Town Destroyer

Town Destroyer / a film by Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman ; produced, directed, and written by Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman ; Snitow-Kaufman Productions.

A high profile battle erupts over images of African American slaves and Native Americans in New Deal-era murals at George Washington High School in San Francisco, leading to a passionate outpouring of activism and opinions about art, history, and racial reckoning in America.

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: ©2022
Subjects:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > In art.
Arnautoff, Victor, > (painter), > 1896-1979 > Life of Washington > mural cycle
Washington, George, > 1732-1799
1775-2099
Presidents > United States > History > In art.
African Americans in art > Themes, motives > Public opinion.
Indians in art > Themes, motives > Public opinion.
Art and society > United States > 21st century.
Public art > Political aspects > United States > 21st century.
Public art > United States > Public opinion > 21st century.
Public art > United States > Themes, motives > 20th century.
Public art > Censorship > United States > 21st century.
African Americans > History > In art.
Indians of North America > History > In art.
Settler colonialism > In art.
Military history in art.
Racial justice > United States.
High school environment > United States > 21st century.
African Americans
Art and society
High school environment
Indians of North America
Military history in art
Presidents
Public art > Political aspects
Public art > Public opinion
Public art > Themes, motives
Race relations
Racial justice
Settler colonialism
United States > Race relations.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > In art > 20th century.
United States
documentary film.
Art
Documentary films
Feature films
History
Internet videos
Motion pictures
Nonfiction films
Social problem films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Social problem films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures.
Films sociaux.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Films.
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Description
Summary:A high profile battle erupts over images of African American slaves and Native Americans in New Deal-era murals at George Washington High School in San Francisco, leading to a passionate outpouring of activism and opinions about art, history, and racial reckoning in America.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2022.
Wide screen (1.78:1).
Streaming video file.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (52 min., 46 sec.)) : sound, color
Audience:10 and up.
Production Credits:Edited by Gregory Scharpen ; original music by Carla Kihlstedt and Matthias Bossi ; cinematography, Ulli Bonnekamp [and 5 others].
Language:Closed captioning available.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed March 30, 2023).

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