Author: Hannah Crafts
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759527644
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Possibly the first novel written by a black woman slave, this work is both a historically important literary event and a gripping autobiographical story in its own right. When her master is betrothed to a woman who conceals a tragic secret, Hannah Crafts, a young slave on a wealthy North Carolina plantation, runs away in a bid for her freedom up North. Pursued by slave hunters, imprisoned by a mysterious and cruel captor, held by sympathetic strangers, and forced to serve a demanding new mistress, she finally makes her way to freedom in New Jersey. Her compelling story provides a fascinating view of American life in the mid-1800s and the literary conventions of the time. Written in the 1850's by a runaway slave, THE BONDSWOMAN'S NARRATIVE is a provocative literary landmark and a significant historical event that will captivate a diverse audience.
The Bondwoman's Narrative
Author: Hannah Crafts
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759527644
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Possibly the first novel written by a black woman slave, this work is both a historically important literary event and a gripping autobiographical story in its own right. When her master is betrothed to a woman who conceals a tragic secret, Hannah Crafts, a young slave on a wealthy North Carolina plantation, runs away in a bid for her freedom up North. Pursued by slave hunters, imprisoned by a mysterious and cruel captor, held by sympathetic strangers, and forced to serve a demanding new mistress, she finally makes her way to freedom in New Jersey. Her compelling story provides a fascinating view of American life in the mid-1800s and the literary conventions of the time. Written in the 1850's by a runaway slave, THE BONDSWOMAN'S NARRATIVE is a provocative literary landmark and a significant historical event that will captivate a diverse audience.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759527644
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Possibly the first novel written by a black woman slave, this work is both a historically important literary event and a gripping autobiographical story in its own right. When her master is betrothed to a woman who conceals a tragic secret, Hannah Crafts, a young slave on a wealthy North Carolina plantation, runs away in a bid for her freedom up North. Pursued by slave hunters, imprisoned by a mysterious and cruel captor, held by sympathetic strangers, and forced to serve a demanding new mistress, she finally makes her way to freedom in New Jersey. Her compelling story provides a fascinating view of American life in the mid-1800s and the literary conventions of the time. Written in the 1850's by a runaway slave, THE BONDSWOMAN'S NARRATIVE is a provocative literary landmark and a significant historical event that will captivate a diverse audience.
Lists
Author: Liza Kirwin
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568988887
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
From the weekly shopping list to the Ten Commandments, our lives are shaped by lists. Whether dashed off as a quick reminder, or carefully constructed as an inventory, this humble form of documentation provides insight into its maker's personal habits and decision-making processes. This is especially true for artists, whose day-to-day acts of living and art-making overlap and inform each other. Artists' lists shed uncover a host of unbeknownst motivations, attitudes, and opinions about their work and the work of others. Lists presents almost seventy artifacts, including "to do" lists, membership lists, lists of paintings sold, lists of books to read, lists of appointments made and met, lists of supplies to get, lists of places to see, and lists of people who are "in." At times introspective, humorous, and resolute, but always revealing and engaging, Lists is a unique firsthand account of American cultural history that augments the personal biographies of some of the most celebrated and revered artists of thelast two centuries. Many of the lists are historically important, throwing a flood of light on a moment, movement, or event; others are private, providing an intimate view of an artist's personal life: Pablo Picasso itemized his recommendations for the Armory Show in 1912; architect Eero Saarinen enumerated the good qualities of the then New York Times art editor and critic Aline Bernstein, his second wife; sculptor Alexander Calder's address book reveals the whos who of the Parisian avant-garde in the early twentieth century. In the hands of their creators, these artifacts become works of art in and of themselves. Lists includes rarely seen specimens by Vito Acconci, Leo Castelli, Joseph Cornell, Hans Hofmann, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, H. L. Mencken, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Richard Pousette-Dart, Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, and Andrew Wyeth.
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568988887
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
From the weekly shopping list to the Ten Commandments, our lives are shaped by lists. Whether dashed off as a quick reminder, or carefully constructed as an inventory, this humble form of documentation provides insight into its maker's personal habits and decision-making processes. This is especially true for artists, whose day-to-day acts of living and art-making overlap and inform each other. Artists' lists shed uncover a host of unbeknownst motivations, attitudes, and opinions about their work and the work of others. Lists presents almost seventy artifacts, including "to do" lists, membership lists, lists of paintings sold, lists of books to read, lists of appointments made and met, lists of supplies to get, lists of places to see, and lists of people who are "in." At times introspective, humorous, and resolute, but always revealing and engaging, Lists is a unique firsthand account of American cultural history that augments the personal biographies of some of the most celebrated and revered artists of thelast two centuries. Many of the lists are historically important, throwing a flood of light on a moment, movement, or event; others are private, providing an intimate view of an artist's personal life: Pablo Picasso itemized his recommendations for the Armory Show in 1912; architect Eero Saarinen enumerated the good qualities of the then New York Times art editor and critic Aline Bernstein, his second wife; sculptor Alexander Calder's address book reveals the whos who of the Parisian avant-garde in the early twentieth century. In the hands of their creators, these artifacts become works of art in and of themselves. Lists includes rarely seen specimens by Vito Acconci, Leo Castelli, Joseph Cornell, Hans Hofmann, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, H. L. Mencken, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Richard Pousette-Dart, Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, and Andrew Wyeth.
The Magic of Johnny Thompson
Author: Jamy Ian Swiss
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780987868664
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780987868664
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Historic Preservation
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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
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Dr. Tony Hyman's I'll Buy That!
Author: Tony Hyman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780937111017
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780937111017
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Nickelodeon Nation
Author: Heather Hendershot
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814736513
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The first examination of the most popular tv network for kids. Essays are both scholars as well as journalists, Nick employees, and psychologists.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814736513
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The first examination of the most popular tv network for kids. Essays are both scholars as well as journalists, Nick employees, and psychologists.
An Anthology of Readers
Author: Quentin Blake
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780955170140
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Catalogue of an exhibition held at Shapero Rare Books, London, November-December 2019. Includes an introduction by Quentin Blake, taken from an article about the exhibition which appeared in `Country Life¿. The edition is limited to 100 copies and includes a signed print from the exhibition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780955170140
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Catalogue of an exhibition held at Shapero Rare Books, London, November-December 2019. Includes an introduction by Quentin Blake, taken from an article about the exhibition which appeared in `Country Life¿. The edition is limited to 100 copies and includes a signed print from the exhibition.
Art & Auction
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Category : Art auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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New York
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ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1376
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1376
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The Photograph Collector
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Category : Photographs
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photographs
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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