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Artful History

Author : Aaron Sachs
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300252048
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Artful History written by Aaron Sachs and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of memorable, stirring, and eloquent historical essays, designed to help any historian write more artfully Is there any reason that serious historical scholarship cannot receive literary expression? Isn’t it possible that the most committed empiricists and postmodernists might both achieve better results by thinking of writing as a craft, rather than just a means of packaging research? This book compiles some of the most compelling efforts to make history writing eloquent, stirring, and memorable, in the realms of both practice and theory. The authors included here prove the great potential of approaching the writing of history as a literary art, even as they retain a commitment to rigorous scholarship. The collection shows how historians can aspire to find a form that matches and enhances their substance, nudging readers toward what historian John Clive called the “spell that lingers in the memory and is conducive not just to reading but to rereading.” With selections from: Jonathan Spence, Simon Schama, Saidiya Hartman, Wendy Warren, Jill Lepore, Louis Masur, Jane Kamensky, and John Demos, among others.

Artful History

Author : Aaron Sachs
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300239904
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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History of Engineering and Technology

Author : Ervan G. Garrison
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351440470
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book History of Engineering and Technology written by Ervan G. Garrison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Engineering and Technology offers a highly readable account of the development of engineering and technology from prehistory to the present. The author uses the broad sweep of history as a backdrop for expositions of important benchmarks in engineered works and products. The book presents early hydraulic engineering in the context of modern ideas relating technology to the complex social structures that arose in Sumeria and Egypt. It also provides a comprehensive and objective review of the greatest engineering civilization of antiquity-Greco-Roman-and discusses the western world's attempts to recover its achievements after the Middle Ages. The flowering of French and British engineered technology is portrayed through the men and machines that led to today's industrial society. Other topics discussed in A History of Engineering and Technology include the evolution of the modern ship, engineering in modern war and medicine, the advent of the computer, and the Space Age. Over 100 illustrations and the book's in-depth presentation of key theoretical developments make this volume essential as a college textbook for students, as well as an important reference resource for libraries, engineers, and scientists.

The Artful Evolution of Hal & Mal’s

Author : Malcolm White
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496816897
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book The Artful Evolution of Hal & Mal’s written by Malcolm White and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Artful Evolution of Hal & Mal's is a collaboration between artist Ginger Williams Cook and author Malcolm White about the people, the place, and the history of Hal & Mal's, an iconic institution in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Featuring beautiful watercolor paintings, the book brings together thirty years of family history, live music performances, and cafe society through graphic designs of old photographs, original illustrations, Hal's legendary recipe cards, and the written word. Opening with a foreword by the renowned author and chef Robert St. John and featuring Ginger's bold and vibrant look at a place she grew up patronizing, The Artful Evolution of Hal & Mal's captures the reflective, quirky voice of one half of the dynamic team known to millions as Hal & Mal. Hal & Mal's was conceived by brothers Hal and Malcolm White. The dream was rooted in a childhood on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, reinforced by years of living and working in New Orleans, and ultimately launched in Jackson in 1985. This gathering place has always been owned and operated by family--now the second and third generations. The multifunctional, southern-soul-soaked rooms are adorned with memorabilia and chock-full of local character; each one also features a stage for live music. The kitchen serves a steady offering of hearty regional staples with a nod toward the Gulf of Mexico. Hal & Mal's is the most-talked-about upscale honky-tonk in all of Mississippi, where art is made, music plays, and folks gather to share community and celebrate the very best of Mississippi's creative spirit.

History of Wolves

Author : Emily Fridlund
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802189776
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book History of Wolves written by Emily Fridlund and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage girl comes of age amid hidden dangers and family secrets in the Minnesota woods in this “beautiful, icy [and] electrifying debut” novel (NPR). Teenage Linda lives with her parents in the austere woods of northern Minnesota, where their nearly abandoned commune stands as a last vestige of a counter-culture world. Isolated at home and an outsider at school, Linda is drawn to the new history teacher Mr. Grierson. But his shocking arrested for child pornography leaves Linda adrift as she wrestles with her own fledgling desires. When the young Gardner family moves in across the lake, Linda finds herself welcomed into their home as a babysitter for their little boy. But this new sense of belonging comes with secrets and expectations she doesn’t understand. Over the course of a summer, Linda will have to make choices that reverberate throughout her life. Finalist for the Man Booker Award One of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2017

Artful Players

Author : Birgitta Hjalmarson
Publisher : Balcony Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Artful Players written by Birgitta Hjalmarson and published by Balcony Press. This book was released on 1999-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birgitta Hjalmarson deftly brings these artists back to life, partly because their story is long overdue, partly because it is such a rollicking good one.

Artful Breakdowns

Author : Georgiana Banita
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496837525
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Artful Breakdowns written by Georgiana Banita and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Georgiana Banita, Colin Beineke, Harriet Earle, Ariela Freedman, Liza Futerman, Shawn Gilmore, Sarah Hamblin, Cara Koehler, Lee Konstantinou, Patrick Lawrence, Philip Smith, and Kent Worcester A carefully curated, wide-ranging edited volume tracing Art Spiegelman’s exceptional trajectory from underground rebellion to mainstream success, Artful Breakdowns: The Comics of Art Spiegelman reveals his key role in the rise of comics as an art form and of the cartoonist as artist. The collection grapples with Spiegelman’s astonishing versatility, from his irreverent underground strips, influential avant-garde magazine RAW, the expressionist style of the comics classic Maus, the illustrations to the Jazz Age poem “The Wild Party,” and his response to the September 11 terrorist attacks to his iconic cover art for the New Yorker, his children’s books, and various cross-media collaborations. The twelve chapters cut across Spiegelman’s career to document continuities and ruptures that the intense focus on Maus has obscured, yielding an array of original readings. Spiegelman’s predilection for collage, improvisation, and the potent protest of silence shows his allegiance to modernist art. His cultural critique and anticapitalist, antimilitary positions shed light on his vocal public persona, while his deft intertextual strategies of mixing media archives, from comics to photography and film, amplify the poignance of his works. Developing new approaches to Spiegelman’s comics—such as the publication history of Maus, the history of immigration and xenophobia, and the cartoonist’s elevation of children’s comics—the collection leaves no doubt that despite the accolades his accessible comics have garnered, we have yet to grasp the full range of Spiegelman’s achievements in the realm of comics and beyond.

Artful Histories

Author : David McCooey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521567909
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Artful Histories written by David McCooey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important contribution to our understanding of autobiography, its history and the Australian experience.

Artful Lives

Author : Beth Gates Warren
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606060708
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Artful Lives written by Beth Gates Warren and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This captivating biography reveals the previously untold love story of Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather. Both were photographic artists at the center of the bohemian cultural scene in Los Angeles during the 1910s and 1920s, yet Weston would become a major Modernist photographer while Mather, who Weston ultimately expunged from his journals, would fall into obscurity. The book reveals how they and their entourage sought out the limelight as the Hollywood film industry came of age. Based on ten years of research and illustrated with extraordinary images, some never published, this history has a captivating range of characters, including Charlie Chaplin, Imogen Cunningham, Max Eastman, Emma Goldman, Tina Modotti, Vaslav Nijinsky, and Carl Sandburg. The lively text brings to life the ambiance of this exciting time in Los Angeles history as well as its darker side. Artful Lives exceeds any previously published account of this key period in Weston's development and reveals Mather's important contribution to it, making it an essential reference in Weston studies.

The Illustrated Timeline of Art History

Author : Carol Strickland
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402736032
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Timeline of Art History written by Carol Strickland and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From cave paintings to Jeff Koons--that’s where this stunningly illustrated history of art takes you. Filled with pictures of paintings, sculptures, museum artifacts, and architectural standouts, and a cross-cultural approach that encompasses European, American, Asian, and Islamic masterpieces, it proceeds on a thrilling visual tour. Carol Strickland--author of the bestselling Annotated Mona Lisa (300,000 copies sold)--serves as guide, and delivers superb background that sets the stage for each era’s timeline, as well as informative sidebars that reveal the broader implications of new styles and movements.

A World History of Art

Author : Hugh Honour
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781856694513
Total Pages : 996 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (945 download)

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Download or read book A World History of Art written by Hugh Honour and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over two decades this art historical tour de force has consistently proved the classic introduction to humanity's artistic heritage. From our paleolithic past to our digitised present, every continent and culture is covered in an articulate and well-balanced discussion. In this Seventh Edition, the text has been revised to embrace developments in archaeology and art historical research, while the renowned contemporary art historian Michael Archer has greatly expanded the discussion of the past twenty years, providing a new perspective on the latest developments. The insight, elegance and fluency that the authors bring to their text are complemented by 1458 superb illustrations, half of which are now in colour. These images, together with the numerous maps and architectural plans, have been chosen to represent the most significant chronological, regional and individual styles of artistic expression.

Broad Strokes

Author : Bridget Quinn
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452152837
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Broad Strokes written by Bridget Quinn and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically, major women artists have been excluded from the mainstream art canon. Aligned with the resurgence of feminism in pop culture, Broad Strokes offers an entertaining corrective to that omission. Art historian Bridget Quinn delves into the lives and careers of 15 female artists from around the globe in text that's smart, feisty, educational, and an enjoyable read. Replete with beautiful reproductions of the artists' works and contemporary portraits of each artist by renowned illustrator Lisa Congdon, this is art history from the Renaissance to Abstract Expressionism for the modern art lover, reader, and feminist.

A History of British Art

Author : Andrew Graham-Dixon
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520223769
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book A History of British Art written by Andrew Graham-Dixon and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Graham-Dixon unveils the long-kept secret of Britain's rich and vital visual culture.

Art History For Dummies

Author : Jesse Bryant Wilder
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111986867X
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book Art History For Dummies written by Jesse Bryant Wilder and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-03-11 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready to discover the fascinating world of art history? Let’s (Van) Gogh! Fine art might seem intimidating at first. But with the right guide, anyone can learn to appreciate and understand the stimulating and beautiful work of history’s greatest painters, sculptors, and architects. In Art History For Dummies, we’ll take you on a journey through fine art from all eras, from Cave Art to the Colosseum, and from Michelangelo to Picasso and the modern masters. Along the way, you’ll learn about how history has influenced art, and vice versa. This updated edition includes: Brand new material on a wider array of renowned female artists Explorations of the Harlem Renaissance, American Impressionism, and the Precisionists Discussions of art in the 20th and 21st centuries, including Dadaism, Constructivism, Surrealism, and today’s eclectic art scene Is there an exhibition in your town you want to see? Prep before going with Art History For Dummies and show your friends what an Art Smartie you are. An unbeatable reference for anyone looking to build a foundational understanding of art in a historical context, Art History For Dummies is your personal companion that makes fine art even finer!

A Little History of Art

Author : Charlotte Mullins
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300253664
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book A Little History of Art written by Charlotte Mullins and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art's central role in culture today "This lively volume is ideal for the precocious high-schooler, the lazy collegian . . . and any adult who wishes for greater mastery of the subject. . . . Mullins leav[es] readers with an expansive, no-regrets appreciation of art and the human story."--Meghan Cox Gurdon, Wall Street Journal "A fresh take on art history as we know it."--Katy Hessel, The Great Women Artists Podcast Charlotte Mullins brings art to life through the stories of those who created it and, importantly, reframes who is included in the narrative to create a more diverse and exciting landscape of art. She shows how art can help us see the world differently and understand our place in it, how it helps us express ourselves, fuels our creativity and contributes to our overall wellbeing and positive mental health. Why did our ancestors make art? What did art mean to them and what does their art mean for us today? Why is art even important at all? Mullins introduces readers to the Terracotta Army and Nok sculptures, Renaissance artists such as Giotto and Michelangelo, trailblazers including Käthe Kollwitz, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and contemporary artists who create art as resistance, such as Ai Weiwei and Shirin Neshat. She also restores forgotten artists such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Guan Daosheng and Jacob Lawrence, and travels to the Niger valley, Peru, Java, Rapa Nui and Australia, to broaden our understanding of what art is and should be. This extraordinary journey through 100,000 years celebrates art's crucial place in understanding our collective culture and history.

Artful History, a Restoration Comedy

Author : Jason Simon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Artful History, a Restoration Comedy written by Jason Simon and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Artful Science

Author : Barbara Maria Stafford
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262691819
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Artful Science written by Barbara Maria Stafford and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the "magic" of learning in the 18th century. This text draws on historical sources and popular imagery to make the case for the pedagogical opportunities - suggesting ways of putting intelligence, enjoyment and communicative power back into thinking with images.