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

Release date: 1988-01-01
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Genres: Documentary
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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