Robert Hughes - American Visions - Episode 2 (part 2/5)

"The Promised Land" - an exploration of America's religiosity, and the influence of religion on American culture and art.

go here for a playlist of all the "American Visions" uploads:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF4A4CCB9DB13FEF

in this extract, Robert Hughes explores the San Jose de Laguna Church, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, next he visits Casa San Isidro and discusses a few points with Ward Alan Minge

Doña Sebastiana, Ángel de Muerte (The Death Cart) and similar folk icons are shown and discussed.

Next, The pilgrims and John Winthrop are discussed more fully "The City on the Hill".

Then a long visit inside the Old Ship Church (Meetinghouse), erected in 1681. Considered by some to be the oldest English church in continuous use in America.
Hingham, Massachusetts




originally aired on US television in 1997

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Robert
• Hughes
• American
• Visions
• Art
• History
• pilgrims
• Laguna-Pueblo
• John-Winthrop

[Wrightwasright]

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Bobby Hughes the best art historian on YouTube.

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It is sad that the USA was founded by a bunch of loons.