The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

Featuring examples of her work and rare historical photographs, this informative program offers an in-depth look into the life and work of American abstract painter Georgia O'Keeffe. The program chronicles her life in New Mexico as well as her marriage to American photographer and art gallery director Alfred Stieglitz. Presents a detailed look at O'Keeffe's famous still-life compositions and her trademark paintings of desert flowers and scenery

This informative program presents an in-depth look at the life and work of Mexican muralist Frida Kahlo. Featuring examples of her work and rare historical photographs, the program examines the streetcar accident that left her permanently disabled and her turbulent relationship with fellow artist Diego Rivera. Looks at how Kahlo used her paintings as a means for expressing her physical pain

This program presents a biography plus images of Pollock's greatest works. Born in Wyoming in 1912, Jackson Pollock became one of the most notorious artists that America ever produced. He developed a technique in which he would fix his canvas to the floor, drip and splash paint onto it, then use a variety of objects to manipulate the paint. With these innovative paintings, he became the front-runner of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Though subjected to much abuse and sarcasm as the leader of this fledgling movement, Pollock was supported by progressive critics.

This program presents a biography and visual analysis of Man Ray's major works. Inventive, audacious, with an effervescent imagination and a continual willingness to call traditional notions of art into question, Man Ray was the quintessential avant-garde artist

This program presents a biography plus images of Duchamp's greatest works. Born in 1887 in France, Marcel Duchamp -- painter, sculptor and author -- was associated with Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism, though he avoided any strict alliances. Duchamp's early works were post-Impressionist in style, though he eventually turned toward the avant-garde. His most famous work, Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 caused a furor at New York City's famous Armory Show in 1913

This program, presents a biography, plus images of Matisse's greatest works. Born in 1869 in France, Henri Matisse is regarded as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century art. He studied law and was working as a clerk when he became seriously ill and was confined to bed for nearly a year. He began drawing to fill the time and soon after, made art his career. Matisse's artistic career was long and diverse.

The early works of Spanish-born Joan Miro shows wide-ranging influences, including the bright colors of the Fauves, the broken form of Cubism and the two-dimensionality of the Catalan folk art. In his early 20s, he settled in Paris, where he met Picasso and fell under the influence of the Surrealist poets and writers. Miro drew on memory and fantasy to create works of visual metaphor. During the 90 years of Miro's life, he made at least 2,000 oil paintings, 500 sculptures, 400 ceramic objects and 5,000 drawings and collages

This program, divided into segments, presents a biography and visual analysis of Marc Chagall's major works. Born in Russia in 1887, Marc Chagall came to Paris in 1910 and entered the arena of European painting. From his Belorussian and eastern Jewish origins, Chagall brought into play entirely new vistas of irrational perception from dreams, visions and legends. Such fantasy altered and enhanced the expressive power of color and the formal organization of the picture and was quite different from the French use of color, which was based on theories of the objective and the rational.

Irish-born to English parents, Francis Bacon originally settled in London to build a name for himself as a furniture designer. Quickly turning away from this path, he switched to painting and almost immediately began getting recognition for his new interest. His major impact on the art world began with his "Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion." Though he was initially inspired by Surrealism, Bacon's work was frequently influenced by the imagery of the old masters, usually translated into blurred and gory figures imprisoned in unspecific, architectural settings.

This program presents a biography plus images of Warhol's greatest works. In the early 1960s, Warhol's first Pop paintings -- many of which remain icons of 20th-century art such as the Campbell's Soup Cans and Marilyn Monroe screenprints -- catapulted him to fame. Through his groundbreaking work, he brought avant-garde art to the public consciousness and became one of the most influential figures in post-war American art