16051. An alternative to imprisonment (29:30)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman outlines probation as a special alternative to the criminal-making influences of the prison system, stating that probation can effectively replace de...

16052. Expressionism as handwriting (29:29)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses expressionism as an attempt of the artist to express himself, his emotions, in the way he chooses. Stresses the importance of line by which an artist may be identified when one looks at a...

16053. Demands of world leadership : part I (29:41)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
WQED; Tom Coleman; Sam Silberman
Summary:
Dr. Peter H. Odegard, head of the political science department at the University of California at Berkeley, delivers the paper he prepared at the time of the inauguration of Edward H. Litchfield as...

16054. Beyond the Mississippi (30:07)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses the Louisiana Purchase and the westward movement which resulted from it. Reviews the role of men such as Lewis and Clark, Pike, Long, and others in the exploratory process. (KETC) Kinescope.

16055. Figure (29:36)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Mr. Mikami teaches the art of drawing a human figure using the Japanese equivalent of a “baby sitter” as an example. The figure he draws is a young Japanese girl carrying a small baby on her back. ...

16056. Brazil (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the political history of Brazil and her relations with the U.S. Considers Brazilian art, economic problems and potentialities, and the role of U.S. business in Brazil. A photo series pre...

16057. Bamboo (29:48)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The grace and beauty of bamboo—familiar subject to all Japanese artists—is captured by T. Mikami as he teaches hos to draw bamboo as it appears on a windy day, starting with the truck, then the sle...

16059. Facets of primitivism (29:27)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Explores some of the motivations which gave rise to primitivism and shows many works done by the primitives or having qualities of the primitive. Reviews the preceding eleven motion pictures of the...

16060. Preparing the home for the baby (29:09)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Introduces and outlines the twelve-program series AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. Discusses the baby's need for space in the home and suggests and shows furnishings for the nursery area. Describes some o...