THE TECHNIQUE OF FRESCO PAINTING — Part 3 | The Archive Project

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This clip is Part 3 of a 7-part film. Watch from the beginning

Description

Students at Evander Childs High School, New York City, paint a mural depicting the history of western civilization. Reel 1, the materials (slaked lime, marble dust, and pigments) are prepared. Preliminary and full-size drawings and perforated tracings are made. The design is pounded through the perforations onto a recently plastered wall. Reel 2, the design lines are intensified and pigments applied and dried. Shows the finished mural.

Collection

Records of the Work Projects Administration

Series

Motion Picture Films

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Date

1936-01-01

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TRT

3:34

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