Views of different paintings exemplifying modern art. First painting is 'Girl before a mirror' by Pablo Picasso. Famous paintings of famous painters can be seen, some of them are: 'New York waterfront' by Stuart Davis; 'Around the fish' by Paul Klee and composition in black, white and red. 'Reclining figure' by Henry Moore can also be seen.
Views of various famous paintings at Whitney Museum of American art, New York City. Paintings displayed includes 'The Red Studio' by Henri Matisse, 'Ophelia' by Stanley William Hayter, and 'Attic' by William de Kooning.
Herbert Read, an English art critic, is seen in his office in London, England. Mr. Read is reading and speaking, with a bookcase seen in the background. Herbert Read shows two of his books, 'Art and Society' and 'Education through Art'. He comments on the presence of machines in society and how they influence humanity and art. He states that the visual arts must affect a compromise with machine, and this can only be done through abstract art.
Joseph Goebbels leads contingent of Nazi officials into a museum where, in a large hall, various paintings and sculptures are displayed, including a bust sculpture of Otto Von Bismarck, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire.
Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known as "Connie Mack," was manager and co-owner of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team for 50 years. He is seen here at age 84, sitting alone in the dugout at Shibe Park, making motions as if he were repositioning his fielders during an actual baseball game. In other scenes, he poses in the stadium with his sons Earle (in uniform) and Roy (in civvies), and his grandson, Connie Mack III (not the future U.S. Senator) also in uniform. (Note: There were two Connie Mack III's -- one was Roy Mack's grandson and the other was Connie Mack, Jr's son, the future Senator.)
Staff of a government entity, in the United States, consisting of several men and a woman, stand in a line facing a senior official who places packages of papers on a table. Interested persons stand about, awaiting permission to pick up the papers. They are all permitted to see the papers, at the same time. The senior official makes a formal statement about the information being released, speaking into a radio broadcast microphone.
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