| 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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| Status
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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.
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| Season One
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June 13, 1986
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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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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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January 20, 2011
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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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1
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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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1
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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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1
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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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1
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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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1
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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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