The National Gallery

Author : Esi Edugyan
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781487009885

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Out of the Sun by Esi Edugyan Pdf

An insightful exploration and moving meditation on identity, art, and belonging from one of the most celebrated writers of the last decade. What happens when we begin to consider stories at the margins, when we grant them centrality? How does that complicate our certainties about who we are, as individuals, as nations, as human beings? Through the lens of visual art, literature, film, and the author’s lived experience, Out of the Sun examines Black histories in art, offering new perspectives to challenge us. In this groundbreaking, reflective, and erudite book, two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner and internationally bestselling author Esi Edugyan illuminates myriad varieties of Black experience in global culture and history. Edugyan combines storytelling with analyses of contemporary events and her own personal story in this dazzling first major work of non-fiction.

Author : Katerina Atanassova,Christa Broeckx,Tobi Bruce,Anna Hudson,Adam Gopnik,Laurier Lacroix,Loren Lerner,Tracey Lock,Gerta Moray,Julie Nash,Sandra Paikowsky
Publisher : Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3897905477

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Canada and Impressionism by Katerina Atanassova,Christa Broeckx,Tobi Bruce,Anna Hudson,Adam Gopnik,Laurier Lacroix,Loren Lerner,Tracey Lock,Gerta Moray,Julie Nash,Sandra Paikowsky Pdf

- Approximately 125 masterworks by some 35 artists situate Canadian art within the global phenomenon of Impressionism- A detailed chronology explores the multifaceted ways in which Canadians contributed to the evolution of ImpressionismFollow these Canadian artists as they travel abroad and return home again, over a series of journeys taking place during the last decades of the nineteenth century to the turn of the twentieth. Approximately 125 masterworks by some 35 artists situate Canadian art within the global phenomenon of Impressionism and present a fresh perspective on its reception in the arts of Canada. Adopting a thematic approach, comprehensive essays demonstrate the commitment of these pioneering artists to an innovative interpretation of foreign and familiar surroundings, imbued with an Impressionist vocabulary. A detailed chronology explores the multifaceted ways in which Canadians contributed to the evolution of Impressionism and to the advent of modernity in their homeland. This book accompanies exhibitions at the Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich (DE), July - November 2019; Fondation de l Hermitage, Lausanne (CH), January - May 2020; Musée Fabre, Montpellier (FR), June - September 2020; and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (CA), November 2020 - April 2021.

Author : Neil Harris
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226067841

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Capital Culture by Neil Harris Pdf

American art museums flourished in the late twentieth century, and the impresario leading much of this growth was J. Carter Brown, director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from 1969 to 1992. Along with S. Dillon Ripley, who served as Smithsonian secretary for much of this time, Brown reinvented the museum experience in ways that had important consequences for the cultural life of Washington and its visitors as well as for American museums in general. In Capital Culture, distinguished historian Neil Harris provides a wide-ranging look at Brown’s achievement and the growth of museum culture during this crucial period. Harris combines his in-depth knowledge of American history and culture with extensive archival research, and he has interviewed dozens of key players to reveal how Brown’s showmanship transformed the National Gallery. At the time of the Cold War, Washington itself was growing into a global destination, with Brown as its devoted booster. Harris describes Brown’s major role in the birth of blockbuster exhibitions, such as the King Tut show of the late 1970s and the National Gallery’s immensely successful Treasure Houses of Britain, which helped inspire similarly popular exhibitions around the country. He recounts Brown’s role in creating the award-winning East Building by architect I. M. Pei and the subsequent renovation of the West building. Harris also explores the politics of exhibition planning, describing Brown's courtship of corporate leaders, politicians, and international dignitaries. In this monumental book Harris brings to life this dynamic era and exposes the creation of Brown's impressive but costly legacy, one that changed the face of American museums forever.

Author : Philip Kopper
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Art museums
ISBN : UOM:39015021499333

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America's National Gallery of Art by Philip Kopper Pdf

This handsome tribute to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. traces the history of the museum from conception to construction on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Opened with great fanfare, the National Gallery was "the richest single gift from any individual to any nation ever." That individual was financier Andrew Mellon. Kopper's succinct biography covers Mellon's personal and political life as well as his passion for collecting the paintings of old masters. Mellon's bequest stipulated the museum's name, location, and details of governance, ensuring continued high standards and a vital future. Kopper includes profiles of the architect and various museum directors, including Mellon's son Paul, as well as illustrations that document some of the collection's highlights. ISBN 0-8109-3658-5: $60.00 (For use only in the library)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:963484705

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National Gallery of Art by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jim Eldridge
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749027384

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Murder at the National Gallery by Jim Eldridge Pdf

A grim portrait of murder in Victorian London.1897, London. The capital is shocked to learn that the body of a woman has been found at the National Gallery, eviscerated in a manner that recalls all too strongly the exploits of the infamous Jack the Ripper.Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton are contacted by a curator of the National Gallery for their assistance. The dead woman, an artist's model and lady of the night, had links to artist Walter Sickert who was a suspect during the Ripper's spree of killings. Scotland Yard have arrested Sickert on suspicion of this fresh murder but it is not the last.Copycat murders of the Ripper's crimes implicate the artist who loves to shock but Sickert insists that he is innocent. Who would want to frame him? Wilson and Fenton have their work cut out catching an elusive and determined killer.

Author : Uta Hasekamp
Publisher : Koenemann
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07
Category : Painting
ISBN : 3741921270

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The National Gallery London by Uta Hasekamp Pdf

The National Gallery in London has been showing paintings owned by the British nation since 1824. Among the focal points of the collection are paintings from the late Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance, and the Dutch Baroque, which, like British painting from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, are represented with top works in one of the world's most important galleries.

Author : Susan Foister,Peter van den Brink
Publisher : National Gallery London
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 1857096673

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Durer's Journeys by Susan Foister,Peter van den Brink Pdf

Albrecht Durer's (1471-1528) travels across Europe in the early Renaissance led to a fascinating interchange of ideas with his fellow artists, both northern and southern. This book explores Durer's extensive influence on his contemporaries and his sources of inspiration, bringing together paintings, drawings, sculptures, glass, and prints by artists he may have encountered along the way. It also examines the complex development of Durer's own status as an artist entrepreneur and innovator in artistic theory.0 Durer's journal records his pursuit of commissions and details his visits to Italy, Antwerp, Cologne, Brussels, Ghent, and Bruges. During this time he produced a trove of landscapes, portraits, and animal drawings, and studies for larger projects, such as the painting of Saint Jerome that would become his most copied work. Durer's travels informed some of his most exciting and engaging works, and their visual legacy extended far beyond his lifetime and throughout the continent.00Exhibition: The National Gallery, London, UK(06.03.?13.06.2021) / Suermondt-Ludwig Museum, Aachen, Germany (18.07.-24.10.2021).

Author : Tanya Bentley
Publisher : National Portrait Gallery
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1855147181

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Icons and Identities by Tanya Bentley Pdf

Drawing on the outstanding collection of the National Portrait Gallery, this volume celebrates the variety and complexity of portraiture The National Portrait Gallery holds the world's most extensive collection of portraits: a museum of people, a gallery of stories and ideas, and a home of artistic masterpieces. Icons and Identitiesdraws together icons from Shakespeare to Audrey Hepburn alongside less well-known sitters that provide insight into the representation of identity in portraits. It also includes some intriguing surprises to reflect the diversity of the National Portrait Gallery's collection and to introduce audiences around the world to exceptional portraits of many kinds. Icons and Identitiesshows how artists, working across mediums, have revealed the visually stimulating and intellectually vibrant tradition of portrait making. The book is structured around a series of key themes and each section includes a selection of works from a range of periods. Artists include: Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Andy Warhol, Marlene Dumas and Shirin Neshat.

Author : Suzanne Bosman
Publisher : National Gallery London
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015080861373

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The National Gallery in Wartime by Suzanne Bosman Pdf

"In August 1939 the National Gallery's Collection was in danger. War was imminent, with the grim possibility looming of saturation bombing of London. Days before war was declared, the National Gallery closed its doors to the public and secretly evacuated the paintings. The collection was initially hidden in selected country houses, but later relocated for permanent storage in the cavernous chambers of a disused quarry, deep in the Welsh mountains." "Back in Trafalgar Square, the gallery - now empty - stayed open to house a popular series of music concerts fronted by internationally acclaimed pianist, Myra Hess. Despite significant risk the gallery remained open throughout the Blitz, also opening a canteen and temporary display space, bringing culture and solace to Londoners." "This book brings together previously unseen material from the National Gallery's archive with black and white photographs in an account of how the National Gallery functioned during this eventful period."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Neil MacGregor,Erika Langmuir
Publisher : Abbeville Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1996-09
Category : Painting
ISBN : 0789204827

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Treasures of the National Gallery, London by Neil MacGregor,Erika Langmuir Pdf

This Tiny Folio book highlights the works of The National Gallery, London, which has one of the most magnificent--and the most beloved--collections of paintings in the world. Founded in 1824, the National Gallery houses a rich and comprehensive range of European painting from the Middle Ages to the 1920s. Among the works represented in this colorful and compact survey of the Gallery's collection are masterpieces by Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, and Paul Cézanne, as well as some lesser-known delights. Located on Trafalgar Square, in the heart of London, the original Wilkins Building has recently been extended by the handsome new Sainsbury Wing, which contains some of the world's greatest paintings.

Author : Lelia Packer,Jennifer Sliwka
Publisher : National Gallery London
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 1857096142

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Monochrome by Lelia Packer,Jennifer Sliwka Pdf

Painting "without color" has long held a fascination for artists. In this striking and original book, the authors explore how and why artists from the 15th century to the present have chosen to paint in black, white, and shades of gray. Sometimes artists used trompe l'oeil monochromatic effects to represent other media, such as sculpture, prints, or photography; others have consciously limited their palette as a means of re-focusing the viewer's attention, while contemporary artists such as Gerhard Richter and Bridget Riley have often found inspiration in pushing black and white to its limits, and in new directions. The authors trace the history of this art form, from the symbolism of sacred images in medieval church ritual - epitomized in Netherlandish painting from the 15th century onwards by Hans Memling and Jan van Eyck - to the modern era and the work of artists such as Josef Albers and Ellsworth Kelly.

Author : Lai Chow Low
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Art, Southeast Asian
ISBN : 9811455449

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Eat with Your Eyes by Lai Chow Low Pdf

Feast on 14 yummy modern Southeast Asian artworks from National Gallery Singapore. You could even share these tasty nibbles with a friend or two! This is the first title in the Gallery's Art for Tinies series: board books with largerthan-life artworks for little art lovers and their grown-up companions.

Author : Diana Nemiroff,Robert Houle,Charlotte Townsend-Gault,National Gallery of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015029528596

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Land, Spirit, Power by Diana Nemiroff,Robert Houle,Charlotte Townsend-Gault,National Gallery of Canada Pdf

Exhibition catalogue for 'Land, Spirit, Power' at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, in 1992, a collection of contemporary art intended as a response and contribution to current discussions on questions of cultural identity, from the specific perspective of First Nations. Includes three essays, and data on each artist.

Author : Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05
Category : Stories without words
ISBN : 0613835506

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You Can't Take a Balloon Into the National Gallery by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman Pdf

Two parallel stories of a little girl visiting the famous art museum and her lost yellow balloon's trip through Washington, D.C., make for an inventive visual journey sure to intrigue readers of all ages