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Contents
1GeneralInformation
2Cover
3Information
3.1LookingforParadise
3.2ModernDreams
3.3WhatLiesBeneath
4Screenshots
5TechnicalSpecs
6Links
6.1FurtherInformation
6.2ReleasePost
6.3RelatedDocumentaries
6.4ed2kLinks

GeneralInformation
ArtsDocumentaryhostedbyAndrewGrahamDixon,publishedbyBBCin2011Englishnarration

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SeriesexploringthehistoryofAmericanartseesAndrewGrahamDixonfeelingthepulseofcontemporaryAmerica.

LookingforParadise
InthefirstepisodeofaseriesexploringthehistoryofAmericanart,AndrewGrahamDixonembarksonanepicjourneyfromeasttowest,
followinginthefootstepsofthepioneerswhobuiltthefoundationsofmodernAmerica.HetravelstoMassachusettstoseetheearliestportraitsin
AmericadepictingthePuritansettlersandvisitsPennsylvaniatouncoverthedarktruthbehindBenjaminWest'smostfamouspainting,theTreaty
ofPennwiththeIndians.InPhiladelphia,heturnsthepagesofoneoftheworld'smostexpensivebooksJohnJamesAudubon'sBirdsof
America,andexploresthewildernessthatinspiredthegreatlandscapepainter,ThomasCole.Andrewalsouncoverstheparadoxattheheartof
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America:thatprogressandinnovationhavecomeatatragicpricethedestructionoftheuniquecultural
heritageofNativeAmericansbyEuropeansettlers.Hisjourneytakesustotheendofthe19thcenturyandthe
announcementthattheeraofwestwardexpansionwasofficiallyover.

ModernDreams
AndrewGrahamDixongetsundertheskinofthemodernAmericanmetropolis.BeginningattheStatueof
Liberty,hediscovershowtheambitionsofvisionaryartistsandarchitectshelpedAmericaremoveitselffrom
theshadowofEurope.InManhattanheexploresthegrimyworldofearly20thcenturypaintersJohnSloanand
GeorgeBellows,andvisitsStockbridgeinMassachusettstofindouthowNormanRockwell'soeuvreisnotas
sentimentalasitmayseem.InChicago,heexploresthevisionarymindofarchitectLouisSullivanandtravels
tothedecayingoutskirtsofthecitytoseetheundersideoftheAmericandream.Heuncoverstheimpactthe
GreatDepressionhadonartistssuchasEdwardHopperandArshileGorky,andfindsouthowitinspired
America'sfirstmajorartmovementAbstractExpressionism.AtJacksonPollock'sstudioinLongIslandhe
discoversthesecretsofhisuniquedriptechnique,andvisitsMarkRothko'schapelinHouston.

WhatLiesBeneath
InLevittown,heuncoversthedarksideofpostwarconsumerismandtheroleartistshaveplayedin
challengingthestatusquo.HevisitsNewYork'sMetropolitanMuseumtoseethemostsubversiveartworkof
1950sAmerica,JasperJohns'sWhiteFlag,examinesAndyWarhol'ssoupcanpaintingsandinterviewsoneof
thelastsurvivingpopartists,JamesRosenquist.InLosAngeles,helooksatthegraphicstyleofEdRuschaand
thecity'suniquecontributionto20thcenturydesignGoogiearchitecture.Backeast,Andrewvisitsthehome
ofthelatePhilipGustontogetaprivateviewofhiswork,andJeffKoons'sstudiotolearnhowtheenfant
terribleofcontemporaryartcontinuestochallengetheboundariesoftaste.Finally,heexplorestheimpact9/11
hashadonAmericaandhowanewgenerationofartists,suchasMatthewDayJackson,havemadesenseof
thistragicevent.

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TechnicalSpecs
VideoCodec:x264CABAC
VideoBitrate:CRF18(4930Kbpsaverage)
VideoAspectRatio:1.778:1
VideoResolution:1440x810
AudioCodec:AACLC
AudioBitrate:160KbpsABR48KHz
AudioChannels:2
RunTime:59mins
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Framerate:25FPS
NumberofParts:3
PartSize:2.09GB
Source:HDTV
Encodedby:JungleBoy

Links
FurtherInformation
BBCSite(/extlink.php?http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017755r)

ReleasePost
MVGroup.org(ed2k)(http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=42237)
MVGroup.org(torrent)(http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=42236)

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