| FRENCH ARTS STUDENTS RAG Students "Execute" Cubism & Futurism | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6275 | |
| Catalog #: | 369739 | |
| Clip Number: | 369739-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 493 K | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:51 - 01:09:54 | |
| Location: | Paris, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1922 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Style, Cubism EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Arts FESTIVALS: Students Rags LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris | |
| Description: | FRENCH ARTS STUDENTS RAG Students "Execute" Cubism & Futurism. French art students at the renowned Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris "execute" effigies representing the modern art movements Cubism and Futurism, in a comic street theater type protest. Paris, France LSs of a costume procession outside the school buildings: "Futurisme" must be the kid peeking out between the buttons of a coat with a big ugly papier maché mask attached to the collar, above the wearer's head...and Cubisme must be the guy further back in the procession, wrapped in a blanket or something and carrying a big block. These 'criminal' modern arts are escorted by a crowd of students dressed up as medieval guards & executioners, a Cardinal, and an assortment of other ancient and medieval characters, as well as a larger number of students in street clothes. MLS costumed students gathered around as a guy in a Roman type costume makes a dramatic speech.(same guy was seen earlier with a "knife" stuck in his chest but now is minus knife and seems to be in good health). MLS "Futurism" bent over the execution block; executioner pretends to chop - and saw ! - -off his head. We don't get to see the fate of Cubism. Ends with LS students lined up along a bridge; something (one of the heads possibly?) is thrown from the bridge. | |
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