The Making of a DVD Paul Mellon: In His Own Words

July 2007, Backstory - Guest: Joe Krakora, Development and External Affairs Officer. The centenary of the birth of National Gallery of Art founder Paul Mellon provides the theme of this Backstory. Joe Krakora, director of the new documentary Paul Mellon: In His Own Words, and host Barbara Tempchin discuss the film, which airs on public television nationwide in fall 2007.

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Messages, meanings, movements—how does art history help us understand our world? Join curators, historians, artists, musicians and filmmakers as they explore art and its histories in a search for our shared humanity. Download the programs, then visit us on the National Mall or at www.nga.gov, where you can explore many of the works of art mentioned.