An afghan from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minnesota was the grand prize of the #ShareYourShelfieContest In celebration of the upcoming film Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page, American Masters hosted a #ShareYourShelfieContest on social media! Entrants were asked to post the most creative photo of their Laura Ingalls Wilder / “Little […]
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Features world premieres of “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It,” “Ailey” and “Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir” NEW YORK, January 13, 2021 – Three American Masters Pictures documentaries will world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 28 – February 3: Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided […]
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The EGOT is perhaps the most coveted title in American entertainment. Only 16 people in history have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. It’s the ultimate achievement for artists who have the ability to traverse different mediums and modes of storytelling – whether it be acting, directing, dancing, singing, composing or writing. This exclusive […]
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Prodigies and whiz kids may get a lot of attention in our society, but equally important and inspiring are those who persevere to master their crafts and earn great success later in life. Here are four women who, through their tenacity and discipline, earned a place among America’s cultural icons well into adulthood. Toni Morrison […]
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I get to bear witness to “I never knew that” moments from my students at my university on a fairly regular basis. There’s something quite delightful about introducing both my undergraduate and graduate students to historical figures and events that they didn’t learn about prior to entering my classroom. While I do not kid myself […]
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On February 19, 2021, Parks Canada transferred six bison from Elk Island National Park in Northern Alberta to Waterton Lakes National Park in Southern Alberta. While this might seem like an insignificant event, it was the latest in a series of moves initiated by Parks Canada over the last 100+ years to help grow the […]
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The nominees and honorees for the 25th Annual Webby Awards were announced this week, and American Masters earned one nomination and three honors. Fans can vote now for our “People’s Voice” short film nominee, Anik Khan: Street Level, through Thursday, May 6. The winners will be announced through a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, May 18. […]
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Judy in Concert, Las Vegas 1962. Courtesy of “The John Fricke Collection.” “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore,” Dorothy Gale once famously said in “The Wizard of Oz.” The actress Judy Garland was just 16 when she starred as the sparkly shoe-wearing Dorothy in the award-winning film, and she crash-landed into […]
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“Amyra León: Strange Grace” from filmmaker Malika Zouhali-Worrall provides a portrait of Amyra León, the musician, poet, author and activist who channels deeply personal experiences of pain and healing into raw, majestic, and often cathartic performances that celebrate love, Blackness and womanhood. Two American Masters initiatives have been nominated for an NAACP Image Award in […]
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