Fame In Fabric 1945

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Title reads: "Fame in Fabrics".

London.

L/S of exterior of National Art Gallery. Various shots of textile designer Zika Ascher looking at paintings by modern artists in gallery. We see paintings by Tolpolski, Henry Moore and Cecil Beaton.

Various shots showing modern art designs...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43894
Sort Number:
NP 053
Time in/Out:
01:21:50:00 / 01:23:53:00
Canister:
NP 53
Film ID:
1329.10
Issue Date:
17/09/1945

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