The National Gallery of Art. Jeffrey Perkins' recent portrait of his mentor, Sam Francis, revisits the painter's past-his California upbringing, formative years in Europe, and emergence as a major American abstractionist. Artists such as Ed Ruscha offer perspective. (Jeffrey Perkins, 2008, HD-Cam, 85 minutes)
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