| ART SCHOOL (aka PARIS IN LONDON) Art students carry on at the City and Guilds art school in London despite effects of the Blitz. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7052 | |
| Catalog #: | 510359 | |
| Clip Number: | 510359-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 296 | |
| Timecode: | 01:33:16 - 01:34:51 | |
| Location: | Kennington, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Painting ART: Sculpture EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Arts LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: War Damage WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Misc | |
| Description: | ART SCHOOL (aka PARIS IN LONDON) Art students carry on at the City and Guilds art school in London despite effects of the Blitz. Kennington, London. M/S of a blitzed building. M/S of the City and Guilds art school in Kennington. Interior shots of the young people studying calligraphy. A boy lifts up a bit of stone from the ruins of a building outside and and brings it in for the sculptors to use. A young woman starts chiselling the piece, she is working on redesigning buildings for when they are rebuilt after the war. Another female artist copies a statue of a woman. Various shots of more stone studies. Various shots of students painting a naked young woman in life drawing class (she is modestly covered by their canvases!) An artist paints a portrait of himself via a mirror. C/U of the finished painting. | |
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