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Rockefeller Artists in Television; Royal Flesh

Part of New Television Workshop.

11/23/1968

LEFT CHANNEL


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Series
Rockefeller Artists in Television
Program
Royal Flesh
Series Description

The "Rockefeller Artists-in-Television" residency program was created to support artists working in television. It was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation from 1967 through 1970. It was replaced by "The WGBH Project for New Television." While some of the Rockefeller artists, such as Nam June Paik, were already very committed to the medium of video, others were coming to the medium for the first time or from a film background. Paik developed the Paik-Abe videosynthesizer, with Shuya Abe, while working as a Rockefeller artist (though additional funding for the synthesizer's construction was provided by WGBH). The device was used to generate special effects and color enhancements. Artists supported by this program included: Mary Feldhaus-Weber, Marie Cosindas, Lee Lockwood, Stan Vanderbeek, David Wheeler, Nam June Paik, Zone, Newton Wayland, Shoshana Dubiner, Theo Wolfe, Dick Bartlett, Tim Mayer, The Propositions, Tim Hunter, David Silver, and Jean Shepherd. Many of these artists worked collaboratively to create one or more works. Series release date: 1967

Program Description

This was a double-channel work created by Mary Feldhaus-Weber and Rick Hauser. It is an adaptation of the Oedipus myth.

Duration

00:21:11

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Oedipus (Greek mythology)
Topics
Film and Television
Creators
Mary Feldhaus-Weber ()
Richard Hauser (Producer)
Citation
Chicago: “Rockefeller Artists in Television; Royal Flesh,” 11/23/1968, GBH Archives, accessed November 25, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0BA134D3A27246C9A7AD3F170ACE1226.
MLA: “Rockefeller Artists in Television; Royal Flesh.” 11/23/1968. GBH Archives. Web. November 25, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0BA134D3A27246C9A7AD3F170ACE1226>.
APA: Rockefeller Artists in Television; Royal Flesh. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0BA134D3A27246C9A7AD3F170ACE1226
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