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Francis Bacon Unseen - 1965
This pilot episode for a live arts discussion programme, filmed in 1965, was never broadcast.
Julian Jebb interviews Francis Bacon about his contemporaries in the art world, his working practices and his personal philosophies - such as his belief that true abstract painting is nothing more than 'lyrical, charming and decorative'.
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