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Takao Tanabe: A Work of Art
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:2009Item number (ISN):486602Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN TELEVISION FUNDAccession:2012-0076Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:2009Production company:Prometheus ProductionsProduction credit:Director/producer/story editor, Catherine Chesterman; writer, Michelle Bjornson; editing, Larry Di Stefano; composer, Ian BrowneCurrent distributor:cnDescription:"Takao Tanabe: A Work of Art" is a biographical portrait of one of Canada's greatest painters. The film is both political and historical since Tanabe was interned in the Interior of B.C. during World War II and began painting in the early days of the American abstract expressionist movement in the late 1940's. His compelling canvasses were recently showcased in his first retrospective at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Tanabe is very direct and articulate and does not lend himself to false flattery; this film gives the audience a true sense of the man whilst at the same time they are privy to their own retrospective viewing of his remarkable body of work. Now in his early 80's, Tanabe is still avidly painting and continues to push boundaries in art. Written by Catherine Chesterman <47mn 50s>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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