What could be more precious (or more real) than words taken straight from the soul? Here you'll find a collection of poetry that reflects the author's hurts, loves, and day-to-day musings. Every entry is as real and honest as it comes. My favorite peom is "A Poem 4 Uriah," which speaks of how God's children are always a gift, even if they come with special challenges -- in this case, autism. After reading "A Poem 4 Uriah," my heart wanted to hug the page.

Who would have thought of Washington, D.C. as a spiritual destination? You will think so after reading this rich, soulful guidebook to the capital's architectural idiosyncrasies. This author, whom I find more inspiring and much more readable than mythologist Joseph Campbell, escorts the reader on a journey to the mythic center of what Lincoln called "the last great hope of mankind." What better time in our history to visit and revisit it as sacred space. In the words of the author, "to visit Washington is to experience the retelling of a story of mythic proportions." The conclusions Meyer draws from his epiphany, described in the chapter entitled "Reflections," are alone worth the price of the book.

This book not only gives high quality color prints of the major pieces at the National Gallery, it also gives a good overview of the history of art beginning with the Medieval Age. It is a quick, but insightful read. You don't need to worry about the pompous verbiage often found in art books of the same type. (I read part of another art book as I read this one, in order to learn more about a particular piece. It was amazing to see so many words used to say so little.) You can't go wrong with this book if you want an idea of the National Gallery's holdings and how each piece fits into history.

Ideal for planing your trip to Washington, D.C., Virginia, West Virignia, Maryland and Delaware , Delawer. You will have several routs to explore this part of the country. Tips, Maps and Photographs that give you a very good picture of your trip. This will help you to don't miss any of the important places of the road. Ideal for visiting the historic places of DC area

The National Museum of American Art is "dedicated to the art and artists who have contributed to our cultural heritage" which "provides insight into who we are as a people" writes Elizabeth Broun, the museum's director, in the foreward to this book. Even though this book has between its covers only 1% of the museum's gigantic collection, it has a dazzling assortment of work for those interested in art made in the U.S.A.
The Introduction is written by William Kloss, and has a history of the museum, with its many building revisions, now housed in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C.

Divided into 9 "themes", it starts with "Early America", with the work of John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). There is a quote from the artist, his portrait of Mrs. George Watson, and an explanation of the piece by contributor Richard Murray of the National Museum. Most of the artists/works displayed follow this format throughout the book. This first chapter also includes work by John James Audubon, Thomas Moran, and some of the remarkable artists who depicted American Indian culture, like George Catlin.

Chapter 2 is "Tradition", which includes two of my favorite artists, Albert Pinkham Ryder, with his magical, visionary paintings, and the mastery of Winslow Homer.
Chapter 3: "20th Century Life", starts with Maurice Prendegast, has a section of Southwestern art, "Urban Views", and "The New Deal". 5 pieces by William H. Johnson, brilliantly depicting African-American imagery, are the centerpiece of this chapter, which also includes the work of several photographers.
Chapter 4, "People", spans many centuries, with portraits ranging from Charles Wilson Peale's "Mrs. James Smith and Grandson", to Chicano artist Jesse Treviño's "Mis Hermanos".

Chapter 5: "Spirit and Religion", is a short chapter that includes a stunning Andrew Wyeth piece, "Dodge's Ridge", that I have not seen published elsewhere.
Chapter 6 is "Folk Art", whimsical, brilliant work by "untrained artists". The museum started to incorporate these pieces into their inventory in 1986, adding a marvelous dimension to their collection.
Chapter 7: "Modern Art", starts with the sumptuous Max Webber "Summer", and ends with the sculpture of Bryan Hunt.
Chapter 8: "Craft Objects", includes an array of glass, wood, fiber, and mixed media, some of them useful, like George Nakashima's beautiful walnut and hickory "Conoid Bench".

Chapter 9: "Contemporary Voices", starting with the cover piece, Luis Jimenez's vibrant sculpture "Vaquero", has a wide variety of styles and media, reflecting the art of the last three decades.
Though there are some notable omissions (Jackson Pollock, Milton Avery, and Mark Rothko come to mind), this is an excellent overview of some of America's greatest artists, with good color reproduction, and thick glossy pages, and truly does "delight the reader's eye".

Very detailed, scholarly work, description of landforms, geology, soils, climate, vegetation, habitats, animal life, marine life, water resources. Overview of Indian tribes. Bibliography for all subjects is probably 200-300 references. Kruckeburg is Prof. of Botany at University of Washington.

Great to see an author looking at the subject of Natural this way. For others interested in working together on a natural website....please contact me at mrhagerott@aol.com And for Amazon, great job getting quality books like this on your shelves.

"Navaho Legends" is one of the earliest collections of Navaho oral traditions in English, and still the best. Originally published in 1897, this sensitive translation by Washington Matthews (1843-1905) contains an extensive version of the Origin Legend plus two other tales ("Natinesthani" and "The Great Shell of Kintyel"). These richly detailed legends remain among the most complete sources of Navaho cultural, ritual, and cerimonial information. This edition, published by University of Utah Press, is fully faithful to the original, containing Matthews' introduction, extensive notes, interlinear prayer translations, and musical notations, plus a note on modern orthography by Robert W. Young. 303 pp. (From the back cover).

A catalogue/book of a 1986 exhibition organised by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco with the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the Impressionist period in modern art. The book begins with essays entitled: ' The Impressionists and Edouard Manet'; 'The New Painting:Concerning the Group of Artists Exhibiting at the Durand-Ruel Galleries'; 'The Intransigent Artist or How The Impressionists Got Their Name'; 'The End of Impressionism';

The works are arranged around the catalogues of each of the Impressionist exhibitions in Paris (1974, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1886). Each section includes readable essays on the particular exhibition, and reproductions of and notes on the paintings represented in the San Francisco/ Washington exhibition , as well as reproductions of the catalogs of the original Impressionist exhibitions.

The quality of reproductions is very high, given the limitations of still enabling the book to remain affordable to the generalist reader.

There is a wealth of detail in this comprehensive work. The book would be a valuable addiditon to any secondary school, college or public library collection.

Highly recommended.

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