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Goltzius to Van Gogh : drawings and paintings from the P. & N. de Boer Foundation / by Stichting P. en N. de Boer,host institution.(CARDINAL)856425; Buijs, Hans,editor.(CARDINAL)206073; Ekkart, Rudolf E. O.,contributor.(CARDINAL)140273; Luijten, Ger,editor,writer of preface.(CARDINAL)195338; Fondation Custodia,published,host institution.(CARDINAL)170938; Thoth Publishers,publisher.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-275).NCMA Collection,Piet de Boer (1894-1974), a contemporary of Frits Lugt (1884-1970), amassed an impressive private collection during his 40 year career as an art dealer. The exhibition features a large selection from this collection in which the flavour of this marchand-collectionneur and his feeling for quality are paramount. A special room will be devoted to work by Vincent van Gogh: five drawings, among them the iconic Worn Out, represented by a figure in great despair and a large sheet of a ;Peasant Digging;created out of compassion for the lot of the poor farm labourer. There is also ;Moulin de Blute-fin & ; a coloured drawing from Van Gogh;s time in Paris. Among the paintings is the striking;Wheatfield, rendered with splashes of colour in Arles in June 1888. Unlike many other dealers in old art, Piet de Boer had an affinity with contemporary art and showed great interest in classical modern artists. He considered Van Gogh to be the most important among them and succeeded in bringing together this interesting group of his works. Exhibition: Fondation Custodia, Collection Frits Lugt, Paris, France (13.12.2014-8.3.2015).
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Boer, Nellie de, -1960; Boer, Pieter de, 1894-1974; Stichting P. en N. de Boer; Drawing, Dutch; Painting, Dutch;
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In the company of kings [videorecording] : tales of courage, friendship and despair from sport's meanest streets / by Read, Steve(Art director),film director.; Hopkins, Bernard,1965-on-screen participant.; Holmes, Larry,1949-on-screen participant.(CARDINAL)651389; Witherspoon, Tim,1957-on-screen participant.; Shavers, Earnie,1944-on-screen participant.; Huddleston, Ollie,film editor.; Fenton, Ade,composer.; Slade, Tim,composer.(CARDINAL)470734; Perfectmotion (Firm),production company.; Story Sleeve Productions,production comapny.; Virgil Films,publisher.;
Edited by Ollie Huddleston ; original music composed by Ade Fenton and Tim Slade.Bernard Hopkins, Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers.In the Company of Kings follows a fight fan's unforgettable journey into the dark heart of American boxing to talk to eight former World Champs and those closest to his hero, Muhammad Ali, about race, struggle, victory, defeat and picking yourself up off the canvas. Features Larry Holmes, Bernard Hopkins, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers, the Spinks brothers, Bob Arum and more.Rating: Not rated.English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).DVD, 16X9 wide screen, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.Title from disc label.
Subjects: Sports films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Boxers (Sports); Boxing;
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Endless nights / by Gaiman, Neil,author.; Fabry, Glenn,artist.illustrator.; Manara, Milo,artist.illustrator.; Prado, Miguelanxo,artist.illustrator.; Quitely, Frank,1968-artist.illustrator.; Russell, P. Craig,artist.illustrator.; Sienkiewicz, Bill,artist.illustrator.; Storey, Barron,artist.illustrator.; Chuckry, Chris,colorist.; Kindzierski, Lovern,1954-colorist.; Klein, Todd,illustrator.; McKean, Dave,illustrator.;
Death and Venice / art by P. Craig Russell -- What I've tasted of desire / art by Milo Manara -- The heart of a star / art by Miguelanxo Prado -- Fifteen portraits of despair / art by Barron Storey -- Going inside / art by Bill Sienkiewicz -- On the peninsula / art by Glenn Fabry -- Endless nights / art by Frank Quitely."In the final Sandman tale, Morpheus makes the ultimate decision between change and death. As one journey for the Endless ends, another begins for the Lord of Dreams and his family, bringing with it a time of reflection and a sad celebration. It's a wake in which friends and loved ones, relatives and rivals, fleeting lovers and immortal enemies gather to pay their respsects and to mourn their loss."--
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Horror comic books.; Graphic novels.; Sandman (Fictitious character from Gaiman); Dreams; Death; Occultism; Characters and characteristics in literature;
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100 ghost stories that will lead to my own death. [manga] by Matono, Anji,author,illustrator.; Neal, John(Translator),translator.(CARDINAL)862085; Kyou, Kai,letterer.; Seven Seas Entertainment,publisher.(CARDINAL)833940;
"DOOM AND DESPAIR Night in. Night out. No matter what. The boy continues telling his tales. One by one, he heads toward one hundred... Why, it's almost as if he's possessed.."--Rated: Older teen.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Horror comics.; Ghost comics.; Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Manga.; School children; Urban folklore; Good and evil; Supernatural; Ghosts; Comic books, strips, etc.;
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Friday calls : a Southern novel / by Glenn, E. Vernon F.,author.(CARDINAL)798326;
"On one Indian summer Friday night, things happen that change the course of hundreds of lives. In Winston-Salem, a tobacco and mill town in central North Carolina, people like to relax as the weekend comes night, and depending on whether they sit above or below the salt, they'll do so in different ways. Both the well-to-do and the less-thans are wizened practicioners of the art of steam blowing, all in the name of fun and respite. And in doing so, violence and deceit and sadness mingle with money and alcohol to create a dangerous, crackling third rail of despair"--Dustjacket.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Fiction.; City and town life;
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White sun war : the campaign for Taiwan / by Ryan, Mick,1969-author.(CARDINAL)872442;
"After decades of poising on the brink, the United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan. Deploying their most futuristic technologies in this grand strategic competition of the 21st century, the stakes could not be higher. Not only the future of the Taiwanese people but the fate of the world lies in the balance. In an era when humans no longer just use machines, but partner with them in all aspects of military operations, this fictional account views this future war through the eyes of the American, Chinese, and Taiwanese caught up in the maelstrom, revealing the heartbreak, courage, leadership, and despair of high-tech warfare played out on land, at sea, in space, and in cyberspace. White Sun War asks readers to ponder anew an essential question for the future of security in western Pacific and the entire Indo-Pacific region: is a war for Taiwan winnable?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); War fiction.; Novels.; Military art and science; Future, The;
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My love mix-up! [manga] by Hinekure, Wataru,author.; Aruko,illustrator.(CARDINAL)407214; Cash, Jan Mitsuko,translator.(CARDINAL)417351; Trant, Inori Fukuda,letterer.(CARDINAL)600090;
"Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy--Ida--on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him! Aoki confesses his feelings to Ida and prepares for rejection, but in an unexpected turn of events, Ida asks him if they should try dating. Aoki wants to keep their new relationship under wraps, but Ida has already told all their friends!" -- Amazon.Rated T for Teen.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); High school students; Gay youth; Teenagers; Infatuation; Graphic novels; Gay youth.;
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Paul Gauguin / by Anderson, Robert,1945-(CARDINAL)741925;
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the French painter Paul Gauguin. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.1050LAccelerated Reading (AR)Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903; Painters; Artists; Painting, French;
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Stargazing in the atomic age : essays / by Goldman, Anne E.,1960-author.;
During World War II, with apocalypse imminent, a group of well-known Jewish scientists and artists sidestepped despair by challenging themselves to solve some of the most difficult questions posed by our age. Many had just fled Europe. Others were born in the United States to immigrants who had escaped Russia's pogroms. Alternately celebrated as mavericks and dismissed as eccentrics, they trespassed the boundaries of their own disciplines as the entrance to nations slammed shut behind them. In Stargazing in the Atomic Age, Anne Goldman interweaves personal and intellectual history in exuberant essays that cast new light on these figures and their virtuosic thinking. In lyric, lucent sentences that dance between biography and memoir as they connect innovation in science with achievement in the arts, Goldman yokes the central dramas of the modern age with the brilliant thinking of earlier eras. Here, Einstein plays Mozart to align mathematical principle with the music of the spheres and Rothko paints canvases whose tonalities echo the stark prose of Genesis. Nearby, Bellow evokes the dirt and dazzle of the Chicago streets, while upon the heels of World War II, Chagall illuminates stained glass no less buoyant than the effervescent notes of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. In these essays, Goldman reminds readers that Jewish history offers as many illustrations of accomplishment as of affliction. At the same time, she gestures toward the ways in which experiments in science and art that defy partisanship can offer us inspiration during a newly divisive era.Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-142).
Subjects: Informational works.; Essays.; Jews; Jews;
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89 words followed by Prague, a disappearing poem / by Kundera, Milan.author.(CARDINAL)511225; Kundera, Milan.Prague, poème qui disparaît.English.; Reeck, Matt.translator.(CARDINAL)402751; Nora, Pierre.author of foreword.;
Foreword by Pierre Nora -- 89 Words -- Prage, A Disappearing Poem -- Other Books by Milan KunderaTranslating a work from its original language can be complicated; it's a complex art that can easily mar and twist the intent and meaning of a writer's words. Precise translations were of particular importance to Milan Kundera, who did not live to see all his books published in his native Czech language. Words, for Kundera, were the object of constant scrutiny. This fascinating volume includes two Kundera works from the 1980s, originally written for the now defunct French magazine Le Debat, which have never been available in in English. In "89 Words," Kundera wryly recounts the many pitfalls in reading his own poorly translated works. When a friend of Kundera's asked him about the words he considered the most--the ones he fretted over and loved--Kundera created a personal dictionary--his "89 Words." This discerning essay, steeped in his signature barbed cheekiness, showcases his casually gutting philosophical reflections on what it means to be a writer in translation--the exile of life and art in another language. In the second work, "Prague: A Disappearing Poem," Kundera writes with a wistfulness and despair for his ever-more-distant home, offering an intimate look at the specificity of his native culture: the richness of a heritage born in a "small nation" but whose significance is universal. Here, like in A Kidnapped West, we find the double condemnation of "Soviet civilization," which had suffocated and persecuted Czech culture, and of Western Europe, which refused to neither acknowledge Kundera's culture or understand it. Prefaced by lauded French historian Pierre Nora and translated from the French by award-winning Matt Reeck, these two texts return us to Kundera's much-missed living presence. Subtle, alive, and full of wit and irony, 89 Words followed by Prague, A Disappearing Poem is an homage to a literary legend and a reminder of just how prescient his words and insights are today. -- from publisher
Subjects: Essays.; Translating and interpreting.; Czech literature.; French literature.;
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