Download or read book D. W. Griffith, American Film Master written by Iris Barry and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "D.W. Griffith: American Film Master first appeared in 1940 in conjunction with a pioneering retrospective exhibition of Griffith's films at The Museum of Modern Art. As first curator of the Museum's Film Library, Iris Barry had uncovered and re-examined the films Griffith made at the very beginning of his career ... In conjunction with a large new exhibition of Griffith's work, the Museum is reissuing her study supplemented by an addendum that more than doubles the size of the original work. This new section, which was prepared by Eileen Bowser, provides detailed annotation for all of Griffith's films"--