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Portrait of the Artist

Name: Portrait of the Artist
Duration: 28 min

Gordon Burwash , Julian Biggs & John Howe

1964 | 28 min

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Glimpses into the lives of three artists: Erhabor Amokpae of Lagos; Cid de Sosa Pinto of Sao Paulo; and Gord Smith of Montréal. Each artist provides his own commentary on how he lives, works, thinks and feels.

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Credits

director

Gordon Burwash

Julian Biggs

John Howe
producer

Gordon Burwash
executive producer

Guy Glover
camera

John Gunn

Paul Leach

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