Chess Masterworks: The Art and History of Twenty-five Chess Sets from the World-Renowned Collection of Dr. George and Vivian Dean is a one-of-a-kind video featuring beautifully filmed mini-documentaries on the art and history of 25 of the world’s greatest chess sets, all from the spectacular collection of Dr. George Dean (Founder and President Emeritus of Chess Collectors International) and his wife, Vivian.

ANN ARBOR, MI, March 14, 2013 - Unique Documentary features Renowned Chess Sets

Chess Masterworks: The Art and History of Twenty-five Chess Sets from the World-Renowned Collection of Dr. George and Vivian Dean is a one-of-a-kind video featuring beautifully filmed mini-documentaries on the art and history of 25 of the world’s greatest chess sets, all from the spectacular collection of Dr. George Dean (Founder and President Emeritus of Chess Collectors International) and his wife, Vivian.

Chess Masterworks is currently available for purchase in BluRay, DVD, DVD on Demand -- and as an App under the title: ChessSetArt.

For decades, Dr. and Mrs. Dean have traveled the globe acquiring many of the most historically important, valuable and sought after chess sets in existence. The Deans’ collection, which includes the celebrated Faberge set and board – mentioned in Chess.com, 2007 as “the most valuable chess set in the world” rivals any to be found in top museums world-wide.

Chess Masterworks (ChessSetArt) features on-camera narration by Susan Polgar, the world’s first female grandmaster; Sarah Coffin, Curator of the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum; Graham Beal, Director of the Detroit Institute of Arts; and the collector’s themselves, Dr. George and Vivian Dean. The stories behind the sets are intriguing and the narrators are well-suited to comment on both the artistic and historical merit of the sets. For example, we learn that the Faberge set was commissioned as a gift from Tsar Nicholas to Russian General Kouropatkin as a consolation gift after the General’s army was defeated in Manchuria by the Japanese.

Also included are the Meissen Sea Life set and board; a 16th Century German set and board of rock crystal and smokey topaz, an 18th Century Murano blown glass set, a 19th Century Morocan set and board embroidered with spun silk and gold lace; and sets by modern masters Salvador Dali and Man Ray.

Spanning five centuries and four continents, the sets featured in this collection are miniature works of art masterfully fashioned from substances such as ivory, amber, jade, porcelain and glass, often laden with precious and semi-precious jewels.

In Grandmaster Susan Polgar’s words, “The Deans really picked out the jewels from each culture and historical time.”

Available:
On Amazon – DVD on Demand, DVD, and Blu Ray – Title: Chess Masterworks
On iTunes and Google Play Stores – as an APP – Title: ChessSetArt
On Flick Rocket as a Download Title: ChessSetArt
DVD On Demand: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ARNBGE4
DVD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B9MSC9E
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Blu Ray: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B9MW7AO
Android App: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=ChessSetArt
Apple App:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chesssetart/id592284055?mt=8&uo=4
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ANN ARBOR, MI
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