Movies and TvShows featuring "american-art" theme.

This documentary tells the true story of a massive art forgery scandal involving abstract expressionist paintings. It explores the intricate world of art fraud and the consequences it had on the art market.

Emma, an art history teacher, travels to Italy to research an antique lace wedding veil believed to bring true love. She meets Paolo, a member of a local lace-making family, and together they embark on a quest to uncover the veil's mysterious origins. As they fall for each other, they must decide if their love can overcome the challenges of distance and family conflicts.

Prior to his Pop-art fame in New York, Roy Lichtenstein struggled to find work and raised a family in Cleveland. His wife Isabel helped support him as he developed his signature style. But, before he could establish his career, she had to give up hers.

The World's Greatest Fair is a documentary film that explores the history and impact of the 1904 World's Fair. It showcases the recreation of the fair and highlights various aspects such as ragtime music, the role of the publisher, indigenous people, and the technological advancements of the time. The film also delves into the tragic trainwreck that occurred during the fair and the influence of the fair on the city of St. Louis.

In honor of the squint-eyed seaman's 75th anniversary, this three DVD set is a no-frills packaging of Popeye the Sailor's color King Features cartoons of the sixties.

Join Michael Palin as he delves into the art and life of renowned American artist Andrew Wyeth. Witness the beauty of New England and discover the inspirations behind Wyeth's captivating paintings.

For decades, American touring ice shows dominated family entertainment with their dazzling production and variety acts. This documentary honors them through interviews and archival footage, and depicts one skater's quest to keep this history alive.

James Wong Howe follows artist Dong Kingman over the course of a day, in which the maestro starts and finishes a watercolor of a street in New York City.

The band of American artists known as the New York School toyed with tradition and rebelled against the Renaissance.Feeling as though free association yielded their best results, the painters, poets and performers of the New York School took a surrealist approach that was concerned less with aesthetic and more with expression. Those associated with the School were unified by their desire to create from within. They created a monumental, dramatic art that remains a singular expression of the crucial modern quest for individuality and personal freedom." Never knowing exactly how their pieces would turn out, the artists of the New York School embraced their own complex humanity and worked from a place of bold, sporadic realness.

This documentary explores the life and work of Louis Sullivan, one of the pioneers of American architecture. It delves into his struggles, achievements, and his lasting influence on the field. From the 1893 Columbian Exposition to his collaborations with Frank Lloyd Wright, Sullivan's journey shaped the history of architecture in America.

Hopper, one of America’s most admired artists, captured the shared realities of American life with poignancy and enigmatic beauty. His iconic images, set in unexceptional places, reveal the poetry of quiet, private moments. Hopper’s influences, which vary from French impressionism to the gangster films of the 1930s, are explored through archival photos, footage of locations he painted in New York and along the New England coast, and interviews with artists Eric Fischl and Red Grooms.

This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United States.

This remastered, rare, local production from the 80s is an unfiltered look into the mind and heart of the world-renowned folk artist Howard Finster. Walking and talking in his Paradise Garden, Finster gives insight into his visions, Faith, and artwork. He even sings and plays the banjo. Dr. George Pullen interviews Finster. And in this case, the word "interview" means that Dr. Pullen just lets Finster talk. And it's pure gold.