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Author : Kenneth L. Ames
Publisher : Bard Graduate Center
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Art and society
ISBN : 0300176872
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, New York, NY, Sept. 27, 2011-Dec. 31, 2011.
Author : Nathaniel Parry
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781476647081
In some respects, the contrasts of Christmas are what make it the most delightful time of the year. It is a time of generosity, kindness and peace on earth, with broad permission to indulge in food, drink and gifts. On the other hand, Christmas has become a battleground for raging culture wars, marred by debates about how it should be celebrated and acknowledged as a uniquely Christian holiday. This text argues that much of the animosity is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the holiday's core character. By tracing Christmas's origins as a pagan celebration of the winter solstice and its development in Europe's Christianization, this history explains that the true "reason for the season" has as much to do with the earth's movement around the sun as with the birth of Christ. Chapters chronicle how Christmas's magic and misrule link to the nativity, and why the carnival side of the holiday appears so separated from traditional Christian beliefs.
Author : Richard H. Saunders
Publisher : University Press of New England
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781611688931
Portraits. We know what they are, but why do we make them? Americans have been celebrating themselves in portraits since the arrival of the first itinerant portrait painters to the colonies. They created images to commemorate loved ones, glorify the famous, establish our national myths, and honor our shared heroes. Whether painting in oil, carving in stone, casting in bronze, capturing on film, or calculating in binary code, we spend considerable time creating, contemplating, and collecting our likenesses. In this sumptuously illustrated book, Richard H. Saunders explores our collective understanding of portraiture, its history in America, how it shapes our individual and national identity, and why we make portraits - whether for propaganda and public influence or for personal and private appreciation. American Faces is a rich and fascinating view of ourselves.
Author : Grace Lees-Maffei
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780857853530
Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to fifty classic 'things' – designs that we find in the city, in our homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives. In her introduction, Grace Lees-Maffei explores what makes a design 'iconic', and fifty essays by leading design and cultural critics tell the story of each iconic 'thing', its innovative and unique qualities, and its journey to classic status. Subjects range from the late 19th century to the present day, and include the Sydney Opera House, the Post-It Note, Coco Chanel's classic suit, the Sony WalkmanTM, Hello KittyTM, the typeface Helvetica, the Ford Model T, Harry Beck's diagrammatic map of the London Underground and the Apple iMac G3. This handsome volume provides a treasure trove of 'stories' that will shed new light on the iconic designs that we use without thinking, aspire to possess, love or hate (or love to hate) and which form part of the fabric of our everyday lives.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education, Humanistic
ISBN : NWU:35556042161976
Author : Bevis Hillier
Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015006349115
Author : Christmas,Gabriella Oldham
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1989-07-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780486260570
Old-fashioned holiday charm abounds with these collectibles and their colorful portraits of ruddy-cheeked children and Santas. A joy to send or keep, reproduced directly from rare originals of 1900-30.
Author : György Buday
Publisher : London, Spring Books [1964]
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Christmas cards
ISBN : UOM:39015058888903
Author : Amy T. Peterson,Valerie Hewitt,Heather Vaughan Lee,Ann T. Kellogg,José Blanco F.,Scott Leff,Lynn Payne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 877 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313358562
Find out what we wore and why we wore it in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing in American History-Twentieth Century to the Present. This fascinating reference set provides two levels of information: descriptions of styles of clothes that Americans have worn and, as important, why they wore those types of clothes. With volume one covering 1900-1949 and volume two covering 1950 to the present, the first half of each volume provides four chapters that each examine the impact that political and cultural events, arts and entertainment, daily life, and family structures have on fashion. The second half of each volume describes the important and everyday fashion and styles of the period, decade by decade, for women, men, and children. The set also includes helpful timelines; resource guides listing web sites, videos, and print publications; an extensive glossary; and illustrations. Fashion influences how we view other people and how we view ourselves. Find out what we wore and why we wore it in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing in American History - Twentieth Century to the Present. This fascinating reference set provides descriptions of styles of clothes that men, women, and children have worn in the U.S. since 1900, and, as important, why they wore them. In addition to chapters describing fashion trends and types of clothes, this work examines the impact that cultural history has on fashion and how fashion may serve as an impetus for change in society. With volume one covering 1900-1949 and volume two covering 1950 to the present, the first half of each volume provides four chapters that examine the impact that political and cultural events, arts and entertainment, daily life, and family structures have on cultural life and fashion. The second half of each volume describes the important and everyday fashion and styles of the period, decade by decade, for women, men, and children. The set also includes helpful timelines; resource guides of web sites, videos, and print publications; an extensive glossary; and illustrations. Fashion is not for the exclusive use of the social elite and the rich, nor can it be simply dismissed as just showing off. We use fashion to express who we are and what we think, to project an image, to bolster our confidence, and to attract partners.
Author : James L. W. West
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0812213300
An examination of professional authorship in the US during the 20th century. West (English, Pennsylvania State U.) describes the changing professional situation faced by writers of fiction and poetry. He includes discussions of authorship, publishing, book distribution, the trade editor, the literary agent, the magazine market, subsidiary rights, and the blockbuster mentality. He deals with both well-known and lesser-known literary figures, but always with the "public" author, the serious artist intent on reaching a large audience and making a living from writing. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Michael Twyman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136787799
The joy of finding an old box in the attic filled with postcards, invitations, theater programs, laundry lists, and pay stubs is discovering the stories hidden within them. The paper trails of our lives -- or ephemera -- may hold sentimental value, reminding us of great grandparents. They chronicle social history. They can be valuable as collectibles or antiques. But the greatest pleasure is that these ordinary documents can reconstruct with uncanny immediacy the drama of day-to-day life. The Encyclopedia of Ephemera is the first work of its kind, providing an unparalleled sourcebook with over 400 entries that cover all aspects of everyday documents and artifacts, from bookmarks to birth certificates to lighthouse dues papers. Continuing a tradition that started in the Victorian era, when disposable paper items such as trade cards, die-cuts and greeting cards were accumulated to paste into scrap books, expert Maurice Rickards has compiled an enormous range of paper collectibles from the obscure to the commonplace. His artifacts come from around the world and include such throw-away items as cigarette packs and crate labels as well as the ubiquitous faxes, parking tickets, and phone cards of daily life. As this major new reference shows, simple slips of paper can speak volumes about status, taste, customs, and taboos, revealing the very roots of popular culture.
Author : Rene De La Pedraja
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313035029
A foremost authority has written the first comprehensive reference about the U.S. Merchant Marine and American shipping from the introduction of steamships to today's diesel containerships--showing the impact of politics, economics, and technology on maritime history during the last two centuries. Over 500 entries describe people, private companies, business and labor groups, engineering and technological developments, government agencies, terms, key laws, landmark cases, issues, events, and ships of note. Short lists of references for further reading accompany these entries. Appendices include a chronology, diagrams of government organizations, and lists of business and labor groups by founding dates. An unusually extensive index lends itself to the varying research interests of students, teachers, and professionals in maritime and economic history, business-labor-government relations, and military studies.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Christmas cards
ISBN : OCLC:920372516
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : UCSD:31822037943206
Author : Melinda Papp
Publisher : Springer
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137565389
This book presents a case study of shichigosan, an extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary Japan. It is an interesting example of a custom with very ancient roots (going back to the tenth century), that has undergone several transformations during the course of its history, adapting to changing socio-economic and cultural circumstances. Within the study, the ritual unfolds as a shared platform where basic social values, views on children and family life, and individual perceptions emerge, are expressed and moulded at the same time. This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of a ritual practice in the intensely urbanized context of present-day Japan.