To Paint My People
To Paint My People
House in Kerteminde, on the Danish island of Funen, where William Johnson lived; zoom in to second floor window where he would paint.
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Adult Danish male standing with a dry docked boat; zoom in to man.
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Senior Curator Adelyn Breeskin walking from the hall to an exhibit to stand by a William Johnson painting. Breeskin staring at painted portrait of William Johnson.
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Panning view of Long Island Beach.
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Statue of Liberty in the distance, ferry boats travelling in FG; slow pan over New York Harbor docks, New York City, and the Brooklyn Bridge. African American male sitting on park bench, looking away from camera; pan up, adult African American man walking, and across Washington Square Park to the top of the Washington Square Arch.
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Zoom in to the Statue of Liberty from the New York Harbor docks; ferry boat travelling. Map of William Johnson's scrapbook showing the cities visited in Europe and North Africa.
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Sign for Dalby. VS of houses in the town of Dalby; thatched roofs. Car driving by; open field and peak of a building in the distance. School or church.
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Exterior of New York City brownstone apartments with fire escapes. African American male and female playing on sidewalk; adult African American men, woman walking by.
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High angle panning view over Denmark harbor.
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Travelling POV of a seaside town.
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Bird standing on a pier post; zoom out to two boats docked in between two small wooden piers. Boat dry docked; man walking from one small house to another house or shed in BG. Portrait of Danish man's grandfather, painted by William Johnson; pan down to middle-aged adult Danish man who knew Johnson, sitting in chair. Man speaks about meeting Johnson in Danish; translation provided.
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Travelling POV of a seaside town.
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Middle-aged adult Danish man who knew Johnson, sitting in chair, speaks about the creation of his grandfather's portrait in Danish; translation provided.
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High angle view of a fishing boat travelling into harbor. Pan up from water to warehouses on a dock.
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Panning, elevated view of seaside town; snowcapped mountain in BG.
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VS of town situated at base of mountain and coast; cliff and fish flakes in FG. Caught fish, possibly cod, drying. Town situated at base of mountain and coast, building and fish flake in FG; zoom in to town in the distance.
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Fishing boat travelling; pan up from boat to mountain in BG.
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Three large fish flakes on the coast of Norway; mountains in BG. Travelling POV past a building with two smokestacks; stone seawall. Two adult Danish fishermen speaking to each other at boat's stern.
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Middle aged adult Danish fisherman recounting, in Danish, a story where William Johnson became seasick travelling in rough waters; translation provided.
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Middle aged adult Danish fisherman continuing, in Danish, to speak about William Johnson; translation provided.
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House in Kerteminde, on the Danish island of Funen, where William Johnson lived.
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Windmill in Kerteminde, on the Danish island of Funen.
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Small Danish neighborhood.
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Still of a letter from the Harmon Foundation to William Johnson. Fade in, panning view of brownstone apartments; tilt down to street below. Fade out to ending of the letter. Small town in Europe.
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VS of German soldiers marching in formation; close-ups of Adolf Hitler watching parade, returning salute.
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German soldiers moving pole in unison. German soldiers driving motorcycles with sidecars off road.
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Slow pan over New York Harbor; piers in the FG, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge in BG. VS of Harlem neighborhood with brownstone apartments. Letter by William Johnson.
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Panning view of Harlem street featuring two different Baptist churches next to each other.
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Two churches across the street from each other; zoom to the top of church steeple.
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Harlem Mosque; zoom in to the sky, past the dome.
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David C. Driskell speaking about William Johnson's artwork and style while sitting next to a painting by William Johnson.
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David C. Driskell speaking about William Johnson's artwork and style pertaining to Christianity while sitting next to a painting by William Johnson.
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David C. Driskell speaking about William Johnson's influence in the artworld, referencing another artist, Romare Bearden, who was heavily influenced by Johnson.
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VS of Romare Bearden creating a piece of art, talks about his process.
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Romare Bearden talks about William Johnson.
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Adelyn Breeskin speaking about William and Holcha's friends during a difficult period of their lives. Holcha had breast cancer and died shortly after going to the hospital, leaving William Johnson "bereft" and wanting to go back to Denmark.
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Zoom out to adult men working at dock; man driving forklift, carrying palette in FG.
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Zoom from Danish flag flying in town to town's church.
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Church in Dalby. Tilt down to Holcha Krake's grave, shared with Nanna.
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Adelyn Breeskin talks about William Johnson's departure to Denmark, taking his paintings with him, thinking neither would ever return, but the paintings did return in a large crate. It was eight years before the Harmon Foundation rescued the crate, salvaging what they could after the damage done by rats.
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Pan across, then looking through bars to a window, darkened room.
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Panning view of grass field with trees in front of houses toward a house. Large empty room in house; zoom in toward hallway.
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Line of trees in long lawn; tilted down to ground looking directly at the gravestone of William Johnson, marked "2527". Letter from Central Islip State Hospital confirmed Johnson's death. Shaky pan over gravestones; pan up to lawn and trees on hospital grounds. "Rest in Peace" inscribed on stone. Panning view of hospital grounds ending with cracking stone monument; tree lined road, lawn.
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Face of Senior Curator, Adelyn Breeskin staring at art (off screen).