Art Or Memorial

Author : Laura Brandon
Publisher : Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : UVA:X030108168

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Art Or Memorial? by Laura Brandon Pdf

The Canadian War Museum possesses one of the finest twentieth-century official war art collections in the world. Until relatively recently, however, the collection has received limited public attention. In Art or Memorial?, author Laura Brandon explores some of the reasons why this may have been the case. At various times throughout its history, the war art collection has receded from and re-emerged in the nation's collective consciousness. Nevertheless, as an invaluable part of the official record of war in Canada, it is profoundly significant. Brandon argues that the value of the collection lies less in its artistic merit and more in its role as a site of memory. Art or Memorial? seeks to illuminate Canadian war art's sometimes-hidden presence in the nation's memory and to show, through both its presence and its absence, how it helped to shape, and will continue to influence, how we remember as a nation.

Author : James E. Young
Publisher : Public History in Historical P
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1625343612

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The Stages of Memory by James E. Young Pdf

Introduction. The memorial's vernacular arc between Berlin's Denkmal and New York City's 9/11 Memorial -- The stages of memory at Ground Zero: the National 9/11 Memorial process -- Daniel Libeskind and the houses of Jewish memory: what is Jewish architecture? -- Regarding the pain of women: gender and the arts of holocaust memory -- The terrible beauty of Nazi aesthetics -- Looking into the mirrors of evil: Nazi imagery in contemporary art at the Jewish Museum in New York -- The contemporary arts of memory in the works of Esther Shalev-Gerz, Miroslaw Balka, Tobi Kahn, and Komar and Melamid -- Utøya and Norway's July 22 memorial: the memory of political terror.

Author : Martha Cooper,Joseph Sciorra
Publisher : Owl Books
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Art
ISBN : 0805033165

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R.I.P. by Martha Cooper,Joseph Sciorra Pdf

Traces the development of memorial graffiti in New York City, shows a variety of painted walls, and discusses the public role of the painted memorials

Author : Dean Frederick Oliver,Laura Brandon,Canadian Museum of Civilization,Canadian War Museum
Publisher : Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : NYPL:33433016229928

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Canvas of War by Dean Frederick Oliver,Laura Brandon,Canadian Museum of Civilization,Canadian War Museum Pdf

During the First and Second World Wars some of Canada's finest artists were commissioned to capture history in the making. This superb book weaves 110 full-colour, seldom-seen images, works produced on the battlefield, with archival photographs and an evocative text.

Author : James Reston
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628728583

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A Rift in the Earth by James Reston Pdf

A Distinguished and Bestselling Historian and Army Veteran Revisits the Culture War that Raged around the Selection of Maya Lin's Design for the Vietnam Memorial A Rift in the Earth tells the remarkable story of the ferocious “art war” that raged between 1979 and 1984 over what kind of memorial should be built to honor the men and women who died in the Vietnam War. The story intertwines art, politics, historical memory, patriotism, racism, and a fascinating set of characters, from those who fought in the conflict and those who resisted it to politicians at the highest level. At its center are two enduring figures: Maya Lin, a young, Asian-American architecture student at Yale whose abstract design won the international competition but triggered a fierce backlash among powerful figures; and Frederick Hart, an innovative sculptor of humble origins on the cusp of stardom. James Reston, Jr., a veteran who lost a close friend in the war and has written incisively about the conflict's bitter aftermath, explores how the debate reignited passions around Vietnam long after the war’s end and raised questions about how best to honor those who fought and sacrificed in an ill-advised war. Richly illustrated with photographs from the era and design entries from the memorial competition, A Rift in the Earth is timed to appear alongside Ken Burns's eagerly anticipated PBS documentary, The Vietnam War. “The memorial appears as a rift in the earth, a long polished black stone wall, emerging from and receding into the earth."—Maya Lin "I see the wall as a kind of ocean, a sea of sacrifice. . . . I place these figures upon the shore of that sea." —Frederick Hart

Author : Jelke Boesten,Helen Scanlon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000389609

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Gender, Transitional Justice and Memorial Arts by Jelke Boesten,Helen Scanlon Pdf

This book examines the role of post-conflict memorial arts in bringing about gender justice in transitional societies. Art and post-violence memorialisation are currently widely debated. Scholars of human rights and of commemorative arts discuss the aesthetics and politics not only of sites of commemoration, but of literature, poetry, visual arts and increasingly, film and comics. Art, memory and activism are also increasingly intertwined. But within the literature around post-conflict transitional justice and critical human rights studies, there is little questioning about what memorial arts do for gender justice, how women and men are included and represented, and how this intertwines with other questions of identity and representation, such as race and ethnicity. The book brings together research from scholars around the world who are interested in the gendered dimensions of memory-making in transitional societies. Addressing a global range of cases, including genocide, authoritarianism, civil war, electoral violence and apartheid, they consider not only the gendered commemoration of past violence, but also the possibility of producing counter-narratives that unsettle and challenge established stereotypes. Aimed at those interested in the fields of transitional justice, memory studies, post-conflict peacebuilding, human rights and gender studies, this book will appeal to academics, researchers and practitioners.

Author : Peggy McDowell,Richard E. Meyer
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Cemeteries
ISBN : 0879726342

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The Revival Styles in American Memorial Art by Peggy McDowell,Richard E. Meyer Pdf

In this richly illustrated volume, art historian Peggy McDowell and folklorist Richard E. Meyer blend their respective disciplinary perspectives, along with their shared long-standing fascination with cemeteries and funerary material culture, to provide a thoroughgoing descriptive analysis of this dramatic chapter in the history of American memorial art.

Author : Paul G (Paul George) 1872-1 Konody
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014439329

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Art and War; Canadian War Memorials, a Selection of the Works Executed for the Canadian War Memorials Fund to Form a Record of Canada's Part in the Great War and a Memorial to Those Canadians Who Have Made the Great Sacrifice. With an Article On War... by Paul G (Paul George) 1872-1 Konody Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Jane Urquhart
Publisher : Emblem Editions
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551994277

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The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart Pdf

Set in the first half of the twentieth century, but reaching back to Bavaria in the late nineteenth century, The Stone Carvers weaves together the story of ordinary lives marked by obsession and transformed by art. At the centre of a large cast of characters is Klara Becker, the granddaughter of a master carver, a seamstress haunted by a love affair cut short by the First World War, and by the frequent disappearances of her brother Tilman, afflicted since childhood with wanderlust. From Ontario, they are swept into a colossal venture in Europe years later, as Toronto sculptor Walter Allward’s ambitious plans begin to take shape for a war memorial at Vimy, France. Spanning three decades, and moving from a German-settled village in Ontario to Europe after the Great War, The Stone Carvers follows the paths of immigrants, labourers, and dreamers. Vivid, dark, redemptive, this is novel of great beauty and power.

Author : Douglas Brine
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004288348

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Pious Memories by Douglas Brine Pdf

In Pious Memories Douglas Brine examines the context, function, and meaning of early Netherlandish memorials (in the form of sculptures, paintings, and brasses), and the role they played in commemorating the dead in the Low Countries during the fifteenth century.

Author : Terry Toedtemeier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
ISBN : UOM:39015040657952

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Wild Beauty by Terry Toedtemeier Pdf

Author : Karen Patterson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780226664835

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Lenore Tawney by Karen Patterson Pdf

Recent years have seen an enormous surge of interest in fiber arts, with works made of thread on display in art museums around the world. But this art form only began to transcend its origins as a humble craft in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and it wasn’t until the 1950s and 1960s that artists used the fiber arts to build critical practices that challenged the definitions of painting, drawing, and sculpture. One of those artists was Lenore Tawney (1907–2007). Raised and trained in Chicago before she moved to New York, Tawney had a storied career. She was known for employing an ancient Peruvian gauze weave technique to create a painterly effect that appeared to float in space rather than cling to the wall, as well as for being one of the first artists to blend sculptural techniques with weaving practices and, in the process, pioneered a new direction in fiber art. Despite her prominence on the New York art scene, however, she has only recently begun to receive her due from the greater art world. Accompanying a retrospective at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, this catalog features a comprehensive biography of Tawney, additional essays on her work, and two hundred full-color illustrations, making it of interest to contemporary artists, art historians, and the growing audience for fiber art. Copublished with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

Author : Harry Augustus Bliss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Cemeteries
ISBN : UOM:39015009259253

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Memorial Art, Ancient and Modern by Harry Augustus Bliss Pdf

Author : Karen O. Janovy,Daniel A. Siedell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780803276291

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Sculpture from the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery by Karen O. Janovy,Daniel A. Siedell Pdf

"All of the 90 pieces selected from more than 350 works in the collection are presented here in full color, each accompanied by a brief discussion of the artist and his or her work by leading scholars in the field as well as authorities on the collection. The essays examine the works of sculptors represented in the Sheldon's collection, including Barlach, Brancusi, Calder, Duchamp, Moore, and Rodin, and present a concise yet comprehensive overview of pertinent scholarship that will be of value to both students and experts in the field."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UIUC:30112024411651

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The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery by Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery Pdf

The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery houses one of the most highly regarded collections of twentieth-century American art anywhere, including paintings by Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Marsden Hartley, Robert Motherwell, Robert Henri, Grant Wood, Frank Stella, and many more internationally renowned artists. Calling the Sheldon collection "exemplary," the art historian and critic Barbara Rose notes: "Because the collection does not reflect fashion, the misguided inspiration of much art collecting today, but is rather an effort of connoisseurship, and informed by an art historical viewpoint, it is certain to remain as durable and exciting tomorrow as it is today." The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery offers for the first time a full description of the collection, now numbering more than one thousand works, that has been nearly a century in the making. The first part of the book presents full-color reproductions of 101 of the most noteworthy paintings in the collection, each accompanied by a brief discussion of the artist and his or her work. The second part, or catalog, consists of a complete inventory of the collection, including for each painting its physical description, provenance, exhibition history, and publication history, as well as a black and white reproduction. Publication of the book coincides with a year-long celebration of the centennial of the Nebraska Art Association, the Sheldon Gallery's support group and one of the oldest continuous arts organizations in the country.