"Sainsbury's Pictures for Schools 98" video

Video provided as part of the teacher’s pack for the Sainsbury’s Pictures for Schools scheme in 1998.

The scheme by Sainsbury’s provided free prints of paintings from various UK art galleries to schools around the country. In 1998, the scheme sent prints to 1200 special needs schools. The teacher’s pack including the video would have been sent to all the schools which received the prints.

The video starts with introductions by Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover and Chitra Aloysius. This is followed by teachers and art gallery curators talking about the individual pictures and how they have been used in school classes. It includes footage showing art activities being carried out by children at schools inspired by the prints.

Contents:
1. Introduction by Lord Sainsbury KG (as Chairman of Sainsbury’s Arts Sponsorship Panel).
2. Introduction by Chitra Aloysius who selected the pictures.
3. ‘Nebamun Hunting in the Marshes’ (tomb painting from Thebes)
4. ‘Three Tahitians’ by Paul Gauguin
5. ‘The Keepsake’ by Kate Bunce and ‘Yachts’ by L.S. Lowry
6. ‘On a sailing boat’ – video which could be shown to pupils, of footage of sailing boats on the sea (relating to ‘Yachts’ picture).

Duration: 28 minutes. Commentary by Jess Brooks. Producer Judy Brooks. Full credits at end of video.