How Art Made The World (2005) The Art of Persuasion
The visual devices used by Tony Blair and George Bush to get themselves elected and maintain power, come not from modern times, but a world that is thousands of years old. How Art Made the World ventures back to the creation of Stonehenge and the reign of Alexander the Great to reveal how imagery became an indispensable weapon in every leader's political armoury.
Acclaimed art historian and University of Cambridge lecturer Dr. Nigel Spivey investigates everything from cave paintings to ceramics, pyramids to palaces and icons to artefacts across five continents and 100,000 years of history.
Primary Title
- How Art Made The World
Episode Title
- The Art of Persuasion
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 16 June 2012
Release Year
- 2005
Start Time
- 10 : 05
Finish Time
- 10 : 55
Duration
- 50:00
Episode
- 3
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Acclaimed art historian and University of Cambridge lecturer Dr. Nigel Spivey investigates everything from cave paintings to ceramics, pyramids to palaces and icons to artefacts across five continents and 100,000 years of history.
Episode Description
- The visual devices used by Tony Blair and George Bush to get themselves elected and maintain power, come not from modern times, but a world that is thousands of years old. How Art Made the World ventures back to the creation of Stonehenge and the reign of Alexander the Great to reveal how imagery became an indispensable weapon in every leader's political armoury.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Art--History
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Art and society
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
Hosts
- Nigel Spivey (Presenter)
Contributors
- Mark Hedgecoe (Series Producer)
- KCET (Production Unit)
- BBC (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Art--History
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Art and society