Ain't misbehavin' [videorecording] : the Coit Tower murals / New Pacific Productions ; producers, David Bolt, John Esterle, and Sue Ellen McCann ; director, David Bolt ; writer, John Esterle ; art director, Sue Ellen McCann ; narrator, Bruce Holbert
odd: label: Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
content: San Francisco, Calif. : New Pacific Productions [production company], c1986.
name: label: Creator
content: New Pacific Productions
label: Names
content: New Pacific Productions
label: Names
content: Bell, Michael S., 1946-
label: Names
content: Chessé, Ralph
label: Names
content: Howard, John Langley, 1902-
label: Names
content: Jewett, Masha Zakheim, 1931-
label: Names
content: O'Connor, Francis V.
label: Names
content: Zakheim, Bernard Baruch, 1898-1985
topic: label: Topic
content: Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.)
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Public Works of Art Project (Calif.)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1986 by David Bolt.
creator: label: Creator
content: New Pacific Productions
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (videocassette (VHS) (ca. 20 min.), sd., col., 1/2 in.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: c1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.newpacif
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Reviews the history of the San Francisco Coit Tower from its building, the commissioning of the often controversial murals by the Public Works of Art Project in 1933, and their significance in both artistic and political terms, through to the more recent problems of restoration and the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the murals in 1984. Appearing in the video are Coit Tower muralists, Ralph Chessé, John Langley Howard and Bernard Zakheim. Offering commentary and analysis are: Masha Zakheim Jewett, author of COIT TOWER, Michael Bell, Assistant Director, San Francisco Art Commission, and art historian Francis V. O'Connor.