Art in Action was a Canadian arts television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1961.
Art in Action | |
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Genre | arts |
Presented by | George Swinton |
Country of origin | Kanada |
Original language | Englisch |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Production | |
Production location | Winnipeg |
Running time | 30 Minuten |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 7 October 1959 1 October 1961 | –
Premise
editUniversity of Manitoba School of Art professor George Swinton hosted this series from Winnipeg.[1] The first season described the history, techniques and materials involved in sculpting and painting. The second season focused on the history and techniques of landscape painting[2]
Scheduling
editThe half-hour series aired in the first season on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 October 1959 to 11 May 1960. A second season aired on Sundays 10:30 p.m. from 2 July to 1 October 1961.
References
edit- ^ "TV Weekly". Ottawa Citizen. 30 June 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Corcelli, John (June 2005). "Art in Action". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Art in Action". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2014.