Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was one of the most famous pioneers of Post-Impressionism. He had been a Parisian stockbroker, devoted family man, art collector, and Sunday painter for over a decade, when he set sail for the South Seas in 1891. Finding inspiration in the arts of ancient and primitive cultures, he began to create curiously abstract, vibrantly colored paintings and crude, carved reliefs. Few of these works were appreciated during Gauguin's lifetime, but their strange, innovative brilliance gradually became recognized and profoundly influenced twentieth-century art. This volume presents paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints by Gauguin that attest to his genius, all works drawn from public and private collections in New York, including more than fifty from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The text includes a consideration of Gauguin's exotic voyages and their reflections in his art; a history of the reception and appreciation of Gauguin's work on this shore of the Atlantic; and revelations arising from the recent examination of paintings in the Metropolitan Museum's collection. Each of Gauguin's works from these New York collections is in color with accompanying commentary.

The Lure of the Exotic: Gauguin in New York Collections

Arts & Photography

Hale, Charlotte

Stein, Susan Alyson

Ives, Colta

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Metropolitan Museum of Art

(Educational Piano Library). Ear Without Fear is an innovative program aimed at building a foundation for reading music and developing the skills to perform it accurately. This step-by-step method offers demonstrations, listening exercises, sight singing, and melodic dictations to help students of any instrument reinforce and hone melodic skills. The accompanying audio features over 90 exercises, recorded by real instruments, to aid in these goals and make the learning process enjoyable. The audio is accessed online for download or streaming.

Ear Without Fear - Volume 1: A Comprehensive Ear-Training Program for Musicians (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library (Songbooks))

Preston, Constance

Humor & Entertainment

Hal Leonard

(Educational Piano Library). Ear Without Fear, Volume 2 continues where Volume 1 left off, introducing the following concepts: letter names and ledger lines; treble and bass clefs; sharps and flats; moveable do; intervals 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and octaves; and more, with interactive audio demonstrations, exercises, and dictations covering the topics above. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Ear Without Fear - Volume 2 (Book/Online Audio) (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library (Songbooks))

Music

(Educational Piano Library). Ear Without Fear is an innovative program aimed at building a foundation for reading music and developing the skills to perform it accurately. The authors have carefully chosen and organized the materials in this book to make the learning process as accessible to students as possible. The workbook and CDs are integrated to provide several learning approaches: aural, visual, and practical. The following concepts are introduced in level 3: major and natural minor scales; the keys of C, G, F, and D major; the keys of A, E, D, and B minor; the alto and tenor clefs; the order of sharps and flats; the major and minor 3rd and the perfect 5th; major and minor triads; demonstrations, exercises and dictations covering these areas; and more.

Ear Without Fear - Volume 3: Comprehensive Ear-Training Exercises for Musicians Volume 3

(Educational Piano Library). A new series in the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, Rhythm Without the Blues is an innovative program aimed at building a clear understanding of rhythm and the ability to perform it accurately. This step-by-step method offers demonstrations, listening, performance opportunities, and rhythmic dictations to help students on any instrument reinforce and hone rhythmic skills. The accompanying CD features over 90 exercises, recorded by real instruments, to aid in these goals and make the learning process enjoyable.

Rhythm Without the Blues - Volume 1: A Comprehensive Rhythm Program for Musicians (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library (Songbooks))

(Educational Piano Library). Volume 2 continues where Volume 1 left off, covering: sixteenth-note rhythms; time signatures 6/8, 4/4, and C; the tie; the whole note and whole rest; dotted notes and rests; advanced dictation, tapping, and listening exercises; and more!

Rhythm Without the Blues - Volume 2: Comprehensive Rhythm Exercises for Students (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library (Songbooks))

(Educational Piano Library). Volume 3 continues with the following concepts: note and rest recognition; time signatures 2/2 and cut time; note and rest groupings in the time signatures; demonstrations, exercises, and dictations covering these areas.

Rhythm Without the Blues - Volume 3: A Comprehensive Rhythm Program for Musicians

They laugh at my name And poke fun at my size, And just look at this hair and saucer size eyes! Seymore Synopolis is trying very hard to get into the Christmas spirit, but unkind words said to him by neighborhood children are making it very difficult. However, a bit of holiday magic and the "creation" of a special new friend will make this Christmas Eve one of surprise and adventure for Seymore. This story of celebration and feelings is sure to touch the hearts of children and their families.

Seymore Synopolis And Skinny The Snowman

Children's Books

Holidays & Celebrations

Christian Faith

I wish Barney Bookhousen Would just disappear. If he would go away, Oh, how my friends and I would cheer! Barney Bookhousen is a bully whose only talent, or so it seems, is making everyone miserable. Will a bit of curiosity on the part of a classmate confirm Barney's reputation? Should we just accept "once a bully, always a bully"? This story teaches that amazing things can happen when we find and focus on something good in people.

Barney Bookhousen is a Bully

Literature & Fiction

Giovanni Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert (c. 147678) is a masterpiece of Venetian Renaissance art that has inspired generations of visitors to The Frick Collection. This monumental panel painting portrays the beloved Christian saint alone in a mountainous wilderness, stepping forward from his simple shelter into a golden light that seems to transfigure him spiritually. For centuries, viewers have puzzled over the work’s meaning; until recently, however, the artist’s practical conception and realization of this extraordinary vision have remained largely unexplored.
 In a New Light presents the collective findings of an unprecedented technical examination of St. Francis in the Desert. The recent discoveries provide a glimpse over Bellini’s shoulder” and open new avenues of research into Venetian Renaissance painting and its cultural and religious context. A richly illustrated monograph of a single picture, In a New Light comprises essays by leading experts in the fields of paintings conservation, Venetian art, the history of collecting, and Franciscan thought.

In a New Light: Giovanni Bellini's "St. Francis in the Desert"

Rutherglen, Susannah

Religion & Spirituality

GILES

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