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Object Number
968-36-00/1.1
Display Title
Cave art of Western Europe, 16 mm film
Descriptions
Object Description
Unnarrated finished film about archeological work footage of cave drawings, archeological artifacts (art, tools, animal and human remains, etc), landscape, scientists showing to filmmaker and demonstrating their findings, intermittent text panels difficult to read because projected for too short a time and often off center. Fast cuts, no clear logical progression of footage from beginning to end. bw, sound film, no soundtrack, 18 min.
Department
Photographic
Date
1920s
Artist
Joseph Mandement
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
Materials
Film
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Henry Field
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