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Frida Kahlo is regarded as one of Mexico's greatest painters: her extraordinary personal style, her tragic story, her relationship with Diego Rivera (the more famous painter in their day) alongside her passionate paintings have made her a cult figure since she died over sixty years ago. But...

Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) not only put American art on the map with his famous "drip paintings," he also served as an inspiration for the character of Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire—the role that made Marlon Brando famous. Like Brando, Pollock became an icon of...

Cet ouvrage mi-biographie, mi-discographie est une œuvre commune de Daniel Lesueur et Graham Welch. This part-biography, part-discography is a joint work between Daniel Lesueur and Graham Welch.

O que no passado foi um sonho, hoje é uma referência no mercado de beleza. Em 2018, o Werner Coiffeur completa 30 anos de histórias, conquistas e evoluções. Nesta data, reforçamos nosso DNA com a Coleção Identidade, que valoriza as caracteristicas da marca e as individualidades de nossos clientes, Na...

Wojciech Kossak, słynny malarz batalista, zdobył popularność, jakiej rzadko doświadczają mistrzowie pędzla. Syn Juliusza Kossaka, ojciec Marii Pawlikowskiej-Jasnorzewskiej i Magdaleny Samozwaniec, żył i malował z niekłamaną pasją. Pracował na dworze cesarzy: Wilhelma II i Franciszka...

புத்தகங்களில் விசாரணையின் நோக்கம் கொண்ட பொதுப்பிரிவினருக்கான சூழலை மாற்ற ஆசை அவருடைய உள்ளத்தில் சுமந்து கலைஞன்....

Художник носить в душе его стремление к переменам в окружающей его среде, соизмеримые с областью слушания по его книг. Это стремление является основой для его создания,...

Als Journalistin und Zeitzeugin hat Franca Magnani 40 Jahre Frauenbewegung in Italien begleitet. Ihre Texte entwerfen ein spannendes Panorama der italienischen Gesellschaft. Sowohl ihre einfühlsamen Porträts bekannter und ganz unbekannter Frauen als auch ihre treffenden Kommentare zur Rolle der...

Après Mes Souvenirs dans lesquels Marie d’Agoult (1805-1876, elle écrivit sous le pseudonyme de Daniel Stern), née de Flavigny, évoque son enfance et le début de sa vie conjugale avec le comte Charles d’Agoult, ces Mémoires retracent, pour l’essentiel, les cinq ans de sa liaison passionnée...

Quello che stai leggendo è un lavoro a più voci. Gli amici di Ugo Fangareggi, sollecitati da un progetto di Gianfranco Paris, sostenuto da Antonietta Ermini, hanno raccolto in fretta i loro ricordi per offrirti istantanee di Ugo nella sua recitazione di una vita. Scrivendo i nostri testi ci siamo...

Die Polizei steht vor einem Rätsel: Warum musste Alexander sterben? War es Selbstmord oder kaltblütiger Mord? Ausgangspunkt sind die Coolen Siebziger Jahre samt Rock-Festival, Drogen-Party und freier Liebe. In West-Berlin, dem Drogen-Mekka, begegnet Alexander der Parallel-Welt einer drogensüchtigen...

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Seeking adventure and inspiration in western Colorado, artist Jack Roberts masterfully captured frontier characters in secluded cow camps and boisterous saloons. His flamboyant personality and zest for life became topics of local stories. But sobriety and commitment offered new themes and goals. Indians,...

"When I think of my uncle during the few stages of my life until he passed, my earliest memory is of the several paint tubes in his room, the paint easel with various dried paint colors on it and worn brushes. He would sit in front of his easel, focused, creating, expressing himself in beautiful...