Alice Neel


1h 21m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Portrait painter Alice Neel (1900-1984) was a self-described collector of souls who recorded her sitters on canvas through six decades of the 20th century, among them Andy Warhol, Bella Abzug, Allen Ginsberg and Annie Sprinkle. Neel always sought the "authentic," moving from Greenwich Village to Spa

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MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Release Date
2007

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Duration
1h 21m

Synopsis

Portrait painter Alice Neel (1900-1984) was a self-described collector of souls who recorded her sitters on canvas through six decades of the 20th century, among them Andy Warhol, Bella Abzug, Allen Ginsberg and Annie Sprinkle. Neel always sought the "authentic," moving from Greenwich Village to Spanish Harlem just as the Village was gaining reputation in the art scene. She sacrificed almost everything for her art, delving so far into the psyches of her sitters she would almost lose herself. Yet Neel was also a dedicated mother, raising two sons in the bohemian world she inhabited.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Release Date
2007

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 21m

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Released in United States on Video October 21, 2008

Released in United States September 12, 2008

Released in United States Spring April 20, 2007

Released in United States Spring April 20, 2007

Released in United States September 12, 2008 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video October 21, 2008