Constable Exhibition

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2439
Date Released
29 Feb 1976
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Constable Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: To commemorate the bi-centenary of the birth of John Constable the Tate Gallery is staging an Exhibition of his works. Amongst the painting on view is perhaps his best known canvas, "The Hay Wain". SHOTLIST: Main title. MS exterior of the Gallery with people walking up. MS banner with Constable written on it. MS looking down steps at people arriving. MS people going into gallery. MCU "Flatford Mill" date 1817. CU boy on shire horse watching man working. CU man working on barge. MCU "Flatford Mill". CU more detail of "Flatford Mill" on wall. CU signature of John Constable. MCU Self Portrait date 1806, zoom in. CU date of Self Portrait 1806. MS "The Leaping Horse" date 1837 on wall. CU sign on bottom of picture "Dedham Lock or the Leaping Horse" by John Constable BAB 1776. MCU "The Leaping Horse" with boy on horse’s back. MCU "The Leaping Horse". MS "Dedham Mill" date 1819 on wall. CU of mill, pull back. MCU "Dedham Mill". CU ditto. Zoom into church tower. MCU man working lock gates in "Boat Passing Lock" date 1824. CU man working. CU man in boat. MCU man working lock gates, pull back. MS "The Hay Wain" 1821 on wall. CU title on bottom of the picture "The Hay Wain" by Constable. MCU the hay wain going across ford. CU ditto. CU dog in picture of "The Hay Wain". CU the horses in "The Hay Wain". MCU "The Hay Wain". MS "The Cornfield" date 1826 on wall. MCU boy drinking in "The Cornfield" from stream. CU boy drinking. MCU "The Cornfield". CU the actual cornfield in the picture.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Arts and crafts; Celebrations and festivals; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Tate Gallery
Card file number
76/26A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
189
Story extras:
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'Constable Exhibition', British Movietone News Issue No. 2439, 29 Feb 1976. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30779 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)