State of the Arts
State of the Arts: Art Comes of Age in America
Preview: Season 41 Episode 4 | 30s
State of the Arts: Art Comes of Age in America
This special episode of State of the Arts takes a look back at New Jersey's regional Impressionist painters and at the 1913 Armory Show, where the public saw radical new trends in art. Plus, two great modernist American classics that continue to inspire artists today: Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” (1938) and Martha Graham’s iconic “Appalachian Spring” (1944).
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State of the Arts is a local public television program presented by NJ PBS
State of the Arts
State of the Arts: Art Comes of Age in America
Preview: Season 41 Episode 4 | 30s
This special episode of State of the Arts takes a look back at New Jersey's regional Impressionist painters and at the 1913 Armory Show, where the public saw radical new trends in art. Plus, two great modernist American classics that continue to inspire artists today: Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” (1938) and Martha Graham’s iconic “Appalachian Spring” (1944).
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