Edgar Howard

Edgar Howard

Director · Producer

Biography

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.

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Representative Works

Brice Marden
Brice Marden
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Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods
Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods
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Jean Nouvel: Guthrie Theater
Jean Nouvel: Guthrie Theater
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On The Wings of Brancusi
On The Wings of Brancusi
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James Rosenquist Up Close
James Rosenquist Up Close
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Carrie Mae Weems: Speaking of Art
Carrie Mae Weems: Speaking of Art
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Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest
Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest
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Duane Michals (1939-1997)
Duane Michals (1939-1997)
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line
2013Nominee

Best Picture

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

Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods
2003Nominee

Best Picture

Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods

On The Wings of Brancusi
2018Nominee

Best Director

On The Wings of Brancusi

Career Highlights

Jeff Koons: The Whitney Retrospective
2014Highlight

Best Director

Jeff Koons: The Whitney Retrospective

James Rosenquist Up Close
2019Highlight

Best Director

James Rosenquist Up Close

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