Episode 2
Series looking at American art. Waldemar Januszczak is on the East Coast, where he explores the works of George Bellows, Reginald Mash, Thomas Wilfred and Mark Rothko.
This episode is set in the American metropolis - the soaring new cities of the East Coast with their futuristic skylines and lofty skyscrapers. But instead of looking up at the futuristic towers, Waldemar Januszczak explores the squalid boxing rings painted by George Bellows, Reginald Mash's decadent awaydays on Coney Island and the crazy escape into theosophy and abstraction mounted by Thomas Wilfred. The film culminates in the harsh immigrant experience of Ellis Island and the profound impact that rootlessness had on the art of Mark Rothko.
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Cowboy artist Frederic Remington
Duration: 01:26
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Chuck Berry
Promised Land
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Gene Autry, Dinah Shore
The Old Rugged Cross
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Chita Rivera, Marilyn Cooper
America
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Stevie Wonder
Living For The City
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Bruce Springsteen
Born In The USA
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Waldemar Januszczak |
| Director | Waldemar Januszczak |
| Composer | Simon Russell |
| Editor | Kirsi Pyy |
| Producer | Lidia Ciszewska |
| Production Manager | Victoria Nosovich |
| Production Company | ZCZ Films |
Broadcasts
- Wed 30 May 2018 21:00
- Thu 31 May 2018 03:00
- Tue 19 Mar 2019 01:30
- Wed 15 Jan 2020 01:00
- Fri 23 Oct 2020 00:40
- Tue 27 Jul 2021 00:10
- Mon 27 Feb 2023 23:00
Seven key works from the Golden Age of American art
Waldemar Januszczak selects seven visual highlights from the series.
