American Beauty (sound)

Description:

Description: Short with animated sequences that enumerates sources of American beauty: works of art, nature, monuments, design, and the human form.

Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.

Subjects: Patriotism,Nature,Animals,Parks and monuments,Visual art,Design,1960s

Tags: stars and stripes; Statue of Liberty; animation; owls; Mount Rushmore; aesthetics; Jam Handy focus title; collage; eyes; American flag; narration; harp music; human form

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Jam Handy Organization

Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Jam Handy Organization

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: circa 1960

Release Date:

Geographical Location: USA; New York; New York City, New York; Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Genre/Form: animation

Language: eng

Rights:

Film Format: 35mm film

Element: print

Color: color

Color Process:

Sound or Silent: sound

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Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 295

Complete Record: Description: Short with animated sequences that enumerates sources of American beauty: works of art, nature, monuments, design, and the human form. Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: Patriotism,Nature,Animals,Parks and monuments,Visual art,Design,1960s Tags: stars and stripes; Statue of Liberty; animation; owls; Mount Rushmore; aesthetics; Jam Handy focus title; collage; eyes; American flag; narration; harp music; human form Film Sponsor: Creator: Jam Handy Organization Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Jam Handy Organization Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: circa 1960 Release Date: Geographical Location: USA; New York; New York City, New York; Mount Rushmore National Memorial Genre/Form: animation Language: eng Rights: Film Format: 35mm film Element: print Color: color Color Process: Sound or Silent: sound Film Soundtrack Type: Edge Code: Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 295

Transcription

[Music] what are the things that make America the Beautiful so [Applause] beautiful it depends on whose eyes are doing the viewing in the eyes of an owl there is nothing more [Music] beautiful then another [Music] owl but in the eyes of man there are many facets of beauty some find beauty in the works of art others discovered in the varied Wonders of Nature spectaculars In Living Color and [Music] form for some there is nothing more beautiful than the man-made [Music] spectaculars or the symetry of the functional design of objects for everyday living or the unlimited combinations of Beauty in the abstract but for many the ultimate of beauty is found in the human [Music] form [Music] yeah