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In 1983, Christine Taylor Patten was hired as one of the people who took care of Georgia O’Keeffe, then ninety-six. Also an artist, Patten served as nurse, cook, companion, and friend to the older woman. This intimate account of the year of Patten’s employment offers a rare glimpse of O’Keeffe’s daily life when she could no longer see well enough to paint.

15 Jahre vor Coco Chanel befreite Emilie Flöge die Frauen von Korsett und Mieder. Gemeinsam mit ihren zwei Schwestern betrieb sie den "Salon Flöge“ in Wien: Wer gesellschaftlich etwas auf sich hielt, ließ sich ein Haus von Josef Hoffmann bauen und einrichten, die Dame des Hauses von Klimt...

As a kid, Streisand visited Bais Yakov School, where she sang in the institution choir. Noting primary institution, Streisand was a pupil at Erasmus Hall High School where she kindlied future collaborator, Neil Diamond. Also prior to Barbra completed from senior high school; she was taking a trip...

Imagine no Chieftains, no Planxty or Bothy Band, no Moving Hearts or Riverdance! This biography of Seán Ó Riada, who spearheaded the revival of Irish traditional music and moved it onto the international stage, shows it might not have happened without him. One of the few significant artists to remain...

Clint Eastwood, perhaps the most famous face on the face of the Earth at one moment. That is why he is the main story of this biographical journey, and why the author Stewart Wolmark exactly chose him over several other big names in the entire entertainment industry.He says that in order to be an American...

Юбилею перестройки в СССР посвящается. Еще одна  часть  мультимедийного фотоиздания «Хулиганы-80» в формате I-book  посвященная феномену альтернативной моды в период...

On désigne sous le nom de Renaissance l’influence exercée, à la fin du moyen âge, sur les civilisations modernes par la littérature, la philosophie et les arts antiques. De la nature de cette influence et de l’époque à laquelle elle s’est manifestée, on a longuement discuté : on l’a...

This delightful book combines 25 stories about dogs with 16 playful drawings by famous Canadian writer, artist, and animal lover Emily Carr. She tells of her joys and tribulations raising Old English sheepdogs, from her decision to start a kennel to the sad day when she had to close it. With each...

Norval Morrisseau’s revered work has been honoured, copied and recognized throughout the art world and beyond. Less widely known but equally captivating is the artist’s personal life story, which poet and biographer Armand Garnet Ruffo related in his powerful narrative biography, Norval Morrisseau:...

Since 2000, when this biography was first published, Menuhin's name has not faded from public attention, as often happens in the decades after the death of a popular performing artist. Far from it: the centenary of his birth, April 22, 1916, is being marked by celebrations around the world. Yehudi...

На долю Ренуара выпало немало испытаний. Тридцать лет удручающей бедности и бесприютности, за ними – тридцать лет мучительной жизни в плену неизлечимого недуга, неумолимо...

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Warum wurde einer Künstler, und was opferte der auf dem Altar der Liebe? Im dritten Band seiner Autobiografie rechnet der Bildhauer Klaus F. Messerschmidt nicht nur mit dem Kunstbetrieb in der DDR ab, auch sich selbst schont er dabei nicht. Die Burg Giebichenstein mit ihren sinnenfrohen Festen spielt...

Concise, essential and annotated by Raya Yotova, this Art Book contains annotated reproductions of John William Waterhouse paintings a drawings, date and interesting facts page below. John William Waterhouse was a painter of classical, historical, and literary subjects. His early works were...