Biography and filmography

Edgar Howard

Edgar Howard is the Founder and President of Checkerboard Films, a non-profit foundation established in 1979 to document the American arts for archival and educational purposes. He has produced and/or directed over 45 films, beginning with his first profile on painter Brice Marden in 1977.

Movies (27)

Vladimir Kagan: A Life of Design

Vladimir Kagan: A Life of Design

2022 · Director, Producer

Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory

Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory

2022 · Director

Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest

Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest

2021 · Producer, Director

Frank Stella: Black Aluminum Copper

Frank Stella: Black Aluminum Copper

2019 · Director

James Rosenquist Up Close

James Rosenquist Up Close

2019 · Director

On The Wings of Brancusi

On The Wings of Brancusi

2018 · Director, Producer

The Architecture and Art of Cornell Tech

The Architecture and Art of Cornell Tech

2018 · Director

John Richardson: The Art of Picasso 1927-1973

John Richardson: The Art of Picasso 1927-1973

2016 · Director

Inventing Cornell Tech: The Vision

Inventing Cornell Tech: The Vision

2015 · Producer, Director

Jeff Koons: The Whitney Retrospective

Jeff Koons: The Whitney Retrospective

2014 · Director

Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line

Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line

2013 · Producer

Eric Fischl: The Process of Painting

Eric Fischl: The Process of Painting

2012 · Director

Carrie Mae Weems: Speaking of Art

Carrie Mae Weems: Speaking of Art

2012 · Director

James Salter: A Sport and a Pastime

James Salter: A Sport and a Pastime

2011 · Director, Producer

Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings

Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings

2010 · Director

Ray Kappe: California Modern Master - Forty Years of Modular Evolution

Ray Kappe: California Modern Master - Forty Years of Modular Evolution

2009 · Producer

Jean Nouvel: Guthrie Theater

Jean Nouvel: Guthrie Theater

2008 · Producer

Steven Holl: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Building

Steven Holl: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Building

2008 · Producer

Ellsworth Kelly: Fragments

Ellsworth Kelly: Fragments

2007 · Director

Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods

Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods

2003 · Producer

Yvonne Jacquette: Autumn Expansion

Yvonne Jacquette: Autumn Expansion

1985 · Director

Duane Michals (1939-1997)

Duane Michals (1939-1997)

1978 · Director

Brice Marden

Brice Marden

· Director

Vincent Scully: An Art Historian Among Architects

Vincent Scully: An Art Historian Among Architects

· Producer

Peter Eisenman: University of Phoenix Stadium for the Arizona Cardinals

Peter Eisenman: University of Phoenix Stadium for the Arizona Cardinals

· Producer

Studio Gang Architects: Aqua Tower

Studio Gang Architects: Aqua Tower

· Producer

Thom Mayne: U.S. Federal Office Building, San Francisco

Thom Mayne: U.S. Federal Office Building, San Francisco

· Producer

TV shows (0)

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