by Sweeney, Skip; Farnsworth, Philo T; Electric Eye; Video Free America
VHS / 1970
Title[The Philo T. Farnsworth Video Obelisk
Item typeVHS
Author(s)
  • Sweeney, Skip
  • Farnsworth, Philo T
ImprintUnited States [Video Free America], 1970
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • Cassette label: Philo tape #2, 5/27
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CUY.
  • PFA 0503-01-13552. Restricted: For PFA exhibition only.
  • PFA 0503-01-13551. Restricted: Archival. Not for research or exhibition.
Physical description1 videocassette of 1 (62 min.) (Betacam SP NTSC) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.

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Date text: 
1970
Author: 
Sweeney, SkipFarnsworth, Philo T
Publisher: 
[Video Free America]
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Millenium MARC Record: 
LEADER 00000ngma 2200421Ka 4500 001 319838649 003 OCoLC 005 20090501114749.0 007 vf bjahou 008 090501s1970 xxu062 vleng d 035 (PFA-FILM)17873 035 (PFA-FILM)17869 035 (OCoLC)319838649 040 CUY|beng|cCUY 049 CUYM 099 0503-01-13551 245 04 [The Philo T. Farnsworth Video Obelisk.|nTape no. 2, Philo T. Farnsworth III interview]|h[videorecording] /|cElectric Eye ; produced by Skip Sweeney. 257 United States. 260 United States :|b[Video Free America],|c[1970]. 300 1 videocassette of 1 (62 min.) (Betacam SP NTSC) :|bsd., b&w ;|c1/2 in. 500 Cassette label: Philo tape #2, 5/27 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only.|5CUY. 506 PFA 0503-01-13552. Restricted: For PFA exhibition only. 506 PFA 0503-01-13551. Restricted: Archival. Not for research or exhibition. 520 "The physical form of the piece was in the shape of an obelisk. We had a rolling cart that had three shelves. On the bottom were two rows of two 8-inch monitors. The next shelf had a 21-inch monitor. On top of that was an 18-inch monitor, and on tope of that was an 11-inch monitor. The obelisk played two channels of video... So it was, at least in San Francisco and probably even in California, the first multimonitor, multitrack, videotape performance work." Skip Sweeney interview, California video: artists and histories. This tape, which was part of the obelisk piece, is an interview with Philo T. Farnsworth's son, Philo T. Farnsworth, III who discusses his invention of the Yantra house. 538 Betacam SP NTSC. 590 PFA 0503-01-13552. |aCONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2009/04 /30 poor quality throughout. 590 PFA 0503-01-13551. |aCONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2009/04 /30 poor quality throughout. Skip Sweeney notes "Blown out image due to CV deck misalignment, bad tracking and tension settings for CV." 600 10 Farnsworth, Philo T.,|d1929-1987. 650 0 Video art. 655 7 Documentaries and factual works.|2mim 655 7 Personal/independent works.|2mim 655 7 Television.|2mim 655 7 Interviews.|2mim 655 7 Documentaries and factural works.|2mim 700 1 Sweeney, Skip,|edirection,|eproduction. 700 1 Farnsworth, Philo T.,|d1929-1987. 710 2 Electric Eye. 710 2 Video Free America. 941 0 PFA 0503-01-13552. PFA Collection acquisition transferred by Vidipax from original 1/2" open reel 2006/01/25 941 0 PFA 0503-01-13551. PFA Collection acquisition transferred by Vidipax from original 1/2" open reel 2006/01/25 946 PFA 0503-01-13552. Record created 2009/05/01 by sw. 946 PFA 0503-01-13551. Record created 2009/04/30 by sw. 948 PFA 0503-01-13552. Restricted: For PFA exhibition only. 948 PFA 0503-01-13551. Restricted: Archival. Not for research or exhibition. 956 pfsw 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140309 994 02|bCUY