As it happens, John, there was a lively discussion about the romantic 
artist on TV here on Screen-L back in November.  I know it's not exactly 
the artist-on-film, but you might find it interesting nonetheless.

To access Screen-L's archive, go to

http://bama.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=screen-l

And search for "romantic and artist".  It'll help limit the search if 
you specify only "Since" October 2004.

Regards,

> Date:    Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:20:45 -0500
> From:    "Shields, John" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Books on representation of the artist
>
>
> Hey all of you in film land!
>
> Does anyone out there know of good text (or any articles) on how
> Hollywood represents the "artist" over the years?  I am thinking of
> doing a course on the representation of the artist looking at films like
> Lust for Life, Before Night Falls, Pollock, The Hours, Red Shoes, etc,
> etc. and am searching for a good text.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> John P. Shields
> Norwalk Community College
>


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