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The Purple Turtle (1962)

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The Purple Turtle (1962)
Sponsors: American Crayon Co.; National Kindergarten Association. Production Co.: ACI Productions. Director/Producer/Camera: Stelios Roccos. Music: Richard Wernick. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 14 minutes.

Film showing kindergarteners in art class. Unscripted and informal, The Purple Turtle is narrated by the children and captures their excitement in expressing themselves through painting and sculpture.

Resources
Phyllis Ehrlich, “Parents Urged to Give Tyro Artist Free Hand,” New York Times, Mar. 5, 1962, 19; Howard Thompson,“Screen Entries in 16mm,” New York Times, Mar. 11, 1962, X7; “Film on Tots with Paints,” Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 17, 1962, 6.