Films preserved by

Walker Art Center ( )

The Color of the Day (1955), cityscape portrait of St. Paul and Minneapolis, as viewed by Paul Downs through reflections and advertisements (2022 Avant-Garde Masters Grants ).
Dimond Collection (1927–1930), 9.5mm home movies of Minneapolis (2004 Federal Grants).
Love Shots (1971), Paul Downs’s evocation of the colors and feel of mountains in Mexico and springtime in Minnesota (2022 Avant-Garde Masters Grants ).
Opening/Closing (1972), Kathleen Laughlin’s animated vision of the everyday task of doing laundry (2024 Avant-Garde Masters Grants).
Phototropism (1985), abstract film employing rayograph style techniques to document a Minnesota garden by film curator Sally Dixon and Ricardo Bloch. (2023 Avant-Garde Masters Grants).
Red News (1966), found footage “compendium of disasters” by Carolee Schneeman (2022 Avant-Garde Masters Grants ).