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Itzhak Perlman and Alan Alda on "Garbage Pail Soup,” the similarities between acting and musicianship and getting older.

When 16-time Grammy-winning violinist Itzhak Perlman isn't performing with renowned orchestras around the world or sharing his love of music with his students, he's inspired by an eclectic mix of songs by artists spanning many genres and eras. From First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald ...

One of the only household names in classical music today, Itzhak Perlman, the reigning virtuoso of the violin, enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world ...

Violinist Itzhak Perlman plays the theme from Schindler’s List for Amnon Weinstein as they discuss the importance of the violin for Jewish people in Nazi internment camps.

American Masters explores the lives and works of some of the nation’s most influential and iconic visual artists with an “Artists Flight” of four compelling documentaries about Eva Hesse, Elizabeth Murray, Andrew Wyeth and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Your experience doesn't have to end with the films. Take an "Artists Flight" tour using the map ...

Artists discuss how Jean-Michel Basquiat painted a portrait of himself with Andy Warhol minutes after taking Polaroids together.

1917 -- Born July 12 in home of his parents, Chadds Ford, PA. Mother was Carolyn Brenneman Bockius. Father was Newell Convers (N.C.) Wyeth, a distinguished illustrator. Wyeth is the last of five siblings - Henriette (born 1907), Carolyn (born 1909), Nathaniel (born 1911), and ...

Interview with Director Kristi Zea.

Andrew Wyeth's shares the story behind "Christina's World," one of his most iconic and powerful paintings.

  Uncovering the lives and works of four groundbreaking visual artists, American Masters presents an “Artists Flight” of new documentaries, premiering Fridays, August 31-September 14 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Four films tell the stories of four artists: Eva Hesse, the 1960s art world icon who changed ...