ROBERT HUGHES - AMERICAN VISIONS
(In 8 episodes - Links to all are below)
EPISODE 1: THE REPUBLIC OF VIRTUEFirst broadcast 3 November, 1996
The first Part of the First Episode of American Visions is shown in the video just below. There is also a text link to this first video, and links to all other Parts of the First through the Last Episodes of "American Visions." Each video is close to eleven minutes long. If you intend to watch the whole series via these links, you could copy this entire post and paste it into an email that you send to yourself, so that whenever it's convenient for you, you can watch the next video in the series by clicking on a link in your email rather than having to get online, find your way to this post, and start all over again. At the bottom of this post there is a video interview with Robert Hughes (who died this month: August, 2012), as well as links to a biography/obituary and to the book American Visions by Robert Hughes.
THE REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE - PART 1 of 5 (If the above video is working and you have viewed that video, you can skip to the next link)
10 minutes, 47 seconds
10 Minutes, 53 Seconds
THE REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE - PART 3 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE - PART 4 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE - PART 5 of 5
10 Minutes, 59 Seconds
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EPISODE 2: THE PROMISED LAND
First broadcast 10 November, 1996
THE PROMISED LAND - PART 1 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE PROMISED LAND - PART 2 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE PROMISED LAND - PART 3 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE PROMISED LAND - PART 4 of 5
10 Minutes, 42 Seconds
THE PROMISED LAND - PART 5 of 5
10 Minutes, 59 Seconds
(This looks like it ends at around 6 minutes, 40 seconds, and then it starts in again with what seems to be a "preview of episodes to come" - I would skip that part and go on to Episode 3.)
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EPISODE 3: THE WILDERNESS AND THE WEST
First broadcast 17 November, 1996
THE WILDERNESS AND THE WEST - PART 1 of 5
10 Minutes, 49 Seconds
(Be forewarned: This is the part that is so disturbing because of the cringe-inducing scene showing American "eco-extremists" wailing on and on. However, aside from this one scene, this, to me, it's fine.)
THE WILDERNESS AND THE WEST - PART 2 of 5
10 Minutes, 55 Seconds
THE WILDERNESS AND THE WEST - PART 3 of 5
10 Minutes, 59 Seconds
THE WILDERNESS AND THE WEST - PART 4 of 5
10 Minutes, 31 Seconds
THE WILDERNESS AND THE WEST - PART 5 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
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EPISODE 4: THE GILDED CAGE
First broadcast 24 November, 1996
THE GILDED CAGE - PART 1 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE GILDED CAGE - PART 2 of 5
10 Minutes, 41 Seconds
THE GILDED CAGE - PART 3 of 5
10 Minutes, 12 Seconds
THE GILDED CAGE - PART 4 of 5
10 Minutes, 48 Seconds
THE GILDED CAGE - PART 5 of 5
10 Minutes, 59 Seconds
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EPISODE 5: THE WAVE FROM THE ATLANTIC
First broadcast 8 December, 1996
THE WAVE FROM THE ATLANTIC - PART 1 of 5
10 Minutes, 49 Seconds
THE WAVE FROM THE ATLANTIC - PART 2 of 5
10 Minutes, 57 Seconds
THE WAVE FROM THE ATLANTIC - PART 3 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE WAVE FROM THE ATLANTIC - PART 4 of 5
10 Minutes, 57 Seconds
THE WAVE FROM THE ATLANTIC - PART 5 of 5
10 Minutes, 59 Seconds
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EPISODE 6: STREAMLINES AND BREADLINES
First broadcast 15 December, 1996
STREAMLINES AND BREADLINES - PART 1 of 5
10 Minutes, 54 Seconds
STREAMLINES AND BREADLINES - PART 2 of 5
10 Minutes, 59 Seconds
STREAMLINES AND BREADLINES - PART 3 of 5
10 Minutes, 51 Seconds
STREAMLINE AND BREADLINES - PART 4 of 5
10 Minutes, 59 Seconds
STREAMLINES AND BREADLINES - PART 5 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
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EPISODE 7: THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS
First broadcast 22 December, 1996
THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS - PART 1 of 5
10 Minutes, 47 Seconds
THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS - PART 2 of 5
10 Minutes, 52 Seconds
THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS - PART 3 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS - PART 4 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS - PART 5 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
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EPISODE 8 - THE AGE OF ANXIETY
First broadcast 29 December, 1996
THE AGE OF ANXIETY - PART 1 of 5
10 Minutes, 51 Seconds
THE AGE OF ANXIETY - PART 2 of 5
10 Minutes, 30 Seconds
THE AGE OF ANXIETY - PART 3 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE AGE OF ANXIETY - PART 4 of 5
10 Minutes, 58 Seconds
THE AGE OF ANXIETY - PART 5 of 5
10 Minutes, 59 Seconds _____
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In another post: Remembering Robert Hughes
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By/With/About Robert Hughes
At Amazon.com, the book: American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America, by Robert Hughes___
60 Minutes Overtime (December 28, 1997)
The black sheep from Down Under (video below)
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And in the Taipei Times, this biography/obituary of August 12, 2012
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