Mark Kistler, aka Commander Mark, stars in a new documentary, The Secret Cities of Mark Kistler, that tells the story of Kistler's legacy and how it all happened. Commander Mark had big bright eyes ...

Commander Mark had big bright eyes and a wide mustachioed smile big enough to match his magnetic persona. He wore bright red military coveralls with a bandoleer filled with — not bullets, but magic ...

A new documentary celebrates how millions of children learned the power of drawing from PBS television art educator Mark Kistler. Learning to love to draw with Commander Mark, the Bob Ross of drawing ...

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