The forgotten plague dvd,by the dawn of the nineteenth century, the most deadly killer in human history, tuberculosis, had killed one in seven of all the people who had ever lived. Artbook digital ebook edition musical instruments ebook. A list of films and miniseries from director ken burns. Our hands to work become only mechanisms for our own prosperity and success, finding our hearts turned to worldly things. Narrated by david mccullough, this hourlong documentary. The membership was quite large in the 1840s and consisted of, i think, 19 communes spread across the northern and central united states. An informative and comprehensive look at an almost forgotten religious sect. The film makers ken burns and amy stechler burns have put. She was contemplating this motto when she opened an art print book. I can say that while an early film might look cruder in its construction in comparison to a later film, it is no less an accurate barometer of where i. Burns frequently collaborates with author and historian geoffrey c. Its chronological and thematic episodes provided a history of jazz, emphasizing innovative composers and musicians and american history. Musical instruments are among the most meaningful artifacts produced by humankind, a marriage of technology, artistry, symbolism, religion.
Shakers, the hands to work, hearts to godthis revealing and poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life, guided by the recollections of the three surviving members of the faith, along with a wealth of archival material from over 40 collections. In winterspring, from late october to memorial day weekend through may 27, 2005, hours are 10. Ward, notably on documentaries such as the civil war, jazz, baseball, and the 10 part tv series the vietnam war aired. There was a corresponding book that made it into my collection as much for the beautiful photos as for the content. Ken burns has said that he chose the topic of the shakers in large part because his first project. At christmastime the shaker motto hands to work, hearts to god rings like a tinkling bell to the ladyofthehouse. Hands to work, hearts to god, the statue of liberty and the. The shakers talk about hands to work, which is quite nice, this kind of focusing all the time on the making, being always occupied was a wonderful and sobering experience. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Quilt us together, featherstitching piece by piece our tagends of living, our individual scraps of love. Hands to work, hearts to god 1984 avoided showing the brothers who by this time were active in the society at sabbathday lake.
Funding for ken burns american stories provided by. Lord, make us an instrument of thy peace let us sew love. Told through the remembrances of those who livedand were curedat tuberculosis sanatoriums, along with historians and scientists, the forgotten plague is a powerful reminder of the centuries. Nov 11, 2016 put your hands to work and give your hearts to god these words from mother ann lee, the shakers founder, are not a rallying cry for a particular kind of maker or a particular kind of. Hands to work, hearts to god 1984a the statue of liberty 1985a huey long 1985a.
The film is less than an hour in length so of course it is a fairly superficial look at this fascinating group and their contributions to american history. Ken burns america special edition 4 dvd box set 4 dvd set, pal, region 2, time 10hrs 45 mins disc 1 thomas jefferson an epic three hour film portrait of americas third president revered as the author of the most acred document in americas. This film will always have a special place in my heart. Hands to work, hearts to god dvd av item,a poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material. David mccullough, author of john adams, on librarything. Hands to work, hearts to god is ken burnss second film, released in 1984. All of this artwork comes from a period the believers called mothers work or the era of spirit manifestations. It is so much a part of the shakers beliefs that it has found its way into all my shaker stories. But you see salt and pepper shakers as souvenirs, gifts, decorations, and what not. A poignant film portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material. Americas untold story dvd,the first permanent european settlement in the united states was founded two generations before the pilgrims arrived in 1565. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world.
This scholarly edition of the hymnal joins the texts to original shaker tunes for the first. So without further adieu, may i present to you to the crazy table world of salt and pepper shakers. Hands to work, hearts to god, which first aired on pbs in 1984. In 1840, their numbers peaked at six thousand persons, residing in nineteen communal villages from new england to ohio and kentucky. The film is a beautifully crafted combination of rare archive material, interviews with three of the twelve remaining shakers, testimony from their contemporaries. This revealing and poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by the recollections of the three surviving members of the faith. He shows us the early shakers enduring violent assault by opponents who accused them of going about breaking up churches and families. The shakers had the expression hands to work and hearts to god. This story of devotion, invention, ingenuity, simple crafts, and. Your complete guide to the villages florida including real estate, relocation guides, golf courses, town squares and everything about. These utopian communities were regulated by gospel order which assured their members that their disciplined lives were in harmony with god s will.
By the way, some of these might not be safe for work. Ken burns film about the religious sect the shakers is typical of the superior work he has done in making historical documentaries for pbs. Ken burns and his colleagues at florentine filmsdirectors, writers, producers, editors. Hands to work, hearts to god 1984 which examined the american utopian 19thcentury religious sect was followed by huey long 1985 about the louisiana governor and us senator.
In these spiritual havens, they endeavored to accomplish their founders twin mandates, hands to work, hearts to god. Other sights yearround include the ken burns film, the shakers. This saying is, no doubt, the most familiar to anyone who knows anything about the shakers. Its a film about the shakersan offshoot of the quakers that was formed in 1774.
She has also done extensive voice work for documentary maker ken burns, in doing the voices of emily warren roebling in brooklyn bridge, ann lee in the shakers. When the burns brothers began making documentaries in the early 1980s, kens first four films brooklyn bridge, the shakers. Nbcs 60th anniversary celebration, nbc, 1986 irene culver, the love boat. Hands to work, hearts to god, as well as exhibition galleries. Ken burns creates a moving portrait of this particularly american movement, and in the process, offers us a new and unusually moving way to understand the shakers.
Brooklyn bridge 1981 12 out of 4 ken burns first documentary takes a look at the history of the brooklyn bridge. They brought their goods with them, to be shared by all, and each shared in everything that was provided. Before you say grace, perhaps you can hold your condiments in shakers praying for the lord. Despite its decidedly american point of view, international audiences, particularly the french, are embracing ken burns latest film, the 14hourplus the war, which will unspool at. Shakers, the hands to work, hearts to god dvd, 2004 for. Ja the other half of that statement is hands to work, hearts to god. Apr 07, 2014 but the shakers are a subject that has long fascinated me, ever since seeing ken burns early film the shakers. He describes creating his own company in the 1970s, florentine films, and the 1981 documentary brooklyn bridge.
Handstoworkandheartstogod once, many yearsago, at niskeyuna,where the first believers were called by god to serve him inthewilderness, mother ann leeadmonished herfollow. Two later films also skirted the issue of the break. They called themselves the united society of believers in christs second appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them shakers. In his twohour archive interview, ken burns talks about his modest upbringing and his early interest in filmmaking. Shakers, the hands to work, hearts to god dvd, 2004. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. I think that sitting through baseball captures the interminable boredom that sometimes occurs in the game itself. The shaker movement spread from new england, to ohio, kentucky and indiana. Ive been very fortunate working with pbs and the underwriters who have funded these films that i have had complete artistic control, burns maintains.
Hands to work, hearts to the book of acts speaks of the community that anyone could join. Hands to work, hearts to god is a 1984 documentary film by ken burns. We follow its progress from the mind of roebling who would have his son complete it, open it on may 24, 1883 and along the way we hear about the blood and tears that went into it. The shakers put their hands to work and their hearts to god, creating an exquisite legacy of fine furniture, glorious architecture and beautiful music that will remain and inspire long after the last shaker is gone. Shakers believed dancing brought them closer to god. Built by henry ford, and named after his mother and motherinlaw. The society wishes to thank everyone who took the time to complete and return the survey. Ken burns america dvd, 2004, 7disc set for sale online ebay.
A shaker blessing hands to work, hearts to god, blessings to be angel chapel primitive folk art print. A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in central park. Too often, though, we forget that we are merely stewards for god, not owners. Copies of the book will be available for checkout at the front desk of the library beginning monday may 6. The design shows a folk art angel in the night sky above a chapel i used the marthamary chapel in sudbury, ma as my model. Members lived very austere livesdevoting their time to hard work and worshipand complete abstinence from sex. I drop in other sayings when they fit the storyline. Celibacy was at the center of their desire to be closer to god. But the shakers are a subject that has long fascinated me, ever since seeing ken burns early film the shakers. Ken burns america dvd, 2004, 7disc set for sale online. Swing musicians louis armstrong and duke ellington are the central figures. Hands to work, hearts to god includes exquisite photography by ken burns, langdon clay, and jerome liebling, along with archival photographs from the shakers own collections and a historical text by amy stechler burns. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag.
The shakers is a portrait of this particularly american movement. A poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of. Darryl thompson lived among the shakers for many years and served as a consultant to ken burns in his documentary film, the shakers. The shakers is a 1974 documentary film directed by tom davenport and produced by davenport and frank decola. It includes complete publication information for all. Oct 19, 2015 when the burns brothers began making documentaries in the early 1980s, kens first four films brooklyn bridge, the shakers. Hands to work hearts to god blessings to be a shaker etsy. This venture, titled millennial praises, included the texts without music for one hundred and forty hymns and elucidated the radical and feminist theology of the shakers, neatly distilled in verse. Hands to work, hearts to god dvd,a poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material. David mccullough narrates this early documentary by ken burnsbefore burns became a pbs celebrity. The book provides a deeper understanding of the architecture, craft accomplishments, and lives of the shakers. Sep 16, 20 hands to work, hearts to god shaker motto stay safe and healthy. Hands to work, hearts to god with amy stechler burns. For additional digital leasing and purchase options contact a media consultant at 8002575126.
Visitors see the brick dwelling and the 1826 round stone barn. May the grace of god be upon us, and may he establish the work of our. The decorah public library history book group will discuss david mcculloughs the path between the seas. Narrated by david mccullough, this hourlong documentary features interviews with several living shakers and with historians and philosophers ken burns has said that he chose the topic of the shakers in large part because his first project, the oscarnominated brooklyn bridge, was devoted to urban american history. Shakerism offered him an opportunity to explore rural american history. Explore every aspect of a strange, noble sect that produced some of the greatest architecture and furniture in u. According to the midrash, he said to them, may it be gods will that he rest his presence on the works of your hands.
They called themselves the united society of believers in christs second. Anthony 2001 jazz 2002 mark twain publications the shakers. Now comes the film maker ken burns with a highly acclaimed documentary, huey long, that, like his academyawardnominated documentary on the statue of. Hands to work, hearts to god 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mar 08, 2015 a poignant film portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material. Night of 100 stars also known as night of one hundred stars, abc, 1982. Hands to work, hearts to god 1984, burns was oscarnominated again for the statue of liberty 1985. Apr 09, 2018 the shakers and their life, the very way they expressed the christian belief that all we have is gods, to be used for gods purpose, inspires me. Because shakers believed that god should be taken even into the workplace, and the excellence of their work, a part of their worship to him, their furniture and crafts came to be known as religion in wood. It was broadcast on pbs in 2001, and was released on dvd and vhs on january 2, 2001 by the same company. Hands to work, hearts to god documentary, pbs, 1985 night of 100 stars ii also known as night of one hundred stars, abc, 1985.
The shakers dvd ken burns documentary as region 1 for sale. All ken burns documentaries ranked from best to worst imdb. The historian arthur schlesinger said the problem in our country is too much pluribus and not enough unum, burns is saying one day over a bowl of chili at murrays, the local luncheteria. It studies the last dozen remaining shakers in their communities, focusing on their daily lives, music, and spirituality, as well as containing shaker history and interviews with shakers. Hands to work, hearts to god is a production of florentine films and weta. Hands to work, hearts to god dvd,a poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections. Jazz is a 2001 documentary miniseries, directed by ken burns.
Its a film about the shakers an offshoot of the quakers that was formed in 1774. Hands to work, hearts to god is a little like a shaker chair. In the film the shakersparticularly at moments when a voiceover mentions shaker visionstom davenports camera pans over a shaker painting. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Live at the ryman, a concert celebrating the film by ken burns 2019 directed by don carr76. Its a film about the shakersan offshoot of the quakers. Musical instruments brings the worldrenowned collection at the museum of fine arts, boston, to life. They only practiced frenzied dances until the death of mother anne after which point, dance became organized. The shakertown pledge is a written oath created to draw attention to the inequality of worldwide wealth distribution. Americas untold story uncovers the story of americas past that never made it into textbooks.
The strange table world of salt and pepper shakers the. The shaker tradition in maine see other formats hands to work and hearts to god the bowdoin college library the shaker tradition in maine hands to work and hearts to god the shaker tradition in maine essay and notes by theodore e. Ken burns next documentary the statue of liberty 1985 showed the history of the worldfamous statue, the impact it still has on people and the state. Enhanced with 48 audio and video clips of expert musicians performing on rare and historical instruments, this ebook edition of mfa highlights. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. The 9th golden satellite awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2004, were presented by the international press academy on january 23, 2005. Anthony and most notably as southern diarist mary boykin chesnut for burns. After having spent between 6 and years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime. Burns is a storyteller first and a historian second, if. If you want to describe my work in a nutshell, its about unum.
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