Art, what is it? Why is it?

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Status

Released

Production

Encyclopædia Britannica Films

Aired

1963-01-01

Art, what is it? Why is it?

John Canaday analyzes the place of art among the humanities as an expression of man's attempt to define what it means to be a human being. Mr. Canaday shows how the masterworks of art and architecture have formed a visual history of man's thought, ideals, and most fondly-held beliefs.