| Directory: | Arts / Animation / Artists / Directors / Jones,_Chuck |
| Title: | Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens--A Life in Animation |
| Description: | PBS.org's online companion to the Great Performances special. Includes biography, pictures, articles, interviews, behind the scenes details, credits, links, and video ordering information. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/chuckjones/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / Building_Types / Fortifications / Castles |
| Title: | Medieval Siege |
| Description: | Companion site to the NOVA program on castles. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / Building_Types / Houses / Log_Cabins |
| Title: | PBS: Frontier House: Frontier Life |
| Description: | Illustrated article by Christopher W. Czajka on the homes built on the United States frontier in the latter part of the 19th century. Covers the historical background and details of construction. Includes a short bibliography. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/frontierlife/essay4.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / Building_Types / Lighthouses / North_America / United_States |
| Title: | Legendary Lighthouses |
| Description: | Photo gallery and information on lighthouses in the United States. From the Public Broadcasting Network series of the same name. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/legendarylighthouses/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / Building_Types / Pyramids |
| Title: | Pyramids: The Inside Story |
| Description: | NOVA Online tours the Great Pyramid in QuickTime VR, explains how the pyramids were constructed and by whom. Also covers a 1997 excavation of the bakery that fed the pyramid builders. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / Building_Types / Skyscrapers |
| Title: | Building Big |
| Description: | This site explains the construction process of tall buildings and covers facts of a collection of skyscrapers across the world. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/skyscraper/index.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / Famous_Names / J / Johnson,_Phillip |
| Title: | Portrait of an Artist |
| Description: | Interview with Philip Johnson. Discussion of art, life, and his 90th birthday, by Charlayne Hunter-Gault. July 9, 1996. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/johnson_7-9.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / History / Architects / G / Griffin,_Walter_Burley |
| Title: | Walter Burley Griffin: In His Own Right |
| Description: | Companion site to the PBS film. Biography, photographs, and interviews concerning Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin and their architecture. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wbgriffin/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / History / Architects / M / Mockbee,_Samuel |
| Title: | Egg: Samuel Mockbee |
| Description: | PBS arts program offers an interview, video, and event information. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/egg/308/mockbee/index.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / History / Architects / W / Wright,_Frank_Lloyd |
| Title: | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Description: | PBS companion site to the film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Biography, photographs, drawings and plans of his works, related architectural movements, reviews, and lesson plans. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/flw |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / History / Periods_and_Styles / Egyptian |
| Title: | Mysteries of the Nile |
| Description: | A team from the U.S. PBS TV programme Nova attempted to recreate the raising of an obelisk. History of obelisks, QTVR and standard images of temples, tombs, and other ancient Egyptian monuments. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / History / Vernacular / North_America / United_States |
| Title: | Death of a Dream |
| Description: | Explores the rise and fall of Midwestern farmhouses, and the literature they inspired. Also examines the cost of advances in agriculture. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History |
| Title: | Sister Wendy's American Collection |
| Description: | From PBS - Sister Wendy Beckett, nun and art commentator, takes viewers on a tour through six of America's greatest art museums. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sisterwendy/index.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Artists / D / Durand,_Asher |
| Title: | IHAS Movements: The Hudson River School |
| Description: | A brief summary of the School's place in American philosophy by Thomas Hampson, narrator of the PBS series "I Hear America Singing." Includes a video clip review of Durand's Kindred Spirits. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/icon/hudson.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Artists / P / Pollock,_Jackson |
| Title: | Online NewsHour: Jackson Pollock |
| Description: | Discussion of Jackson Pollock's work including commentary by the artist, also available by RealAudio. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june99/pollock_1-11.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Periods_and_Movements / Hudson_River_School |
| Title: | IHAS Movements: The Hudson River School |
| Description: | A brief summary of the School's place in American philosophy by Thomas Hampson, narrator of the PBS series "I Hear America Singing." Includes a video clip review of Durand's Kindred Spirits. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/icon/hudson.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Comics / Creators / S / Sacco,_Joe |
| Title: | Egg |
| Description: | Interview from TV arts program, with transcript and video clip. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/egg/303/sacco/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Crafts / Quilting / News_and_Media |
| Title: | America Quilts |
| Description: | A companion site to the PBS program. Includes the history, art, and personal stories of quilt-making in America. Site offers tips, resources and a gallery. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/americaquilts/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Design / Fashion / People / S / Saint_Laurent,_Yves |
| Title: | MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour Extra: All About Yves |
| Description: | Jessica Moore pens a profile of the designer a week after announcing his retirement from the world of haute couture. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june02/yves.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Design / Fashion / People / V / Versace,_Gianni |
| Title: | MacNeil/Lehrer Online NewsHour: Transcript - A Flair for Fashion |
| Description: | Paul Solman discusses the designer's legacy just two days after his murder with Tammerlin Drummond of Time Magazine and Richard Martin, curator of costumes at New York's Metropolitan Museum. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec97/versace_7-17.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Education / Educators / K_through_12 |
| Title: | PBS TeacherSource: The Arts |
| Description: | PBS television and Web resources, including lesson plans and activities for preschool through high school correlated to state and national standards. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/teachers/arts/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Illustration / Historic_Illustrators / R / Rockwell,_Norman |
| Title: | An American Life |
| Description: | Transcript of story that aired on PBS's NewsHour on July 4, 2000, provides a new look at an all-American artist. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec00/rockwell_7-4.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / A / Agee,_James |
| Title: | I Hear America Singing: Poet/Writer James Agee |
| Description: | Short biography. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/poet/agee.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / A / Alexie,_Sherman |
| Title: | Up All Night |
| Description: | Transcript of Alexie's interview on PBS's "Now" with Bill Moyers. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_alexie.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / A / Alexie,_Sherman |
| Title: | Border Talk with Sherman Alexie |
| Description: | The author answers questions sent in by viewers of PBS's "P.O.V." program. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2002/borders/talk/dialogue010_sa.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / B / Beebe,_William |
| Title: | William Beebe: Going Deeper |
| Description: | Biography of the naturalist and his deep-sea explorations. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ice/sfeature/beebe.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / B / Bly,_Robert |
| Title: | Interview: Robert Bly |
| Description: | The founder of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement discusses the roots of male violence. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace/interv/bly.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / C / Chopin,_Kate |
| Title: | Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening |
| Description: | Companion web site to the Louisiana Public Broadcasting documentary profiling author Kate Chopin. Includes transcript, etexts and interviews. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/katechopin/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / C / Chopin,_Kate / Works |
| Title: | Electronic Library |
| Description: | Etexts of The Awakening and a dozen short stories, in connection with PBS presentation, Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/katechopin/library/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / D / Delderfield,_R._F. |
| Title: | PBS: R. F. Delderfield |
| Description: | Contains information on the Masterpiece Theater television broadcast of the adaptation of the author's book, "To Serve Them All My Days," which originally aired in October, 1982. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/archive/63/63.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / E / Ellison,_Ralph |
| Title: | King of the Bingo Game |
| Description: | A lot of information about the movie about Ralph Ellison. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/itvs/bingogame/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / E / Ellison,_Ralph |
| Title: | Online NewsHour: Ralph Ellison's Legacy |
| Description: | An article describing the author and his life together with some pictures. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june99/ellison_6-21.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / E / Ellison,_Ralph |
| Title: | American Masters - Ralph Ellison |
| Description: | A description of the life of Ralph Ellison and a timeline. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/ellison_r.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / F / Fitzgerald,_F._Scott |
| Title: | The Sensible Thing: Biographies |
| Description: | Biographies on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/kteh/amstorytellers/bios.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / G / Ginsberg,_Allen |
| Title: | American Masters: Allen Ginsberg |
| Description: | Biography of the famous poet. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/ginsberg_a.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / H / Hillerman,_Tony |
| Title: | American Mystery - PBS |
| Description: | Companion site for the movies of Tony Hillerman's Navajo police novels: Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits, and A Thief of Time. Includes a section about the Navajo nation and its lands as well as Hillerman's commentaries about them and the characters he created. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/american/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / K / Klein,_Naomi / No_Logo |
| Title: | Frontline: Excerpts from No Logo |
| Description: | Excerpts, book cover image, and commentary. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/interviews/klein.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / L / Lightman,_Alan |
| Title: | NOVA: Einstein Revealed: Relativity |
| Description: | The author describes relativity. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/relativity/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / P / Pasternak,_Boris |
| Title: | PBS: Boris Pasternak |
| Description: | An illustrated biography which forms part of a guide to the making of a television dramatisation of Doctor Zhivago. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/zhivago/ei_pasternak.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / R / Rushkoff,_Douglas |
| Title: | A Brand by Any Other Name -- How Marketers Outsmart Our Media-Savvy Children |
| Description: | Article by Rushkoff: "The more they interact with brands, the more they brand themselves." [Frontline] |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/rushkoff/brand.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / R / Rushkoff,_Douglas / Works / Coercion |
| Title: | Frontline: Douglas Rushkoff - Coercion |
| Description: | Extract from the 'Advertising' chapter of the book. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/rushkoff/coercion.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / S / Southern,_Terry |
| Title: | Grooving in Chi |
| Description: | Terry Southern's report from the 1968 Democratic Convention. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/convention96/retro/southern.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / Young_Adult / Holt,_Kimberly_Willis |
| Title: | Online NewsHour: National Book Awards- November 22, 1999 |
| Description: | An interview with Kimberly Willis Holt when her book "When Zachary Beaver Came to Town" won the award, "National Book Award, Young People's Literature" in the United States. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec99/holt_nba_11-22.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Children_s / Authors / S / Sachar,_Louis |
| Title: | Online NewsHour: Edward Ball -- November 24, 1998 |
| Description: | Sachar discusses his writing career and his Newbery-award winning novel holes in this interview. Also available in RealAudio. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec98/sacher_11-25.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Children_s / Authors / S / Seuss,_Dr. |
| Title: | Independent Lens - The Political Dr. Seuss |
| Description: | Film explores a little-known side of Dr. Seuss: his work as a political cartoonist and a champion of progressive ideals through children's books. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Cultural / Latino / Rodriguez,_Richard |
| Title: | Online NewsHour: "Brown" - April 8, 2002 |
| Description: | Margaret Warner talks with author and NewsHour essayist Richard Rodriguez about his new book, _Brown: The Last Discovery of America_. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/conversation/jan-june02/rodriguez_4-8.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Drama / 20th_Century / Hare,_David |
| Title: | Via Dolorosa - David Hare |
| Description: | Interview with David Hare on his one-man show, Via Dolorosa. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/viadolorosa/davidhare.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Drama / 20th_Century / Margulies,_Donald |
| Title: | Online NewsHour: Pulitzer Prize-Drama |
| Description: | Elizabeth Farnsworth interviews Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/gergen/jan-june00/margulies_4-13.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Drama / 20th_Century / Miller,_Arthur |
| Title: | American Masters |
| Description: | A summary of Miller's life from the Public Broadcasting show. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/miller_a.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Drama / 20th_Century / O_Neill,_Eugene |
| Title: | American Masters: Eugene O'Neill |
| Description: | Biography of the twentieth-century playwright. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/oneill_e.html |
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