Pour certains, Walter Ostrom est un traditionaliste novateur , un élément perturbateur qui secoue les conventions de la céramique tout en les enrichissant. Engagé pour donner des cours pratiques et enseigner l'histoire de l'art asiatique au Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) en 1969, Ostrom est l'un de ces nombreux artistes américains qui franchissent alors la frontière canadi…
"Mariandl" erinnert sich Waltraut Haas ist seit über 70 Jahren eine Ikone des deutschsprachigen Films und der Bühne. An der Seite von Stars wie Peter Alexander, Johannes Heesters, Conny Froboess, Heinz Rühmann, Curd Jürgens oder Hans Moser spielte sie in zahlreichen Musik- und Unterhaltungsfilmen, darunter "Der Hofrat Geiger", "Im weißen Rößl", "Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne". Nun öffnet…
This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on making cider and wine, with details of experiments in cider making applicable to farm conditions and notes on the use of pure yeasts in wine making. "Enological Studies" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the science behind brewing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "…
This anthology, Storytellers of Art Histories, gives voice to those who are reshaping art histories: not only art historians and curators, but also archivists and artists. There is a special focus on gender, race (including Whiteness), class, sexuality and transnationality – all of which are often marginalized in dominant art histories. Each of the contributors in this book has provided sho…
In this bold exploration of the political forces that shaped Impressionism, Albert Boime proposes that at the heart of the modern is a "guilty secret"--the need of the dominant, mainly bourgeois, classes in Paris to expunge from historical memory the haunting nightmare of the Commune and its socialist ideology. The Commune of 1871 emerged after the Prussian war when the Paris militia chased the…
The author of The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook serves up Louisville lore and recipes that celebrate the city's delicious culinary staple. Originally created at its namesake the Brown Hotel, the Hot Brown began as turkey on bread covered in Mornay sauce and topped with tomato wedges and two slices of bacon, and has developed into an entire industry of fries, pizza, salads, and more. Chef Albert W. …
Le vite dei dodici Presidenti sono un viaggio nella storia dell'Italia così come la si vede scorrere dal Palazzo del Quirinale. La storia di un potere che non vorrebbe esserlo. Ma c'è. E pesa. Il Capo dello Stato è, innanzitutto, una persona e porta nel ruolo carattere, inclinazioni, credo e cultura. Che sono suoi e soltanto suoi. Lo sapevate, ad esempio, che un quarto dei Presidenti era mon…
James Beard Awardwinning writer Aleksandra Crapanzano shares the secrets of the cakes Parisians bake at home, from the simplest yogurt cakes to a deceptively easy bche de Nol, from yuzu madeleines to boozy flourless chocolate confections. When we think of French desserts, we tend to imagine ornate creations and confections. Perhaps we envision a tarte Tatin, but rarely a homemade cake, whipped…
Am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts setzte sich Ferdinand Brütt (1849-1936) als Genremaler mit der bürgerlichen Kultur seiner Gegenwart auseinander. Er ließ damit das klassische, ländlich-anekdotische Genrebild hinter sich und widmete sich zeitgenössischen, städtisch-bürgerlichen Themen. Brütt malte vor allem in seiner Düsseldorfer Zeit in den 1880er und 1890er Jahren dramatische Gerichtsszen…