Can Art Be Seen? / Art For Sure
Identifier
F.2005-08-0261
Date Of Production
circa 1975 – 1978
Abstract
Loosely assembled footage depicts the dedication ceremony for sculptor John David Mooney’s “Skokie Light Sculpture,” including a speech by Mooney and a ribbon-cutting moment with Mayor Albert J. Smith on September 24, 1978 in Skokie, Illinois. Introductory and concluding montage sequences present Chicago’s 1977 St. Patrick’s Day Parade celebrations, various other unspecified parade marches, a ceremony at Soldier Field, a spinning Yo-Yo amusement park ride lit up in the evening, exterior shots of the Museum of Science and Industry, an auto show, televised footage of cars as they launch chaotically off a hill, a lacrosse match, Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain, various outdoor nature scenery, fireworks, and the Venetian Night Boat Parade.
Format
Super 8
Extent
250 feet
Color
color and B&W
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Subject
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Mooney, David John (is participant)
Smith, Albert J. (is participant)
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