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SILHOUETTE PICTURES

Silhouette Pictures (1931)

Robert Easton shows a little girl how he cuts silhouettes from paper.

SPRAY PICTURES!

Spray Pictures! (1930)

Pretty picture is built up by spraying paint through various stencils.

CAVE ARTIST issue title - PURE AND SIMPLE

Cave Artist Issue Title - Pure And Simple (1939)

Footage of a cave artist at work.

SOUTH AFRICA'S PAINTER TRETCHIKOW

South Africa's Painter Tretchikow (1959)

Tretchikow, African family posing for picture, various...

MOSAICS IN VENICE

Mosaics In Venice (1949)

How the mosaics are made in Venice.

FINGERS

Fingers (1937)

Finger extensions can be used for drawing and crocheting as well as ornamental purposes.

CAMOUFLAGE!

Camouflage! (1939)

Model factory buildings are camouflaged by special artists in a London studio.

 

 

THE SIMULTANEOUS SKETCHER

The Simultaneous Sketcher (1931)

Good stunt - a man who can draw with both hands at the same time - he...

WONDER GARDEN AND UNUSABLE MACHINERY EXHIBITION

Wonder Garden And Unusable Machinery Exhibition (1960)

Swiss artist creates 'useless machinery' ...

GEORGES MATHIEU - FRENCH ARTIST

Georges Mathieu - French Artist (1965)

French artist Georges Mathieu painting and relaxing at home

BLIND ARTIST

Blind Artist (1914-1918)

Blind artist painting. St James's Square, Holland Park, London.

SHREWSBURY FLORAL FETE

Shrewsbury Floral Fete (1930)

Shots of circus performers at the Shrewsbury Flower Show - no shots of...

PATHE PICTORIAL CARTOON COMPETITION 6

Pathe Pictorial Cartoon Competition 6 (1921)

The artist Poy draws a cartoon - the audience is...

PATHE PICTORIAL CARTOON COMPETITION 8

Pathe Pictorial Cartoon Competition 8 (1921)

The artist Poy draws a cartoon - the audience is...

THE JUNIOR ARTIST

The Junior Artist (1939)

Footage of a very talented seven year old Japanese artist.

COMPASS CARTOONS BY

Compass Cartoons By "Quirk" (1933)

Cartoonist "Quirk" draws some characters with the aid of a compass.

WEBSTER MURRAY - THE GENTLE ART OF SKETCHING

Webster Murray - The Gentle Art Of Sketching (1931-1933)

Artist Webster Murray sketches a glamorous...

ART EARNS A DONKEY

Art Earns A Donkey (1959)

Painting competition in Italy where first prize is a donkey.

ARTIST BLACKSMITH

Artist Blacksmith (1939)

Village blacksmith casts woman's portrait in iron.

UPSIDE DOWN ARTIST

Upside Down Artist (1939)

Edwin Aldous paints the same picture simultaneously with both hands, only one...

ARTIST issue title - DRAWING THE LINE

Artist Issue Title - Drawing The Line (1939)

Footage of artist Edward Swann sketching in his garden.

OP ART PENDULUMS

Op Art Pendulums (1966)

Artist Brian Robins presents his op art sculpture - pendulums.

ARTIST IN GLASS

Artist In Glass (1946)

Item about glass maker Frank Hill.

PERSONALITY MEET LEO DOWD

Personality Meet Leo Dowd (1946)

Artist Leo Dowd sketches passers-by in street, finished results are...

STREET LAMPS

Street Lamps (1951)

Peter Varnon collects and repairs old street lamps. Hampstead, London.

CANDLE MAKING

Candle Making (1949)

Church candles being made by hand at Chandlers' factory in Cricklewood.

NEW CITY HALL FOR PRAGUE

New City Hall For Prague (1946)

Blueprints and artist's impression of new City Hall for Prague,...

DALI PAINTS RHINO

Dali Paints Rhino (1955)

Famous Spanish painter Salvador Dali paints rhino.

PAINTINGS BY CLAUDE MONET

Paintings By Claude Monet (1959)

Claude Monets garden and home in Giverny and his paintings

NEW HUNGARIAN POSTAGE STAMPS

New Hungarian Postage Stamps (1964)

New postage stamps are printed in Hungary.

ART AND SCULPTURE PICTURE FORM CLOTH

Art And Sculpture Picture Form Cloth (1968)

Artist makes pictures from pieces of cloth.

SURREALIST PAINTER SALVADOR DALI EXHIBITION

Surrealist Painter Salvador Dali Exhibition (1963)

Exhibition of the surrealist painter Salvador...

AGED 9 A BUDDING PICASSO

Aged 9 A Budding Picasso (1966)

Boy artist Ardyn Halter has his own exhibition at Hornsey.

ART CELEBRITIES AT HOME - MR LOUIS WAIN

Art Celebrities At Home - Mr Louis Wain (1921)

The artist Louis Wain is seen drawing cats.

[PATHE PICTORIAL CARTOON COMPETITION - MISSING TITLES]

[pathe Pictorial Cartoon Competition - Missing Titles] (1921)

Poy (?) draws a cartoon for the...

PATHE PICTORIAL CARTOON COMPETITION 7

Pathe Pictorial Cartoon Competition 7 (1921)

The artist Poy draws a cartoon - the audience is...

PATHE PICTORIAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2

Pathe Pictorial Cartoon Competition 2 (1921)

The artist Poy draws a cartoon - the audience is...

SILHOUETTES

Silhouettes (1929)

A teenage girl makes some silhouettes of a boy and his sister.

PSYCHIC ART

Psychic Art (1930)

Artist Fiddes Watt makes sculptures inspired by his dreams.

THE MAKER OF MASKS

The Maker Of Masks (1935)

Mr J S Melvin makes masks for decoration - good 1930s designs.

THE COURAGE THAT TRIUMPHS

The Courage That Triumphs (1939)

Footage of a handicapped artist who paints with the aid of his mouth,...

HOLLAND STAMPS!

Holland Stamps! (1940)

A new charity stamp for the Netherlands is designed and printed.

HAND-MADE MAIDENS!

Hand-Made Maidens! (1930)

How shop dummies are made and painted in Berlin.

BRIGHTER SIGNS!

Brighter Signs! (1931)

Woman paints a road sign to hang in Truro, Cornwall.

LONDON NATIONAL TERRIER CLUB

London National Terrier Club (1921)

An item about the various dogs on display at the National Terrier...

LONDON - HOLLINGBOURNE aka ARTISTS TOUR HOLLINGBOURNE

London - Hollingbourne AKA Artists Tour Hollingbourne (1938)

Artists travel on a 'sketching...

CONCRETE SCULPTURE

Concrete Sculpture (1933)

Sculptors at work on statues in concrete which are to decorate the exterior of...

STAGECRAFT

Stagecraft (1933)

Good footage of a set being designed for a theatre show in the West End, London.

EDWARD SEAGO

Edward Seago (1933)

Portrait of the artist Edward Seago - we see him at work in his studio and in the...

BLOW PIPE ART!

Blow Pipe Art! (1935)

A young man called Istvan Komaromy makes figures in glass over a blow lamp.