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Book Unexpected Journeys

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  • Author : Janet A. Kaplan
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 292 pages

Download or read book Unexpected Journeys written by Janet A. Kaplan and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The adventures that fill the strange and wonderful paintings by Remedios Varo (1908-1963) reflect the physical and psychological journeys of her own tumultuous life. Raised in a strict Spanish family and rigorously trained in academic art, Varo first found escape in Barcelona's bohemian avant-garde. After fleeing the Spanish Civil War with the poet Benjamin Péret, later her husband, she entered the inner circle of the Surrealists in Paris. Forced to flee again by the Nazis, she and Péret faced a year of mounting danger in Marseilles before securing passage to Mexico. Finding welcome refuge in Mexico City, where she remained until her death, Varo produced the extraordinary paintings for which she gained renown. Janet A. Kaplan's vivid chronicle, the first on the subject in English, weaves Varo's life with the artist's exquisite work. Painted with a jewellike palette and old-master precision, Varo's intimate tableaus, rich with details of women's experience, tell fantasy tales of alchem, science, mysticism, and magic. Fifty color reproductions capture the wit and beauty of her major paintings; numerous black-and-white illustrations document other works and portray the compelling artist with her circle of lifelong friends and admirers. The book is further enlivened by her own voice, conveyed in hilarious letters and surreal stories, published here for the first time. An instant celebrity in Mexico--where her retrospectives have drawn record crowds--Varo has recently found enthusiastic audiences in Europe and the Americas. A woman of intense magnetism and powerful imagination, Varo has been little known outside Mexico. The fascinating story of her life and dazzling intricacy of her art will prove a revelation."--Front flap of book jacket.

Book Adventures in the Arts

Download or read book Adventures in the Arts written by Marsden Hartley and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book When was Modernism

Download or read book When was Modernism written by Geeta Kapur and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A commitment to modernity is the underlying theme of this volume. Through essays that are interpretive and theoretical, the author seeks to situate the modern in contemporary cultural practice. She sets up an ideological vantage point to view modernism along its multiple tracks in India and the third world.The essays divide into three sections. The first two sections, Artists and ArtWork and Film/Narratives, raise questions of authorship, genre, and contemporary features of national culture that materialize into an aesthetic in the Indian context. The last section, Frames of Reference, formalizes the polemical options developed across the book. The essays here propose resistance to the depoliticization of narratives, and affirm an open-ended engagement with the avant-garde. They explore the possibility of art practice finding its own signifying space that is still a space for radical transformation.Geeta Kapur is an independent art critic and curator living in New Delhi. Her extensive publications on modern Indian art include the book Contemporary Indian Artists (Delhi, 1978), exhibition catalogues and monographs on artists. She is currently writing a monograph on Tyeb Mehta. Her essays on cultural criticism have been widely presented in forums of art history and cultural studies. Her curatorial work includes the show Bombay/Mumbai 1992 2001 in the multi-part exhibition titled Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis , at Tate Modern, London, in 2001. Geeta Kapur is a founder-editor of the Journal of Arts & Ideas and advisory editor to Third Text. She has held research fellowships at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, and Clare Hall, Cambridge University. For the past three decades, [Geeta Kapur s] has been the singular dominant presence in the field to a point that her writings alone seem to have constituted the whole field of modern Indian art theory and criticism. Tapati Guha-Thakurta, Biblio (Delhi), May June 2001. Geeta Kapur is a magisterial presence in the sphere of modern Indian art. [The] insistence on the primacy of bearing witness to creative practice has been the leitmotif of Kapur s work. . . . Kapur s contribution . . . is best understood by reflection on the radical change that her activity has brought about in Indian art criticism. Ranjit Hoskote, Art India (Mumbai), Vol. VI, 1, 2001. When Was Modernism is a book of essays: imaginative, interpretive, argumentative, polemical, political and, in the combined sense of all these, historical. . . . [It] provides an instance of passionate engagement that, at its best moments, verges on the poetic. Chaitanya Sambrani, ART AsiaPacific (Australia), Issue 30, 2001.

Book Birth of Venus

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  • Author : Cross Stitch Collectibles
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-04
  • ISBN : 9781545406694
  • Pages : 118 pages

Download or read book Birth of Venus written by Cross Stitch Collectibles and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birth of Venus - Bouguereau extra-large print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished size (depending upon the fabric you choose): 14 count aida: 25" x 35.25" 18 count aida: 19.5" x 27.5" 24 count aida: 14.5" x 20.75" Stitches: 350w x 495h Pattern Features: * Large-print for easy reading * Full cross stitches only * Black/White chart with easy-to-read symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet * Complete materials list included Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: : This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!!

Book The Dance of Life

Download or read book The Dance of Life written by Havelock Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Little Shepherdess  1889

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  • Author : Cross Stitch Collectibles
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-06
  • ISBN : 9781721613182
  • Pages : 88 pages

Download or read book Little Shepherdess 1889 written by Cross Stitch Collectibles and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Shepherdess, 1889 - William Bouguereau extra-large-print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished Sizes (approximate) 14 count: 17.75" x 31" 18 count: 14" x 24.25" 24 count: 10.5" x 18.25" Stitches: 250w x 435h Pattern Features: * Extra-Large-print for easy reading * Full cross stitches only * Black/White chart with easy-to-read symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet * Complete materials list included Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: : This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!!

Book The Art of the Metropolitan Museum of New York

Download or read book The Art of the Metropolitan Museum of New York written by David Charles Preyer and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Indian Craze

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  • Author : Elizabeth Hutchinson
  • Publisher : Duke University Press
  • Release : 2009-03-23
  • ISBN : 0822392097
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book The Indian Craze written by Elizabeth Hutchinson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early twentieth century, Native American baskets, blankets, and bowls could be purchased from department stores, “Indian stores,” dealers, and the U.S. government’s Indian schools. Men and women across the United States indulged in a widespread passion for collecting Native American art, which they displayed in domestic nooks called “Indian corners.” Elizabeth Hutchinson identifies this collecting as part of a larger “Indian craze” and links it to other activities such as the inclusion of Native American artifacts in art exhibitions sponsored by museums, arts and crafts societies, and World’s Fairs, and the use of indigenous handicrafts as models for non-Native artists exploring formal abstraction and emerging notions of artistic subjectivity. She argues that the Indian craze convinced policymakers that art was an aspect of “traditional” Native culture worth preserving, an attitude that continues to influence popular attitudes and federal legislation. Illustrating her argument with images culled from late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century publications, Hutchinson revises the standard history of the mainstream interest in Native American material culture as “art.” While many locate the development of this cross-cultural interest in the Southwest after the First World War, Hutchinson reveals that it began earlier and spread across the nation from west to east and from reservation to metropolis. She demonstrates that artists, teachers, and critics associated with the development of American modernism, including Arthur Wesley Dow and Gertrude Käsebier, were inspired by Native art. Native artists were also able to achieve some recognition as modern artists, as Hutchinson shows through her discussion of the Winnebago painter and educator Angel DeCora. By taking a transcultural approach, Hutchinson transforms our understanding of the role of Native Americans in modernist culture.

Book At the Edge of the Brook

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  • Author : Cross Stitch Collectibles
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-06
  • ISBN : 9781721611874
  • Pages : 88 pages

Download or read book At the Edge of the Brook written by Cross Stitch Collectibles and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Edge of the Brook - William Bouguereau extra-large print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished Sizes (approximate) 14 count: 17.75" x 28.25" 18 count: 14" x 22" 24 count: 10.5" x 16.5" Stitches: 250w x 395h Pattern Features: * Large-print pattern for easy reading!! * Full color glossy front cover * Full cross stitches only (no backstitching or specialty stitches) * Black and white chart with easy-to-read alphabetic symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet to guide you through the pattern pages. * Full thread list indicating DMC color numbers, names and quantity required * Cross stitch pattern chart only. No fabric, threads or other materials included. Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: : This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!!

Book The Little Knitter  Bouguereau Cross Stitch Pattern

Download or read book The Little Knitter Bouguereau Cross Stitch Pattern written by Kathleen George and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Knitter - Bouguereau extra-large-print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished Sizes (approximate) 14 count: 17.75" x 26" 18 count: 14" x 20.25" 22 count: 10.5" x 15.25" Stitches: 250w x 365h Pattern Features: * Extra-Large-print for easy reading * Full cross stitches only * Black/White chart with easy-to-read symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet * Complete materials list included Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: : This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Founded in 1998, Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!!

Book An American Art Student in Paris

Download or read book An American Art Student in Paris written by Kenyon Cox and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenyon Cox (1856-1919) studied painting in Paris from the fall of 1877 to the fall of 1882. These edited letters, written to his parents in Ohio, describe Cox's daily routine and explicate French art teaching both in the academic setting of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and in private ateliers, such as those of Emile Carolus-Duran and Rodolphe Julian. The letters are important for insight into this system and into Paris art student life in general. Cox was an academic, committed to learning traditional drawing and composition before establishing his own artistic identity. Most of the students who crowded the ateliers and academics of Paris shared this view, and Cox's experiences and opinions, often pungently expressed, were thus more typical of this great majority than were those of experimenters such as the impressionists, who were gaining notice while Cox was in Paris. He commented frequently on current fads, fancies, and serious developments in the art world during this transitional period. Cox also described his life and travels outside the academy. These letters are a valuable commentary on the culture of late nineteeth-century Europe. He reported on concerts, operas, plays, paintings, and literature, and the varied kinds of life--the look of the land, towns, buildings, and people--he encountered during his summer travels to the Seine valley, northern Italy, and the artist colony in Grez, south of Paris. Art critics, historians, and collectors of traditional and academic art of this period will find this book the beginnings of the traditionalist view for which Cox later became famous. In addition, the letters are an often moving chapter in the development of an intellectually precocious young man from the American Midwest who was determined to become a painter with ideas as well as skill.

Book Meditation 1885

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cross Stitch Collectibles
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-06
  • ISBN : 9781721612819
  • Pages : 80 pages

Download or read book Meditation 1885 written by Cross Stitch Collectibles and published by . This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meditation, 1885 - William Bouguereau extra-large print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished Sizes (approximate) 14 count: 17.75" x 26.75" 18 count: 14" x 20.75" 24 count: 10.5" x 15.75" Stitches: 250w x 375h Pattern Features: * Extra-Large-print for easy reading * Full cross stitches only * Black/White chart with easy-to-read symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet * Complete materials list included Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: : This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!!

Book The Snack

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  • Author : Cross Stitch Collectibles
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-05
  • ISBN : 9781718905184
  • Pages : 72 pages

Download or read book The Snack written by Cross Stitch Collectibles and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Snack - Bouguereau extra large print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished size (depending upon the fabric you choose) : 14 count aida: 16" x 26.75" 18 count aida: 12.5" x 20.75" 24 count aida: 9.5" x 15.75" Stitches: 225w x 375h Pattern Features: * Extra-Large-print for easy reading * Full cross stitches only * Black/White chart with easy-to-read symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet * Complete materials list included Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: : This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!!

Book Fraternal Love  Bouguereau Cross Stitch Pattern

Download or read book Fraternal Love Bouguereau Cross Stitch Pattern written by Kathleen George and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-23 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fraternal Love - Bouguereau extra-large print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished Sizes (approximate) 14 count: 18" x 25"18 count: 14" x 19.5"24 count: 11.5" x 16"Stitches: 252w x 350h Pattern Features: * Extra-Large-print for easy reading * Full cross stitches only * Black/White chart with easy-to-read symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet * Complete materials list included Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: : This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Founded in 1998, Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!!

Book Faneuse

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kathleen George
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-12-14
  • ISBN : 9781675672655
  • Pages : 80 pages

Download or read book Faneuse written by Kathleen George and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-14 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faneuse - Bouguereau extra-large-print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished Sizes (approximate) 14 count: 21.5" x 25.75" 18 count: 16.75" x 20" 24 count: 12.5" x 15" Stitches: 300w x 360h Pattern Features * Extra-Large-print for easy reading * Full cross stitches only * Black/White chart with easy-to-read symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet * Complete materials list included Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Founded in 1998, Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kathleen George is the founder of Cross Stitch Collectibles, and designer of more than 5,000 fine art counted cross stitch patterns since 1998. She recreates the world's most recognized and acclaimed masterpiece paintings in cross stitch, and was instrumental to the introduction and popularity of the international phenomenon of designing boldly-colored fractal cross stitch patterns, which have become a rapidly growing niche among cross stitch enthusiasts world-wide. Born in Pennsylvania, Kathleen now resides and works in Henderson, NV.

Book Virgin of the Lilies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cross Stitch Collectibles
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-04
  • ISBN : 9781545404768
  • Pages : 64 pages

Download or read book Virgin of the Lilies written by Cross Stitch Collectibles and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virgin of the Lilies - Bouguereau extra-large print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished size (depending upon the fabric you choose): 14 count aida: 17.75" x 26" 18 count aida: 14" x 20.25" 24 count aida: 10.5" x 15.25" Stitches: 250w x 365h Pattern Features: * Large-print for easy reading * Full cross stitches only * Black/White chart with easy-to-read symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet * Complete materials list included Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: : This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!!

Book Edge of the Brook  1897

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cross Stitch Collectibles
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-04
  • ISBN : 9781545403709
  • Pages : 130 pages

Download or read book Edge of the Brook 1897 written by Cross Stitch Collectibles and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edge of the Brook, 1897 - Bouguereau extra-large print cross stitch pattern by Cross Stitch Collectibles Finished size (depending upon the fabric you choose): 14 count aida: 27.25" x 35.75" 18 count aida: 21" x 27.75" 24 count aida: 17.25" x 22.75" Stitches: 380w x 500h Pattern Features: * Large-print for easy reading * Full cross stitches only * Black/White chart with easy-to-read symbols * Comprehensive instruction sheet * Complete materials list included Benefits of Large-Print Cross Stitch Patterns: : This book is an "Extra-Large-Print" cross stitch pattern. Stitching our beautiful cross stitch patterns is a labor of love and very time-consuming. Reading such large patterns for hours at a time can pose a challenge for stitchers of all ages. The large grids and alphabetic symbols used in this cross stitch pattern book makes tackling such a large project much easier and more enjoyable. Cross Stitch Collectibles specializes in high quality cross stitch reproductions of fine art paintings by the Great Masters, including Italian Renaissance, Impressionist, Pre-Raphaelite, Asian, Fractal art, and many more styles. You will find something to love and cherish in our vast collection. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!!