Episode
American Masters: Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
Overview
The mind of a famed neo-abstractionist painter as it expresses itself on canvas.
Details
- Series
- American Masters
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1989-09-11
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint is Episode 6 in Season 4 of American Masters. It aired on 1989-09-11. The runtime is 90 min.
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