Chalk magic

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1984

Creator: Arthur Mokin

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A portrait of the Italian art of street painting as demonstrated to a group of young students by the artist, Kurt Wenner. Kurt, an American, pursues his art in Italy where he lives. Over scenes of him at work earning money through his street painting, he describes his quest to become a better artist. In a California schoolyard, one of Kurt's masterpieces unfolds over a period of two days. With the guidance of an art teacher and more chalks, there is soon an entire class of sixth grade street painters at work alongside Kurt.