Celebrating Inuit Art 1948-1970

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Celebrating Inuit Art 1948-1970

Manufacturer: Key Porter Books
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Preface by James Houston Fifty years following the sale of the first Inuit artwork in Montreal, Quebec, comes Celebrating Inuit Art 1948-1970. This is a richly illustrated publication featuring more than 100 stunning colour reproductions of powerful Inuit sculptures created during the 1948-1970 period and drawn from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's extensive Inuit art collections. Essays by Ann Meekitjuk Hanson, James Houston and Maria Finckenstein explore the origins of Inuit art, its development and its important role in the Inuit way of life since 1948. Celebrating Inuit Art 1948-1970 demonstrates how art making not only provided a welcome income to individuals and communities after the traditional economy had collapsed, but also eased the transition from camp to settlement life by providing a sense of pride and cultural identity in the face of overwhelming acculturation. Through traditional stories and legends, personal anecdotes, and down to earth descriptions and comments on the artwork, the voices of the Inuit artists themselves are heard, giving the reader a unique perspective on what is now known around the world as Inuit Art.

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Where's the Book?.......2007-04-16

I have ordered this book twice on Amazon. Each time I have received multiple emails from Amazon telling me the order has been delayed and giving me a new shipping date. Eventually, I just throw my hands up and stop approving the delays because it becomes apparent they don't have and likely never will have copies of this book in stock.

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Celebrating Inuit Art: 1948 - 1970

Manufacturer: Key Porter Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000W3Z97O

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"It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it." -- John Steinbeck

Scientific research confirms what people have always known: answers, ideas, and inspiration do come to us in dreams. Harvard psychologist and world-renowned dream specialist Deirdre Barrett, Ph.D., offers this rich collection of examples showing how some of the world's most creative people have used the revelations of their dream life to inform their work. From these, she draws lessons on lucid dreaming and its application to our problems great and small.

In the visual arts, for example, Jasper Johns couldn't find his unique artistic vision until he dreamed it in the form of a large American flag. Salvador Dali and his colleagues built surrealism out of dreams. Today, Lucy Davis, chief architect at a major firm, dreams her extraordinary designs into life. In film, "Twice I have transferred dreams to film exactly as I had dreamed them," confides director Ingmar Bergman; so have Federico Fellini, Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, Robert Altman, and John Sayles. From Mary Shelley's terrible nightmare, which became Frankenstein, to Stephen King's haunting dream as a little boy, which led to his first bestseller, countless writers have consulted the Committee. Musicians from Beethoven to Billy Joel and Paul McCartney have whistled the Committee's tunes. In science, many dream of winning a Nobel Prize, but physiologist Otto Loewi worked with the Committee on the medical experiment that earned him the real prize. In sports, Marion Jones dreamed she'd broken a world record, then brought the dream to life. Gandhi dreamed of resistance.

Since Freud, we have taken it for granted that our dreams tell us something about where we are and where we have been. Now, in The Committee of Sleep, Barrett vividly reveals how dreams can also tell us where we could possibly go -- and how to get there.

Read this book, sleep on it, and see what transpires!

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How to Mix & Use Color: The Artist's Guide to Achieving the Perfect Color in Every Medium
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In this easy-to-follow reference book, Tony Paul shows beginning and advanced painters how to make color work for them each and every time they pick up a brush. He walks readers through everything from color basics and popular palette choices to detailed mixing charts and simple color wheels.

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Particularly good with specific applications.......1998-03-11

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American women have made significant contributions to the field of photography for well over a century. This bibliography compiles more than 1,070 sources for over 600 photographers from the 1880s to the present. As women's role in society changed, so did their role as photographers. In the early years, women often served as photographic assistants in their husbands' studios. The photography equipment, initially heavy and difficult to transport, was improved in the 1880s by George Eastman's innovations. With the lighter camera equipment, photography became accessible to everyone. Women photographers became journalists and portraitists who documented vanishing cultures and ways of life. Many of these important female photographers recorded life in the growing Northwest and the streets of New York City, became pioneers of historic photography as they captured the plight of Americans fleeing the Dust Bowl and the horrors of the concentration camps, and were members of the Photo-Secessionist Movement to promote photography as a true art form. This source serves as a checklist for not only the famous but also the less familiar women photographers who deserve attention.

American Women Photographers: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography (Art Reference Collection)

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American Women Photographers: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography (Art Reference Collection)
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Great book for kids going thru this....

intense reading

I remeber this Video and I am glad there is a book

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A Helpful Guide for Classmates

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?: A Story About What Happens When a Friend Is Very Ill
Charles M. Schulz
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ASIN: 0345455312
Release Date: 2002-08-27

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In this timeless classic, the Peanuts gang faces the serious sickness of a good friend with all the sensitivity, caring, and warmth that is the trademark of Charles Schultz’s work. Why, Charlie Brown, Why? is a heartwarming story of a child dealing with great challenges and profound questions.

When young Janice is diagnosed with leukemia, Charlie Brown looks for answers, Linus becomes her protector, Lucy doesn’t understand, Snoopy dons his '”World’s Greatest Surgeon” togs, and the whole gang does some soul searching. In his own inimitable style, Charles Schulz brings this touching tale to life. With charm and compassion, he tells of the effect of Janice’s illness on her family, her classmates, and, of course, her friends.

For more than a decade, Why, Charlie Brown, Why? has helped children to understand what happens when someone they love is sick. Now this wonderful book is available once again to serve as a guide for future generations.

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Great book for kids going thru this...........2006-04-05

My 8 year old just learned that his best friend has leukemia. This book does a fantastic job of explaining to a child, what happens to someone who is facing this illness. I don't feel that it is too harsh, as some have reported. Cancer is a reality and unfortunatly our children occassionally come into contact with a friend or someone they know who is diagnosed with it. This book helps our kids to understand that their friend is still the same person who happens to be dealing with a serious illness and helps prepare them for changes that will occur in their friends life and appearance.

intense reading.......2006-03-10

The good message of how to relate to seriously ill children is dealt with in too heavy-handed a manner for young children. Parents will want to preview the story before sharing it with children less than high school age.

I remeber this Video and I am glad there is a book.......2005-12-31

I am appauld by the person whom posted a comment regarding that children have enough to deal with in the world. I am a survivor of Childhood Cancer and I wish that this was a book and video played in my class when I was sick.

I was picked on for having no hair, being bald in first grade, throwing up on the play ground and being laughed at.

What would you feel like it you were diagnosed with cancer and not sure if you were going to live to see second grade.

Charles Schulz was a great man, and he helped bring lessons to children and adults through his strip.

wonderful.......2005-12-18

My little girl developed leukemia when she was 2 and 1/2 and THIS was the only and BEST way she understood that she was not alone and what she had(on her terms). I was SO impressed that Charles Schultz did this book/video, etc. As far as kids who don't have to deal with a serious illness, I think that this book is very well written for any child as to not treat others who don't "look" the same badly and know that God made us all different-or this world would be dull. I give thanks to the writer for such a wonderful story-HOPE included!

A Helpful Guide for Classmates.......2004-07-23

As a parent of a child who has been through leukemia treatment, I can't tell you how many times the video (didn't even know there was a book until now) of this story has been recommended to new parents, and for sharing with classmates of a leukemia patient. Along with our copy of "Sesame Street Goes to the Hospital," and Mister Rogers' "Going to the Hospital," this is part of our 'permanent collection.'

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Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
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Why, Charlie Brown, Why? Story About What Happens When A Friend Is Very Ill

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Why, Charlie Brown, Why? Story About What Happens When A Friend Is Very Ill
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Why, Charlie Brown, Why
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Why, Charlie Brown, Why? - A Story About What Happens When a Friend Is Very Ill

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Charles M. Schulz
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