You Are an Artist
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You Are an Artist is an NBC
television series, which first aired on NBC flagship station WNBT-TV in New York City
on November 1, 1946 and then on the NBC Television network until 1950.
, Ben Grauer
, and Warren Hull
. Each episode was 15 minutes long (see below for broadcast timeslots).
As its title suggests, it was a program designed to teach people how to draw art. During its final season, reflecting changing hosts, its name changed to The Ben Grauer Show then The Warren Hull Show before finally leaving the air.
d episodes are known to survive of this program, due to NBC's lack of an archival policy at the time. However, there are numerous audio recordings without video images from as early as January 9, 1947 (featuring Jon Gnagy) as taken from the live WNBT-TV broadcasts in New York, as documented in the Library of Congress
SONIC Archives.
NBC
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television series, which first aired on NBC flagship station WNBT-TV in New York City
New York City
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on November 1, 1946 and then on the NBC Television network until 1950.
Production history
Among the people to host the program during its run were artist Jon GnagyJon Gnagy
Jon Gnagy was a self-taught artist most remembered for being America's original television art instructor, hosting You Are an Artist, which began on the NBC network. On May 16, 1946, Jon Gnagy was the first "act" on the first television program broadcast from the antenna atop the Empire State...
, Ben Grauer
Ben Grauer
Benjamin Franklin Grauer was an US radio and TV personality, following a career during the 1920s as a child actor in films and on Broadway. He began his career as a child in David Warfield's production of The Return of Peter Grimm. Among his early credits were roles in films directed by D.W....
, and Warren Hull
Warren Hull
John Warren Hull was an actor and TV personality, active from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was one of the most popular serial actors in the action-adventure field....
. Each episode was 15 minutes long (see below for broadcast timeslots).
As its title suggests, it was a program designed to teach people how to draw art. During its final season, reflecting changing hosts, its name changed to The Ben Grauer Show then The Warren Hull Show before finally leaving the air.
Episode status
No kinescopeKinescope
Kinescope , shortened to kine , also known as telerecording in Britain, is a recording of a television program made by filming the picture from a video monitor...
d episodes are known to survive of this program, due to NBC's lack of an archival policy at the time. However, there are numerous audio recordings without video images from as early as January 9, 1947 (featuring Jon Gnagy) as taken from the live WNBT-TV broadcasts in New York, as documented in the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
SONIC Archives.
See also
- 1946-47 United States network television schedule (Fridays at 8:15pm ET)
- 1947-48 United States network television schedule (Thursdays at 9pm ET)
- 1948-49 United States network television schedule (Wednesdays at 7:30 ET)