Patron Saints: Five Rebels who Opened America to a New Art, 1928-1943
- ISBN-10
- 0300064489
- ISBN-13
- 9780300064483
- Series
- Patron Saints
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- Nicholas Fox Weber
Description
This work of cultural history tells the stories of five young art patrons - Lincoln Kirstein, Edward M.M. Warburg, Agnes Mongan, James Thrall Soby and A. Everett (Chick) Austin, Jr - who, in the late 1920s and 1930s, were instrumental in bringing modern painting, sculpture and dance to America.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2011-09-16
- 288 pages
- Ebook
- Our Sunday Visitor
-
- 2011
- 288 pages
- Paperback
- Our Sunday Visitor (IN)
Similar books
-
Patron Saints of Nothing
By Randy RibayBut when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story.
-
Heaven Help Us: The Worrier's Guide to the Patron Saints
By Clare La PlanteHeaven Help Us shows you how to take your petitions straight to the top--to the martyrs and holy men and women who can intercede according to their particular areas of expertise: --Is true love eluding you?
-
The Comprehensive Dictionary of Patron Saints
By Pablo Ricardo QuintanaThe Comprehensive Dictionary of Patron Saints is invaluable for authors, churches, libraries, and the faithful seeking to conduct research, answer questions, and overcome life's most difficult challenges.
-
The Patron Saints Handbook
By Mitch FinleySaints don't go out of style, and patron saints in particular enjoy a perennial popularity, a few even among members of Protestant denominations and even other religions. Something about the saints attracts and intrigues us.
-
Patrons and Patron Saints in Early Modern English Literature
By Alison ChapmanKent: Kent State University Press, 1974. 72–88 McLeod, Bruce. The Geography ofEmpire in English Literature 1580–1745. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. . “The 'Lordly Eye': Milton and the Strategic Geography of Empire.
-
Drinking with Your Patron Saints: The Sinner's Guide to Honoring Namesakes and Protectors
By Michael P. FoleySeptember 10 The Augustinian friar St. Nicholas (1246–1306) was famous for comforting and sometimes healing the dying, freeing souls from Purgatory by his prayers, extinguishing fires, and healing sick animals by giving them “St.
-
Patron Saints and Saintly Patronage in Early Modern Central Europe
By Marie ŠkarpováSince this is the case, what has made patron saints so constantly popular?
-
Patron Saint of First Communicants: The Story of Blessed Imelda Lambertini
By Mary Fabyan Windeatt, Gedge HarmonImelda's greatest wish is granted after much prayer.
-
The Patron Saint of Liars
By Ann PatchettSt. Elizabeth's, a convent home for unwed mothers in the 1960s, is thrown into turmoil by the appearance of Rose Clinton, who is married but does not want her husband to know about her pregnancy. Reprint.
-
Favourite Patron Saints
By Paul BurnsThis book is a selection of saints presented chronologically and as Patrons.