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St. Louis, are Guggenheim s acclaimed films on architecture. A biography of the East Building of the National Gallery of
Art A landmark of
art and architecture A Place to Be is a superb biography of a building, tracing the contemporary design and construction of the East Building of the National Gallery of
Art in Washington, D.C. A monumental commission that took ten years to complete, the film gives an intimate view behind the secrets of the
museum s remarkable design and the
art created for its public spaces. Beginning with the initial sketches by internationally acclaimed architect I.M. Pei, the film then offers a rare glimpse into the minds of
museum director J. Carter Brown and the distinguished artists Alexander Calder, Henry Moore...
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