Directing

Edgar Howard

Edgar Howard is the Founder and President of Checkerboard Films, a non-profit foundation established in 1979 to document the American arts for archival and educational purposes. He has produced and/or directed over 45 films, beginning with his first profile on painter Brice Marden in 1977.

Known for

Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line
Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line
2013
Jeff Koons: The Whitney Retrospective
Jeff Koons: The Whitney Retrospective
2014
Inventing Cornell Tech: The Vision
Inventing Cornell Tech: The Vision
2015
On The Wings of Brancusi
On The Wings of Brancusi
2018
The Architecture and Art of Cornell Tech
The Architecture and Art of Cornell Tech
2018
Carrie Mae Weems: Speaking of Art
Carrie Mae Weems: Speaking of Art
2012
Frank Stella Black Aluminum Copper
Frank Stella Black Aluminum Copper
2019
Ellsworth Kelly: Fragments
Ellsworth Kelly: Fragments
2007
James Rosenquist Up Close
James Rosenquist Up Close
2019
Ray Kappe: California Modern Master - Forty Years of Modular Evolution
Ray Kappe: California Modern Master - Forty Years of Modular Evolution
2009
Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods
Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods
2003
Peter Eisenman: University of Phoenix Stadium for the Arizona Cardinals
Peter Eisenman: University of Phoenix Stadium for the Arizona Cardinals
2023
Studio Gang Architects: Aqua Tower
Studio Gang Architects: Aqua Tower
2021
Thom Mayne: U.S. Federal Office Building, San Francisco
Thom Mayne: U.S. Federal Office Building, San Francisco
2021
Steven Holl: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Building
Steven Holl: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Building
2008