Art With a Message: Protest, Propaganda, Satire and Social Comment

Art With a Message: Protest, Propaganda, Satire and Social Comment (1988)

January 1st, 19880h 35min

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This program investigates the ways various art forms are used to sway minds and to argue political causes. Examples include Napoleon and Hitler; artist such as Daumier, Hogarth and Shann; writers Dickens, Swift and Orwell; and pop artists who mock popular ideals.


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