For his 1960s project on children’s dreams, legendary photographer Arthur Tress visualizes the subconscious fears of the innocent mind. While working with educator Richard Lewis of The Touchstone Center, he observed an exercise in which young people were asked to construct poems and paintings of their dreams; inspired, he began collaborating with children to create haunting silver gelatin photographs.
In the late 1960s, photographer, Arthur Tress, began his now-famous study of the unconscious. Interviewing children about their most memorable dreams,...
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©Arthur Tress Arthur Tress is a master storyteller who first gained recognition with his hauntingly beautiful book of images: The Dream Collector (Richmond, Westover 1972). The book was a challenge to the photographic ethos of its time.
I know it was Shakespeare’s year last year (400 years – I suppose waiting for 500 might be asking too much) so I’m a little late celebrating by continuing this series of posts fea…
Pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen present their new studio release, Dutch Masters, on Deutsche Grammophon. The album is dedicated to Dutch composers. They say, \"Everyone knows Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, but we also have plenty of lesser-known composers from our home country who have created a lot of beautiful compositions.\" It's an ode to Dutch composers, but also to pianist and teacher Ton Hartsuiker who introduced them to Dutch modern music when they were still children.
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Arthur Rackham self-portrait entitled "A Transpontine Cockney" 1934 Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the 'Golden Age' of British book illustration which encompassed the years from 1900 until the start of the First World War. Arthur Rackham's works have become very popular since his death, both in North America and Britain. His images have been widely used by the greeting card industry and many of his books are still in print or have been recently available in both paperback and hardback editions. His original drawings and paintings are keenly sought at the major international art auction houses. This is part 8 of an 8-part post on the works of Arthur Rackham. For full biographical notes see part 1. A Dish of Apples by Eden Phillpotts is a collection of poems written by Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) on a theme of nature and harvest, with the greater part of the collection being poems in homage to varieties of orchard fruits. Phillpotts was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, British India, educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for 10 years before studying for the stage and eventually becoming a writer. He co-wrote two plays with his daughter Adelaide Phillpotts. This version originally published in 1921: 1921 Cover of A Dish of Apples Title page Hawthorne’s Wonder Book was the First Edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tales illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Written as tales within a tale, Hawthorne presents the stories as being told to a group of children at Tanglewood, an Estate in Lenox, Massachusetts (where Hawthorne lived for a period), by Eustace Bright, a Williams College student. This version originally published in 1922: 1922 Cover of Hawthorne's Wonder Book 1922 American edition of the book Comus is a masque in honour of chastity, written by John Milton (1608 – 1674). It was first presented on Michaelmas 1634, before John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater at Ludlow Castle in celebration of the Earl's new post as Lord President of Wales. The plot concerns two brothers and their sister, simply called "Lady", lost in a journey through the woods. Lady becomes fatigued, and the brothers wander off in search of sustenance. While alone, she encounters the debauched Comus, a character inspired by the god of mockery, who is disguised as a villager and claims he will lead her to her brothers. Deceived by his amiable countenance, Lady follows him, only to be captured, brought to his pleasure palace and victimised by his necromancy. This version originally published in 1922: 1922 Cover of Comus Title page "All amidst the Gardens fair of Hesperus, and his daughters three that sing about the golden tree." "And they, so perfect is their misery, not once perceive their foul disfigurement, but boast themselves more comely than before." "They come in making a riotous unruly noise" "Calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire." "Sweet Echo." "The flowry-kirtl'd Naiades." "Some say, no evil thing that walks by night…" "…No goblin, or swart faery of the mine, hath hurt-full power o'er true virginity." "The huntress Diana" "The wonted roar was up amidst the woods, and fill'd the Air with barbarous dissonance." "… as Daphne was, root-bound, that fled Apollo." "Iris there, with humid bow" "The brothers rush in with swords drawn." "The water Nymphs, that in the bottom plaid, held up their pearled wrists and took her in." "Sabrina fair listen where thou art sitting." Peer Gynt is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, loosely based on the fairy tale Per Gynt Written in the Dano-Norwegian language, it is the most widely performed Norwegian play. Peer Gynt has also been described as the story of a life based on procrastination and avoidance. A first edition of 1,250 copies was published on 14 November 1867 in Copenhagen. Although the first edition swiftly sold out, a re-print of 2,000 copies, which followed after only 14 days, didn't sell out until seven years later. This version originally published in 1936: 1936 Cover of Peer Gynt Title page End paper Peer before the King of Trolls Aase on the mill house roof Peer among the wedding guests Peer and Solvieg at the wedding Peer follows the woman in green The dance of the Trolls Peer and the Troll Witch The Death of Aase Anitra's Dance The Thin Man Peer and the Threadballs
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Weegee was the great photographer of New York in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, whose book Naked City helped to create the mythology of the city.
Arthur Rackham (English, 1867-1939) leading 'Golden Age' illustrator. “Undine” (novella) by Friedrich de la Motte FouquéI - Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight in order to gain a soul. Contains some themes similar to “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen. Read online: archive.org/stream/undine00lamo#page/n7/mode/2up
A rock pool with a deadly secret. A bank holiday heatwave dominated by the murder of an unknown man. A sun-drenched picnic that ends in a sinister locked-room mystery. And an Adriatic holiday interrupted by a beautiful couple ... who aren't quite who they seem to be. All these, and many more, can be found in these classic stories of summertime murder and mayhem, featuring masters of the genre from Dorothy L. Sayers to Arthur Conan Doyle. From St Mark's Square in Venice to the English seaside, their tales will puzzle, entertain and prove that - no matter how far you travel - there's no rest for the wicked. Selected by Cecily Gayford
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I think this may be the most beautiful house I've ever seen. I'm glad it's in the hands of Gordon and Marion Smith, the smart and gracious people Erickson built the house for. Gordon is a well-known BC painter. Smith House, 1964 (designed with Geoffrey Massey) from www.arthurerickson.com/H_smit.html Photo: Ezra Stoller / Esto See post here blog.ounodesign.com/2009/05/22/smith-house-by-arthur-eric...
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Best things to do in Edinburgh with kids. Harry Potter tour, historical sites that are actually fun, Dean Village, and more.
Arthur Erickson - Hilborn house, Ontario 1974.
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The Print This giclée print delivers a vivid image with maximum color accuracy and exceptional resolution. The standard for museums and galleries around the world, giclée is a printing process where millions of ink droplets are “sprayed” onto high-quality paper. With the great degree of detail and smooth transitions of color gradients, giclée prints appear much more realistic than other reproduction prints. The high-quality paper (235 gsm) is acid free with a smooth surface. Paper Type: Giclee Print Finished Size: 12" x 18" Arrives by Fri, Apr 19 Product ID: 16184732
Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the 'Golden Age' of British book illustration which encompassed the years from 1900 until the start of the First World War. Arthur Rackham's works have become very popular since his death, both in North America and Britain. His images have been widely used by the greeting card industry and many of his books are still in print or have been recently available in both paperback and hardback editions. His original drawings and paintings are keenly sought at the major international art auction houses. This is part 3 of an 8-part post on the works of Arthur Rackham. For full biographical notes see part 1. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play by William Shakespeare. Believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596, it portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors, who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play, categorised as a Comedy, is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world. Originally published in 1907, some of these illustrations have later dates. 1908 Cover of A Midsummer Night's Dream Title page Titania lying asleep Hermia Where often you and I upon faint primrose-buds were wont to lie, emptying our bosoms of their counsel sweet She never had so sweet a changeling The Meeting of Oberon and Titania Fairies away! We shall chide downright, if I longer stay To hear the sea-maid's music Ere the leviathan can swim a league On the ground sleep sound, I'll apply to your eye gentle lover, remedy Come, now a roundel …will sing, that they shall hear I am not afraid Lord, what fools these mortals be … and her fairy sent to bear him to my bower in fairy land And a fairy song Fair Helena Call'd Robin Goodfellow, are not you he that frights the maidens of the villagery …am that merry wanderer of the night O Bottom, thou art changed! What angel wakes me from my flowery bed? …ghosts, ivanciering here and there troop hovie to churchyards O monstrous! O strange we are haunted pray, masters fly, masters! Help! How now, spirit! Whither wander you Never so weary, never so in woe, bedabbled with dew and torn with briars To make my small elves coats Are you sure that we are awake. It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream Undine is a fairy-tale novella; an early German romance, written in 1811 by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. This version originally published in 1909. 1909 Cover of Undine Title page
