The Things We See was a Canadian children's television series on the arts which aired on CBC Television from July to September 1957.
| The Things We See | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alan Jarvis |
| Presented by | Alan Jarvis |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Marion Dunn[1] |
| Production location | Ottawa |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 2 July – 24 September 1957 |
Premise
editAlan Jarvis, the National Gallery of Canada's director, hosted this series which encouraged viewers to examine ordinary objects for certain patterns, featuring items from the National Gallery. The series was named for Jarvis' 1947 book The Things We See – Indoors and Out.[1]
Special postcards were sold to viewers to support the 11th episode's theme on colour, given that the CBC was limited to black-and-white broadcasts at that time.[1]
Scheduling
edit12 episodes of this half-hour series were broadcast on Tuesdays 5:00 p.m. from 2 July to 24 September 1957.
References
edit- ^ a b c Robertson, Clive (2006). Policy matters: administrations of art and culture. YYZ Books. pp. 161–162. ISBN 9780920397367. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Things We See". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2013.