Artists Must Live

Artists Must Live(1953)

Little in life comes free: one question that should be asked of any art form is who's paying for it.

June 30, 1953
28m

Overview

Art historian Basil Taylor presents the film and interviews several of its subjects, in between leisurely sequences surveying paintings and sculptures to the strains of the BBC Radio Orchestra.

Director

John Read

Producer

John Elliot

Cast

Crew

Director

John Read

Producer

John Elliot

Details

Original Language

en

Production

Arts Council of Great Britain, BBC

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