Watch Duane Michals's photographic story, 1939–1997
Duane Michals's photographic story 1939–1997, from the documentary Duane Michals (1978).
Checkerboard Film Foundation (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Eugène Delacroix painted The Death of Sardanapalus in 1826 or 1827, inspired by Lord Byron's play Sardanapalus.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about Michelangelo's Pietà of 1499, portraying the Virgin Mary holding Jesus Christ after the Crucifixion, by examining the sculpture in detail.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzOverview of the Statue of Zeus.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn more about life on the plains with the photography of Frank Sadorus.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzOverview of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, with a discussion of the sitter's identity.
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Checkerboard Film Foundation (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Harry Callahan discussing his start in photography and the first time he viewed an Ansel Adams print, from the documentary Harry Callahan: Eleanor and Barbara (1983).
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© CCTV America (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Annie Leibovitz presenting “Women: New Portraits” exhibit.
Transcript
DUANE MICHALS: It is no accident that you are reading this. I am making black marks on white paper. These marks are my thoughts. And although I don't know who you are reading this now, in some way the lines of our lives have intersected here on this white paper. We meet here; we touch for the length of these brief sentences. It is no accident that you are reading this. These words have been waiting for you. This moment has been waiting for you. Remember me.
[Clock ticking]
[Glass breaking]
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[Glass breaking]