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  • The World of a Primitive Painter (1973)
  • Short | 20 min | Documentary, Short
The World of a Primitive Painter (1973)
Short | 20 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about José Antonio Velásquez, one of the most important painters in Honduras considered the first primitive painter in America, narrated by Shirley Temple Black. Views of San Antonio de Oriente constitute the main subjects, ...See moreDocumentary about José Antonio Velásquez, one of the most important painters in Honduras considered the first primitive painter in America, narrated by Shirley Temple Black. Views of San Antonio de Oriente constitute the main subjects, albeit not the only ones, in the paintings of José Antonio Velásquez. They do not contain any fantastic elements. The artist stuck to reality and built an inventory, stone by stone, tile by tile, tree by tree, animal by animal, and character by character, of everything that his eyes captured in this quiet Honduran colonial town, which had been forgotten by history after the closure of the silver mine for which it was built. See less
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Ciuiario Rones
Cinematographer
Ángel Hurtado
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Updated Mar 4, 1973
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Mar 4, 1973 (United States)

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