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Gill Perry talks about the Blaue Reiter Almanac, which first appeared in Munich in 1912, and about the group of artists and writers who contributed to it. These included Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Ma...rc and August Macke. Unlike other avant-garde groups, the Blaue Reiter group wished to establish themselves as the leaders of a broad European movement, embracing in their exhibitions and almanac not only avant-garde artists, but also German woodcuts, primitive folk-art and children's paintings.
Gill Perry talks about the Blaue Reiter Almanac, which first appeared in Munich in 1912, and about the group of artists and writers who contributed to it. These included Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Ma...rc and August Macke. Unlike other avant-garde groups, the Blaue Reiter group wished to establish themselves as the leaders of a broad European movement, embracing in their exhibitions and almanac not only avant-garde artists, but also German woodcuts, primitive folk-art and children's paintings.
| Module code and title: | A315, Modern art and modernism: Manet to Pollock |
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| Item code: | A315; 14 |
| Recording date: | 1983-05-09 |
| First transmission date: | 1983-05-22 |
| Published: | 1983 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:37 |
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| Producer: | Robert Philip |
| Contributors: | Gillian Perry; Stephen Earle |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Germany; Modernism; Paintings |
| Master spool number: | TMK19952H566 |
| Production number: | 952H566 |
| Available to public: | no |
