American Masters
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Premiere
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June 23, 1986
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check local listings
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Creator
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Susan Lacy
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Network/Provider
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PBS
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Style
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60-minute documentary
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Company
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WNET
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Seasons
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36
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Currently airing season 36
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Origin
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USA
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Official Site
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PBS
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American Masters is a documentary series that airs on PBS. It examines the lives of artists and movements in the U.S.
Seasons
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Season One
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June 13, 1986
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Season Two
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Season Three
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Season Four
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Season Five
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Season Six
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Season Seven
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Season Eight
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Season Nine
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Season Ten
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Season Eleven
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Season Twelve
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Season Thirteen
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Season Fourteen
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Season Fifteen
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Season Sixteen
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Season Seventeen
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Season Eighteen
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Season Nineteen
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Season Twenty
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Season Twenty-One
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February 27, 2008
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September 25, 2008
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Season Twenty-Two
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February 18, 2009
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December 28, 2009
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Season Twenty-Three
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January 11, 2010
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November 30, 2010
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Season Twenty-Four
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January 20, 2011
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Season Twenty-Five
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Season Thirty
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Season Thirty-Four
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Season Thirty-Five
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Season Thirty-Six
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January 11, 2022
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In-Depth
DVD Releases
Title
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Release
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Discs
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Episode Collections (Region 1)
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The Artists
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April 20, 2004
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purchase
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6
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Legends of Broadway
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October 5, 2004
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purchase
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3
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The Muscians
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October 5, 2004
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purchase
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3
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Individual Episodes (Region 1)
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Norman Rockwell: Painting America
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December 28, 2009
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purchase
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1
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Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
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February 22, 2000
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purchase
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1
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Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye
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July 10, 2001
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purchase
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
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February 19, 2002
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purchase
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Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light
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April 2, 2002
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purchase
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Sarah Vaughan - The Divine One
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April 30, 2002
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purchase
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1
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Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius
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April 20, 2004
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purchase
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1
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James Dean: Sense Memories
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September 20, 2005
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purchase
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1
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Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
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April 25, 2006
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purchase
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Willa Cather: The Road Is All
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April 25, 2006
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purchase
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Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
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November 13, 2007
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purchase
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1
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Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About
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March 31, 2009
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purchase
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1
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External Links