National Museum of Women in the Arts: A Woman’s Touch 2002
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Marc Doyle, Chesney Blankenstein Doyle / Echo Pictures, Inc.
Director n/a
DVD, color, 30 min.
Jr. High - Adult
Art, Art History, Museums, Women's Studies
Date Entered: 02/28/2006
Reviewed by Louise Greene, Art Library, University of Maryland, College ParkThe National Museum of Women in the Arts, which opened to the public in Washington, DC, in 1987, was established by collector Wilhelmina Cole Holladay to celebrate the achievements of women artists and to redress their absence from the history of art. The more than 3,000 works which comprise the Museum’s permanent collection of art from the 16th to the 21st centuries, along with its extensive archives, represent an important and comprehensive survey of women artists worldwide. Numerous selections from the collections beautifully illustrate this thoughtful documentary. An episode from the award-winning Great Museums series, National Museum of Women in the Arts: A Woman’s Touch was originally distributed for broadcast by American Public Television. It is recommended for libraries and programs with collections in art, art history, and women’s studies.
Awards
- The Great Museums series has received Cine Golden Eagle, Aurora, and Telly awards.