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Continuing the documentary series that takes a look at people and issues involved with the arts and popular culture. The People's Painting
What sort of art appeals not to the critics but to ordinary Britons? Russian-American artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid commissioned a survey to learn what the public prefers to hang in its homes, then travelled around
Britain to establish overall preferences and prejudices.
Their ultimate aim is to create a popular and truly British painting. Director Chris Grandlund ; Series editor Michael Poole
* See Polly Toynbee: page 10

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Artists:
Vitaly Komar
Artists:
Alexander Melamid
Director:
Chris Grandlund
Editor:
Michael Poole
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