{"product_id":"the-hollywood-history-of-art","title":"THE HOLLYWOOD HISTORY OF ART","description":"\u003cp\u003eUntil now, there has never been a full-length book devoted to the fascinating story of artists as portrayed in Hollywood films. Based on years of archive research and interviews, this will appeal to museum and gallery goers, film buffs, art fans and of course those with fond memories of Kirk Douglas being attacked by crows, Charlton Heston swallowing a mouthful of paint as he frescoes the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Ed Harris dripping brushfuls of paint onto a huge canvas, and Salma Hayek being transported at speed in a four-poster bed to a contemporary art gallery in Mexico City.\n\nEver since the dawn of the sound era, Hollywood and friends have made a series of elaborate feature films about the lives of the great artists: the cast of colorful characters includes \u003cstrong\u003eFredric March\u003c\/strong\u003e as Cellini, \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Laughton\u003c\/strong\u003e as Rembrandt, \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e as Gauguin, \u003cstrong\u003eJosé Ferrer\u003c\/strong\u003e as Toulouse-Lautrec, \u003cstrong\u003eKirk Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e as Van Gogh, \u003cstrong\u003eCharlton Heston\u003c\/strong\u003e as Michelangelo, \u003cstrong\u003eMel Ferrer\u003c\/strong\u003e as El Greco -- and, more recently, \u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e as Jean-Michel Basquiat, \u003cstrong\u003eDerek Jacobi\u003c\/strong\u003e as Francis Bacon, \u003cstrong\u003eEd Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e as Jackson Pollock, \u003cstrong\u003eSalma Hayek\u003c\/strong\u003e as Frida Kahlo, and many others.\n\nTo attain box office success, these films have represented the lives of artists in stories that take audiences on a journey from garret to gallery to glamour to gutter to grave. Although sometimes dismissed by art historians and curators, these films can tell us a great deal about how art and artists have entered the cultural bloodstream of Western culture.\n\n \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reel Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643801436446,"sku":"HOLHH","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/holhh-hollywood-history-of-art-book.jpg?v=1784519200","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/the-hollywood-history-of-art","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}