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Artist's Showcase; Selected Works, William Wegman, 1973-1974; William Wegman and Man Ray
Part of New Television Workshop.
04/07/1975
This excerpt from the Selected Works of William Wegman features Wegman teaching his dog, May Ray, how to spell the word "beach." Wegman commends Man Ray for spelling the words "park" and "out" correctly, but mistakenly spelling "beech" instead of "beach."
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- Series
- Artist's Showcase
- Program
- Selected Works, William Wegman, 1973-1974
- Title
William Wegman and Man Ray
- Series Description
Anthology series of experimental, avant garde video productions. Program titles: "DANCE FOR CAMERA - SHOW I: DISTRICT I and PALE COOL, PALE WARM;" "DANCE FOR CAMERA - SHOW II: TZADDICK;" "DANCE FOR CAMERA - SHOW III: GEORGE'S HOUSE;" "SELECTED WORKS - 1974 - 1975;" "THE GIRL WITH THE FLAXEN HAIR;" "SET OF COINCIDENCE;" "ALL ACROSS BOSTON;" " UNTITLED PERFORMANCE BY ROBERT GOLDMAN;" "QUIDDATAS;" "TELEPORTRAITS;" "FOUR SIDED TAPES;" "AMY LOWELL;" "PRIMORDIAL SOUP;" "HOWARD;" "THIRD TAPE;" "PAST FANTASIES;" "SEMI BUFFET;" "EAST ENDED TAPE;" "A COLOR PIECE FOR TV;" "CONTEXTS AND ONE AND MANY;" "THREE TRANSITIONS;" "CITY SCAPE;" "OUT OF TIME;" "NO TITLE." Series release date: 1975
- Program Description
Selections from the works of William Wegman are interspersed with an interview between the artist and Russell Connor, which takes place in a variety of settings. Wegman discusses the interview process, his influences and audiences, his working process, and his dog Man Ray.
Segmented works show Wegman teaching Man Ray to spell “beach”; a monologue from the perspective of a mouthless boy; a monologue of a shock-therapy patient whose face is frozen into a permanent smile; the adjustment of a dog’s position based on the flipping of a coin; boot, deodorant, and massage-chair “commercials”; a knock-kneed airplane traveler; and a conversation based around the copyright page of a dictionary.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Documentaries and factual works
- Video art
- Dogs
- Man Ray, 1890-1976
- Wegman, William
- Topics
- Film and Television
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Artist's Showcase; Selected Works, William Wegman, 1973-1974; William Wegman and Man Ray,” 04/07/1975, GBH Archives, accessed April 25, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_43FE64C0D29540C0AC82AE97A4B875AB.
- MLA: “Artist's Showcase; Selected Works, William Wegman, 1973-1974; William Wegman and Man Ray.” 04/07/1975. GBH Archives. Web. April 25, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_43FE64C0D29540C0AC82AE97A4B875AB>.
- APA: Artist's Showcase; Selected Works, William Wegman, 1973-1974; William Wegman and Man Ray. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_43FE64C0D29540C0AC82AE97A4B875AB