William Segal died in 2000 at age 96, a prolific writer, painter, publisher, and philosopher whose interests attracted filmmaker Ken Burns. The two collaborated on an "interior trilogy," films on Segal's powerful themes. W... more »illiam Segal offers a poignant vignette of the artist working in his studio and garden. Vezelay, inspired by the French basilica, probes issues of identity, while In the Marketplace brings Segal forward into practice.
William Segal - A short filmed in Segal's art studio and garden. We observe Mr. Segal as he paints, discussing the creative process and the intimate personal and spiritual relationship between the artist and the work of art.
Vezelay - Inspired by the magnificent basilica at Vezelay, France, William Segal and Ken Burns joyously probe the eternal question of individual identity and the obstacles and exhilarations of seeing, searching and being.
In the Marketplace - Unites the themes of the two previous films and brings -- as William Segal did so remarkably -- into practice and into life.« less