Though artistic and ambitious, Paul Kwilecki (19282009) chose to remain in Bainbridge, Georgia, the small Decatur County town where he was born, raised, and ran the familys hardware store.
A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violenceand a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter movements that emerged half a century laterPolice Against the Movement shatters one of the most pernicious myths about the 1960s: that the civil rights movement endured police violence without fighting it.
Emerging from a matrix of Old Left, black nationalist, and bohemian ideologies and institutions, African American artists and intellectuals in the 1960s coalesced to form the Black Arts Movement, the cultural wing of the Black Power Movement.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstgeschichte, Note: 1,3, Universität Stuttgart (Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit untersucht Guernica im Kontext des deutschen und italienischen Luftangriffs auf Guernica im spanischen Bürgerkrieg.
The first major study of slavery in the maritime South, The Watermans Song chronicles the world of slave and free black fishermen, pilots, rivermen, sailors, ferrymen, and other laborers who, from the colonial era through Reconstruction, plied the vast inland waters of North Carolina from the Outer Banks to the upper reaches of tidewater rivers.
Out on Assignment illuminates the lives and writings of a lost world of women who wrote for major metropolitan newspapers at the start of the twentieth century.
As unprecedented heat waves, storms of the century, and devastating fires impact cities across the country, the time to create climate resilient communities is now.
This is a study of how the Northern Ireland conflict was presented to an increasingly global audience during the premiership of Britain's 'Iron Lady', Margaret Thatcher.
This is a study of how the Northern Ireland conflict was presented to an increasingly global audience during the premiership of Britain's 'Iron Lady', Margaret Thatcher.
Written by an eminent scholar in a style that represents American musicological writing at its communicative best, A History of the Oratorio offers a synthesis and critical appraisal so exhaustive and reliable that the serious student of the oratorio will be compelled to look to these volumes as an indispensable source.
Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Art - History of Art, grade: 1,8, , language: English, abstract: This paper examines the cross-cultural impact of Western styles on Chinese porcelain decoration, which not only aimed at a Western clientele but was produced for the local market and commissioners as well.
One of the most important monuments of Imperial Rome and at the same time one of the most poorly understood, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has long stood in the shadow of the Column of Trajan.
From the acclaimed author of The King's Painter, a vivid life-and-times biography of two unjustly neglected women artists, Angelica Kauffman and Elisabeth Vig e Le Brun.
It took an oil crisis in the 1970s for the Dutch to realize that they simply couldnt afford to live without bicycles, and today the Dutch lead the world in urban cycling.
With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the regions unique natural character.
In this beautifully illustrated study of intellectual and art history, Dorothy Johnson explores the representation of classical myths by renowned French artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, demonstrating the extraordinary influence of the natural sciences and psychology on artistic depiction of myth.
It took an oil crisis in the 1970s for the Dutch to realize that they simply couldnt afford to live without bicycles, and today the Dutch lead the world in urban cycling.
In a unique analysis of Cuban literature inside and outside the countrys borders, Eduardo Gonzlez looks closely at the work of three of the most important contemporary Cuban authors to write in the post-1959 diaspora: Guillermo Cabrera Infante (19292005), who left Cuba for good in 1965 and established himself in London; Antonio Bentez-Rojo (19312005), who settled in the United States; and Leonardo Padura Fuentes (b.
From the Mormon Churchs public announcement of its sanction of polygamy in 1852 until its formal decision to abandon the practice in 1890, people on both sides of the Mormon question debated central questions of constitutional law.
A musician, documentarian, scholar, and one of the founding members of the influential folk revival group the New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger (19332009) spent more than fifty years collecting, performing, and commemorating the culture and folk music of white and black southerners, which he called music from the true vine.
In the early 1890s, black performer Bob Cole turned blackface minstrelsy on its head with his nationally recognized whiteface creation, a character he called Willie Wayside.
For more than thirty years, the architectural research department at Colonial Williamsburg has engaged in comprehensive study of early buildings, landscapes, and social history in the Chesapeake region.
'A vital book' JUNO ROCHE'Beautifully illustrated and fascinating' MEG-JOHN BARKER'Fun and fact-filled' SUSAN STRYKERThis inspiring collection of illustrated portraits celebrates the lives of influential transgender, non-binary and intersex figures throughout history.
Colostrum Unveiled: The Human and Animal Benefits of Bovine Colostrum is emerging as a groundbreaking topic in the fields of health and nutrition, and this book provides a comprehensive exploration of its biological, nutritional, and clinical applications.
The Cruel Radiance of the Obvious, The 2011 Photography IssueTom Rankin, Guest EditorOur second Photography issue features full-color photographs by William Eggleston, William Christenberry, and much more.
Following the creation of the United States, profound disagreements remained over how to secure the survival of the republic and unite its diverse population.
This beautiful and informative volume illustrates the vitality and importance of North Carolina's contemporary art scene, showcasing the creation, collection, and celebration of art in all its richness and diversity.
