Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA

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A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak..

A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak.

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Waldemar Januszczak

Simon Russell

Kirsi Pyy

Lidia Ciszewska

Victoria Nosovich

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Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA: Series 1: Episode 3

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Waldemar Januszczak looks at the interstitial America of small towns and trailer parks.

Series looking at American art. Waldemar Januszczak looks at America's most controversial cultural territory - the interstitial America of small towns and trailer parks.

This episode looks at America's most controversial cultural territory - the interstitial America of small towns and trailer parks. As his road trip takes him from Iowa to Tennessee, Waldemar Januszczak discovers how this much maligned territory had an immensely beneficial impact on American art. From the small town brilliance of Grant Wood, to the small town alienation of Edward Hopper, to the spooky Dust Bowl symbolism of Alexandre Hogue, interstitial America inspired much that was great. The film culminates in the brilliant assemblages of David Smith, the leading sculptor of abstract expressionism.

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA: Series 1

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