16mm Short Film Screenings: Artists in New York

As part of our third annual East Village Arts Festival, we will be screening three short 16mm films, from the reserve collection of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. 

Jackson Pollock (1951; 10mins.) Dir: Hans Namuth, Paul Falkenberg. From the straightforward documentation of the artist at work, and his personal explanation of what he is doing, to the original musical score, everything in the film is marked with the intense quality of the late Pollock's personality. In the final sequence, the artist paints on glass, enabling the camera to view him in action.

Artist in Manhattan (1968; 9mins.) Dir: Barry H. Downes, Linda Marmelstein. A portrait of Jerome Myers, a key figure in the famous Ashcan school of American art and one of the founders of the historic Armory Show of 1913. His paintings and drawings depict New York City at the beginning of the twentieth century with its colorful streetlife, band concerts in Central Park, pushcart vendors and hot summer evenings in parks along the East River.

Andy Warhol (1965; 22mins.) Dir: Marie Menken. "A long day in the life of Pop artist Andy Warhol shortened into minutes: a document." Warhol is seen in his studio and at gallery showings surrounded by his signature pieces: Brillo and Campbell soup cartons and his silkscreens of flowers and well-known personalities.