According to the French composer Olivier Messiaen, 'Bach's music reaches all times, all places'. In Back to Bach: From Mozart to Moog George Michell explores the story of Bach's impact on composers from Mozart and Beethoven to Stravinsky and Shostakovich, as well as on jazz pianists, rock guitarists and pop singers, all of whom set off on their ......
People have been inspired by the colourful shifting lights of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis for thousands of years, with modern-day adventurers travelling to aurora hotspots in the hope of getting a glimpse of them.
Gordon Bennett, the Father of International Motor Racing
James Gordon Bennett was born in 1841, a spoilt only son who took over as publisher of the New York Herald from his
millionaire father. Bennett tirelessly supported pioneering fields of technology and sport, always with speed in mind. In 1899,
fascinated by the new motor cars, he instigated the International Gordon Bennett Cup. The inaugural race ......
Young James Robson, the ship's cook, takes great pride in cooking a hearty breakfast for the Cutty Sark's captain every morning. But one day, when getting ready to leave London, James discovers that the ship has run out of tea, a CRUCIAL element to the Captain's breakfast! Join James as he sets off on an adventure around the world.
In the spring of 2017, Carla van de Puttelaar developed a new and timely series devoted to prominent and promising women in the art world, Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World. While working on this ongoing project, Van de Puttelaar became even more impressed by the personalities and achievements of these women. United in their brilliance and ......
Showcasing IWM's extensive collection, this book includes works from the major artists of the time such as John and Paul Nash, Orpen, Spencer and Singer Sargent as well as other artists who are less familiar to us today. With an introductory essay by the late Roger Tolson, former Head of Art at Imperial War Museums, this book offers an insight ......
ISBN-13: 9781904897897
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: TRUSTEE ROYAL ARMOURIES
IWM's exceptional collection is one of the most important representations of twentieth century British art in the world, comprising many great works from the British government war art schemes of the First and Second World Wars. However less widely known is IWM's contemporary art collection, as today the museum continues to commission artists such ......
ISBN-13: 9781904897743
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
The Russian Avant-garde under Soviet Rule, 1917-1928
The experience of a group of Russian avant-garde artists (such as Kazimir Malevich, Vassily Kandinsky, Alexander Rodchenko, Olga Rozanova, Vladimir Tatlin and others) in cultural engineering in Russia during the first years after the Revolution of 1917 and their alliance with Soviet Power to create new Art culture and cultural institutions.
Seven Artists in search of an Industrial Revolution in Britain
In seven linked essays, the author discusses paintings of industrial scenes by seven artists working in the period 1780-1830. Their unique and distinct responses to the subject matter reveal a surprisingly coherent message.
