
The Art Behind Hollywood’s Golden Age
Clip: Season 11 | 7m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
We head to the Boca Museum for the Art of the Hollywood Backdrop: Cinema’s Creative Legacy
Thirty feet high and ninety feet wide, these are some of the largest paintings ever made. But with industry consolidation and modern technology, many of cinema’s greatest backdrops were lost to the landfills of Hollywood. We head to the Boca Museum for the Art of the Hollywood Backdrop: Cinema’s Creative Legacy.
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The Art Behind Hollywood’s Golden Age
Clip: Season 11 | 7m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Thirty feet high and ninety feet wide, these are some of the largest paintings ever made. But with industry consolidation and modern technology, many of cinema’s greatest backdrops were lost to the landfills of Hollywood. We head to the Boca Museum for the Art of the Hollywood Backdrop: Cinema’s Creative Legacy.
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The Art Behind Hollywood’s Golden Age
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We head to the Boca Museum for the Art of the Hollywood Backdrop: Cinema’s Creative Legacy (7m 17s)
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