American vs European 01:06:03 End
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SegmentSequence
Subject: 
Peterson, Sidney, 1905-2000
Subject Type: 
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80087652
Subject: 
Independent filmmakers -- United States
Subject Type: 
local
Subject: 
The Potted Psalm (Motion picture)
Subject Type: 
local
Subject: 
Broughton, James, 1913-1999
Subject Type: 
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81070540
Source: 
narv_brak_lecture_S1_Peterson_Jan1972
Creator: 
Brakhage, Stan
Creator Type: 
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258
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Date: 
1972-01
Format Medium: 
audio/mp3
Language: 
English
Identifier ARK: 
https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/tz5s7z16r4c9