Four Stones for Kanemitsu

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Four Stones for Kanemitsu
Produced by June Wayne
Starring Matsumi Kanemitsu
CinematographyEric Daarstad and Terry Sanders
Edited byJax Cambas
Production
company
Distributed byTamarind Institute [1]
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
28 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Four Stones for Kanemitsu is a 1973 American short documentary film, written and produced by June Wayne and filmed by Terry Sanders. [2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [3] [4] The film is educational and records in details each of the steps in making of a color lithograph by artist, Matsumi Kanemitsu. [2]

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References

  1. Film News 1974-10: Vol 31 Iss 4. Gorez Publishing Co. October 1974. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Antreasian, Garo Z.; Peterson, William (2016). Garo Z. Antreasian: Reflections on Life and Art. UNM Press. p. 127. ISBN   978-0826355423.
  3. "NY Times: Four Stones for Kanemitsu". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  4. "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 10, 2019.