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María Asunción RequenaFeminista sin estridencias
María Asunción Requena (1911-1986) fue una de las voces más singulares del teatro chileno del siglo XX. Desde su infancia en Punta Arenas, hasta su exilio en Francia tras el golpe militar, su vida estuvo marcada por los desarraigos, la independencia intelectual y una silenciosa rebeldía frente a los prejuicios de su tiempo. Aunque sus obras se estrenaron con éxito y recibieron premios, su …
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Vita di Leonardo
Questa vita di Leonardo non è la narrazione rigorosa di un'esistenza, ma una vicenda ricostruita seguendo ogni notizia attendibile: è la vita di un uomo eccezionale, di un genio forse unico al mondo; più che raccontata, essa deve essere intuita e interpretata come un'opera d'arte. Perché Leonardo fece, anche della propria esistenza, un capolavoro.
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Conversations with Rick Veitch
From his roots in underground comics to his high-profile runs on mainstream characters, Rick Veitch (b. 1951) has carved out a career unlike anyone else's. Collecting thirteen interviews—including three published here for the first time— Conversations with Rick Veitch offers a wealth of insight not only into the development of Veitch's graphic innovations and metaphysical explorations, but …
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John H. Kampmann, Master BuilderSan Antonio's German Influence in the 19th Ce…
Travel back and take a close look at what it meant to be an architect in the 19th century. Although relatively unknown in modern day Texas, John H. Kampmann was the master craftsman of his time. Explore Kampmann's lasting legacy alongside Maggie Valentine as she reveals how one man changed the face of the city. From an adobe Spanish village to a city of stone and mortar, Kampmann used his skill…
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Before I Forget
The second volume of memoir by New Zealand artist, feminist, and writer Jacqueline Fahey, this book kicks off after her marriage to celebrated psychiatrist Fraser McDonald. As it recounts Fahey's battles against conventional society to shape a life as an artist as well as a wife and mother, this narrative describes her experience in New Zealand and Australian mental hospitals and art schools, …
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Dark NightWalking with McCahon
In 1984, on his way to a major exhibition opening, celebrated New Zealand painter Colin McCahon went missing for 24 hours in Sydney, Australia. He was discovered by police the next day on a bench in Centennial Park with no identification and suffering from amnesia; by all accounts, McCahon was never quite the same from this night until his death three years later. This work of creative nonficti…
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Kathleen O'Connor of Paris
What does it mean to live a life in pursuit of art? In 1906, Kathleen O'Connor left conservative Perth, where her famous father's life had ended in tragedy. She had her sights set on a career in thrilling, bohemian Paris. More than a century later, novelist Amanda Curtin faces her own questions, of life and of art, as she embarks on a journey in Kate's footsteps. Part biography, part travel nar…
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Nora Heysen: A Portrait
Discover the remarkable life of Nora Heysen, Australia's trailblazing female artist. Anne-Louise Willoughby's biography unveils the story of Nora Heysen, the first woman to win the Archibald Prize and Australia's first female official war artist. Delve into her artistic journey, from her upbringing in the Adelaide Hills to her experiences documenting World War II. Explore the complexities of h…
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Monumental DreamsThe Life and Sculpture of Ann Norton
In 1929, the Museum of Modern Art opened its doors, showing the astonishing paintings of Picasso, Matisse, and other avant garde artists. Young American artists quickly responded by experimenting with impressionism, cubism, and abstraction. In Monumental Dreams, author Caroline Seebohm tells the riveting story of how Ann Norton (1905–1982)—a child of the South who had eschewed her Alabama …
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Violet OakleyAn Artist's Life
Violet Oakley: An Artist's Life is the first full-length biography of Violet Oakley (1874–1961), the only major female artist of the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States, as well as an illustrator, stained glass artist, portraitist and author. There is much human interest here: a pampered and spoiled young woman who suddenly finds herself in near poverty, forced to make a living in …
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