Robert Hughes - American Visions - Episode 5 (part 2/5)

"The Wave From The Atlantic" (Episode Five) Robert Henri and the Ashcan School movement. "It is harder to see than it is to express. The whole value of art rests in the artist's ability to see well into what is before him." George Bellows...John Sloan...The silent movie and Charlie Chaplin's Tramp. Moderism's growth in America, and Alfred Stieglitz The 1913 Armory Show. Go here for a playlist of all the "American Visions" uploads: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF4A4CCB9DB13FEF originally aired on US television in 1997