Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Download Conrad Albrizio 1894 1973 full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Conrad Albrizio 1894 1973 ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author : Conrad Albrizio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (281 download)
Download or read book Conrad Albrizio, 1894-1973 written by Conrad Albrizio and published by . This book was released on 1986* with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carolyn A. Bercier
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807171026
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Frescoes of Conrad Albrizio written by Carolyn A. Bercier and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The artist Conrad Albrizio (1894–1973), a New York City native who studied internationally, made his home in New Orleans for more than a half century. To the people of Louisiana and Alabama, he bestowed the lasting gift of large-scale public frescoes, a form he championed long after the general popularity of communal art waned. From regional realism in his New Deal–commissioned works of the 1930s to his abstract-influenced, socially conscious interpretations of the 1950s, Albrizio’s creations exemplify the midcentury period while showcasing the ancient technique of fresco. In this lavishly illustrated volume, Carolyn A. Bercier analyzes Albrizio’s frescoes against the backdrop of the artist’s life. In her introduction, Elise Grenier, who has restored several of Albrizio’s murals, acquaints readers with the demands of painting in fresco, a method also employed by Albrizio’s contemporaries the Mexican muralists. By 1936, Albrizio had completed six fresco panels in the Louisiana State Capitol and his first federally funded mural, in the DeRidder, Louisiana, post office. That same year he joined the faculty of Louisiana State University’s new department of art, where his students depicted him within their murals in Allen Hall. Albrizio continued his fresco commissions for another eighteen years, including scenes in the post office in Russellville, Alabama; the State Fair Exhibits Building in Shreveport, Louisiana; the Capitol Annex Building in Baton Rouge; and the parish courthouse in New Iberia, Louisiana. His culminating accomplishments are an epic cycle portraying shipping, the elements, and the constellations in the lobby of the Waterman Building (now Wachovia Building) in Mobile, and a monumental rendition of Louisiana’s history in the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Both visually lush and richly informative, The Frescoes of Conrad Albrizio pays deserved homage and brings fresh awareness to the under-recognized public murals of a passionate and prolific artist of the twentieth century.
Author : John Shelton Reed
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807147648
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Dixie Bohemia written by John Shelton Reed and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years following World War I, the New Orleans French Quarter attracted artists and writers with its low rents, faded charm, and colorful street life. By the 1920s Jackson Square had become the center of a vibrant if short-lived bohemia. A young William Faulkner and his roommate William Spratling, an artist who taught at Tulane University, resided among the "artful and crafty ones of the French Quarter." In Dixie Bohemia John Shelton Reed introduces Faulkner's circle of friends -- ranging from the distinguished Sherwood Anderson to a gender-bending Mardi Gras costume designer -- and brings to life the people and places of New Orleans in the Jazz Age. Reed begins with Faulkner and Spratling's self-published homage to their fellow bohemians, "Sherwood Anderson and Other Famous Creoles." The book contained 43 sketches of New Orleans artists, by Spratling, with captions and a short introduction by Faulkner. The title served as a rather obscure joke: Sherwood was not a Creole and neither were most of the people featured. But with Reed's commentary, these profiles serve as an entry into the world of artists and writers that dined on Decatur Street, attended masked balls, and blatantly ignored the Prohibition Act. These men and women also helped to establish New Orleans institutions such as the Double Dealer literary magazine, the Arts and Crafts Club, and Le Petit Theatre. But unlike most bohemias, the one in New Orleans existed as a whites-only affair. Though some of the bohemians were relatively progressive, and many employed African American material in their own work, few of them knew or cared about what was going on across town among the city's black intellectuals and artists. The positive developments from this French Quarter renaissance, however, attracted attention and visitors, inspiring the historic preservation and commercial revitalization that turned the area into a tourist destination. Predictably, this gentrification drove out many of the working artists and writers who had helped revive the area. As Reed points out, one resident who identified herself as an "artist" on the 1920 federal census gave her occupation in 1930 as "saleslady, real estate," reflecting the decline of an active artistic class. A charming and insightful glimpse into an era, Dixie Bohemia describes the writers, artists, poseurs, and hangers-on in the New Orleans art scene of the 1920s and illuminates how this dazzling world faded as quickly as it began.
Author : Pennington, Estill Curtis
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455603701
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Downriver written by Pennington, Estill Curtis and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Judith H. Bonner
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807869945
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture written by Judith H. Bonner and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2013-01-14 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Potomac to the Gulf, artists were creating in the South even before it was recognized as a region. The South has contributed to America's cultural heritage with works as diverse as Benjamin Henry Latrobe's architectural plans for the nation's Capitol, the wares of the Newcomb Pottery, and Richard Clague's tonalist Louisiana bayou scenes. This comprehensive volume shows how, through the decades and centuries, the art of the South expanded from mimetic portraiture to sophisticated responses to national and international movements. The essays treat historic and current trends in the visual arts and architecture, major collections and institutions, and biographies of artists themselves. As leading experts on the region's artists and their work, editors Judith H. Bonner and Estill Curtis Pennington frame the volume's contributions with insightful overview essays on the visual arts and architecture in the American South.
Author : Brock, Eric J.
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455603862
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Eric Brock's Shreveport written by Brock, Eric J. and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-31 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, Shreveport boasts the largest collection of important twentieth-century buildings in the state of Louisiana, and is surpassed only by New Orleans in the number of locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Well-known Shreveport historian Eric J. Brock details the history of the city's commerce, civic development, neighborhoods, architecture, cemeteries, peculiar events, culture, religion, and education. Based on his columns for the long-running series, "The Presence of the Past," which appeared weekly in the Shreveport JournalPage, it is the result of many years of documentation and research. One can witness the breakup of the Great Raft, relive the yellow fever epidemic of 1873, sing along at the Louisiana Hayride, and retrace the steps of Martin Luther King, Jr. Written in response to an overwhelming number of requests and suggestions for a book of its kind, Eric Brock's Shreveport should fill the void for academic books depicting the area.
Author : Richard Megraw
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578064175
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (641 download)
Download or read book Confronting Modernity written by Richard Megraw and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2008 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confronting Modernity: Art and Society in Louisiana examines how the conflicts and benefits of modernity's nationalizing influences were reflected and resisted by the state's artists in the first half of the twentieth century. In Louisiana, such change not only produced the turbulent politics of the Huey Long era but also provoked debate over new ideas on art and social roles for artists. By using two of Louisiana's most prominent cultural figures of the era as lenses, Megraw reveals the state's complex relationship with modernity. Artist Ellsworth Woodward and writer Lyle Saxon battled to retain artistic control over what they considered the exceptional character of Louisiana. Woodward defended localized assumptions through art in the world-renowned pottery program he established in 1892 and directed for more than forty years at Sophie Newcomb College. Saxon, on the other hand, fought against modernity's encroachment from within, serving as director of the Federal Writers Project in Louisiana. He used his position to promote literature and culture that preserved local place and historic structure from the transformations wrought by industrialism, consumerism, and the mass media. Confronting Modernity vividly explores how Louisiana's struggles with America's rush to modernize mirrored battles for autonomy happening between artists and governments across the country. Richard Megraw is associate professor of American studies at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. His work has been published in Prospects: An Annual of American Cultural Studies.
Author : Nancy Beck Young
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
ISBN 13 : 9780765606204
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shaping of American Political Culture written by Nancy Beck Young and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2001 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines FDR and the New Deal era from the perspectives of social and cultural history, political science, popular culture, and political history.
Author : Nancy Beck Young
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351542834
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book The M.E.Sharpe Library of Franklin D.Roosevelt Studies written by Nancy Beck Young and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Roosevelt had no single plan to alter Congress's role, the incremental changes adopted during the New Deal transformed Congress. Examining the immediate reactions of groups in Congress and beyond, and the long-term effects, this study offers insights into a key period in US politics.
Author : Monica M. Dalide
Publisher : 683 Things About New Orleans
ISBN 13 : 1432737058
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (327 download)
Download or read book 683 Things about New Orleans written by Monica M. Dalide and published by 683 Things About New Orleans. This book was released on 2009 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 683 Oddest, Most Inspiring, Totally Scandalous and Just Plain Weird Things You Never Knew about New Orleans With its colorful past, outsized personalities and tragic history of natural disasters, New Orleans is a city like no other. Now, Monica M. Dalide gives us 683 reasons the birthplace of Jazz has been called "the most unique city in America." Presented in a series of bite-sized trivia nuggets, 683 Things About New Orleans amuses, surprises and shocks with the juiciest bits culled from the city's history books and diverse cultural milieu. Readers can: - Take a beginner's class in the New Orleans lexicon, where "make a do do" means "get some shuteye" and a "yat" is the essential sign of a native - Get the skinny on the city's rich musical heritage-the birthplace of Mahalia Jackson, Fats Domino and Louis Armstrong, to name a few - Learn how New Orleans' infamous legal prostitution district came to an end (and meet the unfortunate city official it was named for) - Hear the story behind Crescent City-invented drinks like the hurricane, Sazerac cocktail and powerful "hand grenade" - Meet dozens of famous New Orleanians-from to Lee Harvey Oswald to Reese Witherspoon - Much, much more! Divided into 22 sections covering everything from sports to slave revolts (and, of course, Mardi Gras), 683 Things About New Orleans is the ultimate insider's bible-a field guide to the city's special quirks, only-in-New Orleans traditions and betcha-didn't-know past-that's sure to appeal to the native, the traveler and the former resident alike. But most of all, it's a reminder of just what makes this city so great.
Author : Angela Gregory
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611179785
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)
Download or read book A Dream and a Chisel written by Angela Gregory and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of a young artist's formative years studying sculpture in Paris, recounted in her own words Angela Gregory is considered by many the doyenne of Louisiana sculpture and is a notable twentieth century American sculptor. In A Dream and a Chisel, Angela Gregory and Nancy Penrose explore Gregory's desire, even as a teenager, to learn the art of cutting stone and to become a sculptor. Through sheer grit and persistence, Gregory achieved her dream of studying with French artist Antoine Bourdelle, one of Auguste Rodin's most trusted assistants and described by critics of the era as France's greatest living sculptor. In Bourdelle's Paris studio, Gregory learned not only sculpting techniques but also how to live life as an artist. Her experiences in Paris inspired a prolific sixty-year career in a field dominated by men. After returning to New Orleans from Paris, Gregory established her own studio in 1928 and began working in earnest. She created bas-relief profiles for the Louisiana State Capitol built in 1932 and sculpted the Bienville Monument, a bronze statue honoring the founder of New Orleans, in the 1950s. Her works also include two other monuments, sculptures incorporated into buildings, portrait busts, medallions, and other forms that appear in museums and public spaces throughout the state. She was the first Louisiana woman sculptor to achieve international recognition, and, at the age of thirty-five, became one of the few women recognized as a fellow of the National Sculpture Society. Gregory's work appeared in group shows at many prestigious museums and in exhibitions, including the Salon des Tuileries and the Salon d'Automne in Paris, the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, the National Collection of Fine Arts in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This memoir is based on Penrose's oral history interviews with Gregory, as well as letters and diaries compiled before Gregory's death in 1990. A Dream and a Chisel demonstrates the importance of mentorships, offers a glimpse into the realities of an artist's life and studio, and captures the vital early years of an extraordinary woman who carved a place for herself in Louisiana's history.
Author : Regina Soria
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book American Artists of Italian Heritage, 1776-1945 written by Regina Soria and published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455607730
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Louisiana Capitol written by and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1977 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nancy Beck Young
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000158519
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)
Download or read book M.E.Sharpe Library of Franklin D.Roosevelt Studies: v. 1: Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shaping of American Political Culture written by Nancy Beck Young and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-26 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Americans respond to the economic catastrophe of 1929? In what ways did the social and cultural responses of the American people inform the politics of the period? How did changes in political beliefs alter cultural activities? This volume examines the presidency of FDR through a very distinctive set of lenses: the representation of FDR in film and popular culture, discussions of New Deal art and art policy, the social and political meanings of public architecture, 1930s music, and many more.
Author : Jonathan Stuhlman
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469674092
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book Southern/Modern written by Jonathan Stuhlman and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2023-04-19 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a companion exhibition, Southern/Modern is the first book to survey progressive art created in the American South during the first half of the twentieth century. Featuring twelve essays, this lavishly illustrated volume includes all the works from the exhibition and assesses a broader body of contextual pieces to offer a fascinating, multipronged look at modernism's thriving presence in the South—until now, something largely overlooked in histories of American art. Contributors take a broad view of the region, considering artists working in the states below the Mason-Dixon Line and those bordering the Mississippi River. It examines the central roles played by women and artists of color, providing a fuller, richer, and more accurate overview of the artistic activity in the region than has been previously presented. The book is structured around key themes, including the embrace of "high" modernism, the importance of emerging university programs and artist colonies, the depiction of rural and urban modern life, and the role of artists from the South who left and artists from outside the region who came to the South seeking new subjects. Contributors are Daniel Belasco, Katelyn D. Crawford, William Underwood Eiland, William R. Ferris, Shawnya Harris, Todd A. Herman, Karen Towers Klacsmann, Leo G. Mazow, Christopher C. Oliver, Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, Martha R. Severens, Jonathan Stuhlman, Rebecca VanDiver, and Jonathan Frederick Walz.
Author : Patricia Elaine Phagan
Publisher : University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The American Scene and the South written by Patricia Elaine Phagan and published by University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art. This book was released on 1996 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Produced in conjunction with an exhibition originating at the Georgia Museum of Art and scheduled for several venues during 1997. Thoroughly researched essays give an overview of the 1930s; discuss the Southern scene in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina and Virginia; and address the subjects of WPA black printmakers, and views of the South by Northern artists. Illustrated with color and bandw plates. 11x9"Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Sarah Kate Gillespie
Publisher : University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Vernacular Modernism written by Sarah Kate Gillespie and published by University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art. This book was released on 2018 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early years -- In the studio and out -- Photographing African Americans and roll, Jordan, roll -- The Southern highlands -- Checklist of the exhibition.
