May 24, 2022
Bob Ross is more than a painter, more than a teacher, and more than a TV show host. Let's find out what Bob was really up to with his timeless show "The Joy of Painting."
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Pt. 1: His Legacy
Pt. 2: His Life and Art (coming soon)
Pt. 3: His Place in History (coming soon)
Timestamps:
0:00 Bob the radical
11:00 The real thesis of the book, Joy as self-development
26:00 Deeper meaning in painting
42:05 A brief history and assessment of Bob’s life and legacy
1:07:00 A great story from Bob’s student
1:14:25 Bob’s mission: His medium is part of the message
1:30:30 Trying to find a crack in his clean image
1:47:05 Nothing wrong with making a “happy buck”
1:55:57 Bob’s legacy is aging well
Sources used:
Main sources: - Sex, Deceit, and Scandal: The Ugly War Over Bob Ross’ Ghost by **Alston Ramsay** https://www.thedailybeast.com/sex-deceit-and-scandal-the-ugly-war-over-bob-ross-ghost - Netflix Documentary: "Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed" by Director **Joshua Rofe** and producers **Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone **(https://www.netflix.com/title/81155081) - "Happy Clouds, Happy Trees: The Bob Ross Phenomenon" by **Congdon, Blandy, and Cooeyman** (https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Clouds-Trees-Ross-Phenomenon/dp/1617039950) - two main sources: PBS doc "bob ross: the happy painter" and "brush strokes"(official publication of the tv art club by BRI) + communications w various people Minor Sources Directly About Bob/Joy of Painting: - https://artsfuse.org/235381/film-review-bob-ross-happy-accidents-betrayal-greed-painting-by-plunders/ - https://thehustle.co/why-its-nearly-impossible-to-buy-an-original-bob-ross-painting/amp/ - https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-bob-ross-owes-happy-trees-forgotten-painter - https://biographics.org/bob-ross-biography-the-man-behind-the-canvas/ - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/10/bob-ross-inc-joan-kowalski - Alexander Cruz's testimony - Dawnia's testimony Minor Sources Tangential to Bob: - https://blog.rexhomes.com/how-did-farmhouse-style-become-a-trend/ - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/culture-shrink/201809/the-psychology-rustic-chic - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Craftsman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruskin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_city_movement - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_painting - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_School - Bill Alexander Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKEPISA0f4E - "**Consumer Society in American History: A Reader**" - **Chapter 3 of "Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society"**
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