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Polish
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"W Paryżu, stolicy artystycznego świata, w dzielnicy Montparnasse, tworzyły nie tylko Olga Boznańska czy Tamara Łempicka. Żyło tam blisko dwieście Polek artystek. Malowały, ale i kochały, przeżywały życiowe dramaty i uniesienia, nierzadko przymierając głodem. Ciężko pracowały, nie godząc się na wykluczenie ze świata sztuki. Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz jako pierwsza polska malarka cieszyła się międzynarodową karierą; Alicja...
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A dedicated Young Corinthian agent, James Marlowe accepts the riskiest of missions to go undercover as a traitor and infiltrate a deadly French crime organization. He is prepared for all matters of intrigue-- everything but a surprise encounter with the only woman he has ever loved. Five years ago, the exquisitely stunning Clarissa Collins spurned James's love and broke his heart. Now the accomplished painter is in peril up to her lovely neck, and...
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Me llamo Frida Kahlo y soy una artista Mexicana célebre por mis pinturas de llamativos colores. Mi vida siempre fue poco convencional y estuvo marcada por momentos my dolorosos. Si lees estas páginas conocerás mi historia, desde que empecé a pintar hasta que me converti en una prestigiosa artista símbolo del feminismo en pintura.
A new series of illustrated books specifically designed for children in elementary education, narrating the stories...
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Paris was the epicenter of art during the latter half of the nineteenth century, luring artists from around the world with its academies, museums, salons, and galleries. Despite the city's cosmopolitanism and its cultural stature, Parisian society remained strikingly conservative, particularly with respect to gender. Nonetheless, many women painters chose to work and study in Paris at this time, overcoming immense obstacles to access the city's resources....
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The life of the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was as exceptional as her paintings. She was a child prodigy, raised without a mother by her artist father, a follower of Caravaggio, under whom she apprenticed. This is the first biography to be written by an authority on Gentileschi since 1999 and includes five newly discovered paintings.
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"Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray is an intimate portrait of the groundbreaking artist Elizabeth Murray. This film explores the relationship between Murray's family life and career, and reconsiders her place in contemporary art history. Verité footage, home videos and excerpts from her journals, voiced by Meryl Streep, tell of Murray's internal struggles and incredible ambition. Exclusive interviews with art world luminaries provide the historical...
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"Artist Philipp Deines traces the story of now world-famous af Klint's unique life and groundbreaking oeuvre through five chapters featuring her development as an artist, her family background, and her relationship to the spiritual. Highlighting how she came to her distinctive paintings, her spiritual quest, and the friends who helped her, this is a story of the strength it took af Klint to continue as an artist against all odds. Beautifully drawn,...
179) Women making change
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Our teen science-loving hostess and illustrator, Chrissy, tells and draws the story of Rachel Carson's life, discoveries and brave fight to preserve the health of our environment against damage from pesticides. Fish Ecologist, Rachel Johnson, takes us to her "Lab" on the American River in California and describes how the work of Rachel Carson applies to her work as a fish ecologist with NOAA.
Our teen science-loving hostess and illustrator, Chrissy,...
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"This title will accompany the first ever exhibition dedicated to Julie Manet - the only daughter of Berthe Morisot and the niece of Édouard Manet - that will be held from October 19, 2021 to March 20, 2022 at Muse e Marmottan Monet Paris. It offers an exhaustive description of Julie Manet's life, work and art collection, and a new and richly detailed account of her role in the life of the arts. The book will cover several aspects of the artist's...
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