American Masters

Discover insightful profiles of important figures in America's artistic and cultural life.

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Episodes

  • Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

    S39 Ep3 |
    Explore the career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and his award-winning graphic novel Maus.
  • Charley Pride: I’m Just Me: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Charley Pride: I’m Just Me

    S33 Ep3 |
    Follow the country music superstar’s journey from segregated Mississippi to Nashville.
  • Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me

    S33 Ep2 |
    The first major film documentary of the life and art of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
  • Decoding Watson: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Decoding Watson

    S33 Ep1 |
    Scientist James Watson, the man behind the Double Helix, confronts his complex legacy.
  • Itzhak: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Itzhak

    S32 Ep8 |
    An intimate look at the extraordinary life and career of violinist Itzhak Perlman.
  • Basquiat: Rage to Riches: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Basquiat: Rage to Riches

    S32 Ep7 |
    He lived fast, died young and created thousands of drawings and paintings.
  • Wyeth: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Wyeth

    S32 Ep6 |
    Wyeth tells the story of one of America’s most popular, but least understood, artists.
  • Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

    S32 Ep5 |
    An intimate portrait of maverick painter and printmaker Elizabeth Murray.
  • Eva Hesse: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Eva Hesse

    S32 Ep4 |
    Meet one of the few women recognized as central to the 70's New York art scene.

Specials

  • LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story [ASL]: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story [ASL]

    Take an intimate look into the life and career of screen and stage icon Liza Minnelli.
  • Protactile: A Language of Touch [Extended Audio Description]: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Protactile: A Language of Touch [Extended Audio Description]

    DeafBlind people are creating a new language called Protactile, based solely on touch.
  • André Leon Talley on Mae West’s impact on fashion and style: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    André Leon Talley on Mae West’s impact on fashion and style

    André Leon Talley recounts how Mae West used fashion and her sexuality to empower herself.
  • Fran Drescher on being a showrunner for the American sitcom: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Fran Drescher on being a showrunner for the American sitcom

    Fran Drescher talks about how she took inspiration from Lucille Ball for "The Nanny."
  • James Earl Jones on Sidney Poitier and acting: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    James Earl Jones on Sidney Poitier and acting

    James Earl Jones talks Sidney Poitier's impact on himself and other young Black actors.
  • Lady Bunny on the echoes of Mae West in drag culture: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Lady Bunny on the echoes of Mae West in drag culture

    Drag performer and artist Lady Bunny talks about Mae West's influence.
  • Treat Williams on the acting process with Sidney Lumet: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Treat Williams on the acting process with Sidney Lumet

    Actor Treat Williams describes working with director Sidney Lumet on “Prince of the City.”
  • Keeping Video Art Alive With C.T. Lui: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Keeping Video Art Alive With C.T. Lui

    Engineer Chi-Tien Lui has restored most of Nam June Paik's video art over the years.
  • Global Groove (1973) | Nam June Paik full video art: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Global Groove (1973) | Nam June Paik full video art

    "Global Groove" is a smorgasbord of experimental visual expressions.

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