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Walter Battiss Art Museum, 45 Paulet Street, Somerset East. Battiss was a founding member of the New Group, a loose friendship of recognized contemporary European and American artists. He was unique among them, in the sense that he was from what were then regarded as the colonies and in that he had not studied in either Europe or North America.
Paul Gauguin. Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin ( UK: / ˈɡoʊɡæ̃ /, US: / ɡoʊˈɡæ̃ /, French: [øʒɛn ɑ̃ʁi pɔl ɡoɡɛ̃]; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential ...
John White. John White ( c. 1539 – c. 1593) was an English colonial governor, explorer, artist, and cartographer. White was among those who sailed with Richard Grenville in the first attempt to colonize Roanoke Island in 1585, acting as artist and mapmaker to the expedition. He would most famously briefly serve as the governor of the second ...
Arnold Böcklin. For the Art Nouveau typeface, see Arnold Böcklin (typeface). Arnold Böcklin (16 October 1827 – 16 January 1901) was a Swiss Symbolist painter. He is best known for his five versions of the Isle of the Dead, which inspired works by several late-Romantic composers.
Art Institute of Chicago. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte ( French: Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte) was painted from 1884 to 1886 and is Georges Seurat 's most famous work. [ 1] A leading example of pointillist technique, executed on a large canvas, it is a founding work of the neo-impressionist movement.
Island Press. Island Press is a nonprofit, environmental publisher based in Washington, D.C., United States, that specializes in natural history, ecology, conservation, and the built environment. Established in 1978, [3] Island Press generates about half of its revenue through sales and half through donations by organizations and individuals.
The National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI), founded in 1998, is the first national museum to be devoted exclusively to American illustration artwork. The NMAI is located in the Vernon Court mansion on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. The museum's collection contains over 2,000 original works by noted American illustrators such ...
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (pictured) and written by Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, the film received particular recognition for Hamaguchi's direction, Hidetoshi Nishijima 's performance, and the screenplay. At the 94th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won Best International ...