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Ten O'Clock News; Viewers' opinions of Mapplethorpe

08/01/1990

Mapplethorpe exhibit at ICA opens to the public. Free speech demonstrators and police stand out front. Footage of some of the photographs in the exhibit. The opening of the exhibitions. Interviews with patrons waiting to go in on what they expect and why they came, and with patrons coming out, on what they thought of the exhibition.


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Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

Viewers' opinions of Mapplethorpe

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:04:03

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Art -- Exhibitions
Art museums
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom of speech
Mapplethorpe, Robert
Demonstrations
Arts
Locations
Boston (Mass.)
Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Contributors
Kelly, Hope (Reporter)
Citation
Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Viewers' opinions of Mapplethorpe,” 08/01/1990, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DD0DA301ACEB49029EE0FA738ACD63F5.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Viewers' opinions of Mapplethorpe.” 08/01/1990. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DD0DA301ACEB49029EE0FA738ACD63F5>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Viewers' opinions of Mapplethorpe. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_DD0DA301ACEB49029EE0FA738ACD63F5
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