Out Of This Century The Informal Memoirs Of Peggy Guggenheim
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Out Of This Century The Informal Memoirs Of Peggy Guggenheim
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Author : Peggy Guggenheim
language : en
Publisher: Ravenio Books
Release Date : 2016-02-06
Out Of This Century The Informal Memoirs Of Peggy Guggenheim written by Peggy Guggenheim and has been published by Ravenio Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-06 with Art categories.
I have no memory. I always say to my friends, “Don’t tell me anything you don’t want repeated. I just can’t remember not to.” Invariably I forget and I repeat everything. In 1923 I began to write my memoirs. They began like this: “I come from two of the best Jewish families. One of my grandfathers was born in a stable like Jesus Christ or, rather, over a stable in Bavaria, and my other grandfather was a peddler.” I don’t seem to have gotten very far with this book. Maybe I had nothing to say, or possibly I was too young for the task which I had set myself. Now I feel I am ripe for it. By waiting too long I may forget everything I have somehow managed to remember. If my grandfathers started life modestly they ended it sumptuously. My stable-born grandfather, Mr. Seligman, came to America in steerage, with forty dollars in his pocket and contracted smallpox on board ship. He began his fortune by being a roof shingler and later by making uniforms for the Union Army in the Civil War. Later he became a renowned banker and president of Temple Emanu-el. Socially he got way beyond my other grandfather, Mr. Guggenheim the peddler, who was born in St. Gallen in German Switzerland. Mr. Guggenheim far surpassed Mr. Seligman in amassing an enormous fortune and buying up most of the copper mines of the world, but he never succeeded in attaining Mr. Seligman’s social distinction. In fact, when my mother married Benjamin Guggenheim the Seligmans considered it a mésalliance. To explain that she was marrying into the well known smelting family, they sent a cable to their kin in Europe saying, “Florette engaged Guggenheim smelter.” This became a great family joke, as the cable misread “Guggenheim smelt her.” By the time I was born the Seligmans and the Guggenheims were extremely rich. At least the Guggenheims were and the Seligmans hadn’t done so badly. My grandfather, James Seligman, was a very modest man who refused to spend money on himself and underfed his trained nurse. He lived sparsely and gave everything to his children and grandchildren. He remembered all our birthdays and, although he did not die until ninety-three, he never failed to make out a check on these occasions. The checks were innumerable, as he had eleven children and fifteen grandchildren. Most of his children were peculiar, if not mad. That was because of the bad inheritance they received from my grandmother. My grandfather finally had to leave her. She must have been objectionable. My mother told me that she could never invite young men to her home without a scene from her mother. My grandmother went around to shopkeepers and, as she leaned over the counter, asked them confidentially, “When do you think my husband last slept with me?” My mother’s brothers and sisters were very eccentric. One of my favorite aunts was an incurable soprano. If you happened to meet her on the corner of Fifth Avenue while waiting for a bus, she would open her mouth wide and sing scales trying to make you do as much. She wore her hat hanging off the back of her head or tilted over one ear. A rose was always stuck in her hair. Long hatpins emerged dangerously, not from her hat, but from her hair. Her trailing dresses swept up the dust of the streets. She invariably wore a feather boa. She was an excellent cook and made beautiful tomato jelly. Whenever she wasn’t at the piano, she could be found in the kitchen or reading the ticker-tape. She was an inveterate gambler. She had a strange complex about germs and was forever wiping her furniture with lysol. But she had such extraordinary charm that I really loved her. I cannot say her husband felt as much. After he had fought with her for over thirty years, he tried to kill her and one of her sons by hitting them with a golf club. Not succeeding, he rushed to the reservoir where he drowned himself with heavy weights tied to his feet.
Out Of This Century
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Author : Peggy Guggenheim
language : en
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
Release Date : 1979
Out Of This Century written by Peggy Guggenheim and has been published by Universe Publishing(NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Art patrons categories.
Confessions Of An Art Addict
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Author : Peggy Guggenheim
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2013-04-16
Confessions Of An Art Addict written by Peggy Guggenheim and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-16 with Art categories.
A patron of art since the 1930s, Peggy Guggenheim, in a candid self-portrait, provides an insider's view of the early days of modern art, with revealing accounts of her eccentric wealthy family, her personal and professional relationships, and often surprising portrayals of the artists themselves. Here is a book that captures a valuable chapter in the history of modern art, as well as the spirit of one of its greatest advocates.
Beckett And Joyce
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Author : Barbara Reich Gluck
language : en
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Release Date : 1979
Beckett And Joyce written by Barbara Reich Gluck and has been published by Bucknell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Literary Criticism categories.
Kay Boyle Artist And Activist
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Author : Sandra Whipple Spanier
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 1986
Kay Boyle Artist And Activist written by Sandra Whipple Spanier and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This first critical assessment of Kay Boyle's long career is both a portrait of the artists and a perceptive appraisal of her work. Boyle has lent her cooperation and support to Spanier's efforts to gather biographical material. Particularly enriching for this study were several meetings and extensive correspondence between author and critic. Spanier draws on hundreds of pages of letters containing a wealth of new information about Boyle's life, works, literary relationships, and current activities. Boyle has provided Spanier with unpublished documents and works in progress, yellowed news clippings and book reviews, and detailed notes in which she reacted to this work. Balancing her role of biographer and critic, Spanier has created a vital, perceptive, and integrated study of the life and work of a remarkable woman. -- From publisher's description.
Rick Steves Venice
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Author : Rick Steves
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-12-27
Rick Steves Venice written by Rick Steves and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-27 with Travel categories.
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when visiting the island city of Venice. Following the self-guided tours in this book, you'll explore Venice's most important landmarks and cruise the Grand Canal for a close-up look at the elegant palaces, bridges, and churches. You'll discover picturesque lanes, enjoy the best city views, and tour outlying islands in the lagoon. Dine at a romantic canal-side restaurant, or join the locals at a characteristic cicchetti bar and munch seafood-on-a-toothpick. As the stars shine over St. Mark's Square, sway to the free music of café orchestras. Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. You'll learn how to explore Venice hassle-free and get up-to-date advice on what's worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.
Jackson Pollock S Mural
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Author : Yvonne Szafran
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2014-03-11
Jackson Pollock S Mural written by Yvonne Szafran and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-11 with Art categories.
Jackson Pollock's (1912–1956) first large-scale painting, Mural, in many ways represents the birth of Pollock, the legend. The controversial artist’s creation of this painting has been recounted in dozens of books and dramatized in the Oscar-winning film Pollock. Rumors—such as it was painted in one alcohol-fueled night and at first didn’t fit the intended space—abound. But never in doubt was that the creation of the painting was pivotal, not only for Pollock but for the Abstract Expressionists who would follow his radical conception of art —“no limits, just edges.” Mural, painted in 1943, was Pollock’s first major commission. It was made for the entrance hall of the Manhattan duplex of Peggy Guggenheim, who donated it to the University of Iowa in the 1950s where it stayed until its 2012 arrival for conservation and study at the Getty Center. This book unveils the findings of that examination, providing a more complete picture of Pollock’s process than ever before. It includes an essay by eminent Pollock scholar Ellen Landau and an introduction by comedian Steve Martin. It accompanies an exhibition of the painting on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from March 11 through June 1, 2014.
American Culture In The 1940s
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Author : Jacqueline Foertsch
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2008-03-27
American Culture In The 1940s written by Jacqueline Foertsch and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-27 with History categories.
This book explores the major cultural forms of 1940s America - fiction and non-fiction; music and radio; film and theatre; serious and popular visual arts - and key texts, trends and figures, from Native Son to Citizen Kane, from Hiroshima to HUAC, and from Dr Seuss to Bob Hope. After discussing the dominant ideas that inform the 1940s the book culminates with a chapter on the 'culture of war'. Rather than splitting the decade at 1945, Jacqueline Foertsch argues persuasively that the 1940s should be taken as a whole, seeking out links between wartime and postwar American culture.
Peggy Guggenheim Frederick Kiesler
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Author : Susan Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Guggenheim Museum
Release Date : 2004
Peggy Guggenheim Frederick Kiesler written by Susan Davidson and has been published by Guggenheim Museum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Edited by Susan Davidson and Philip Rylands Essays by Dieter Bogner, Francis V. O'Connor, Don Quaintance, Jasper Sharp and Valentina Sonzogni.
The Message Of The City
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Author : Patricia E. Palermo
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2016-05-27
The Message Of The City written by Patricia E. Palermo and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Dawn Powell was a gifted satirist who moved in the same circles as Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, renowned editor Maxwell Perkins, and other midcentury New York luminaries. Her many novels are typically divided into two groups: those dealing with her native Ohio and those set in New York. “From the moment she left behind her harsh upbringing in Mount Gilead, Ohio, and arrived in Manhattan, in 1918, she dove into city life with an outlander’s anthropological zeal,” reads a recent New Yorker piece about Powell, and it is those New York novels that built her reputation for scouring wit and social observation. In this critical biography and study of the New York novels, Patricia Palermo reminds us how Powell earned a place in the national literary establishment and East Coast social scene. Though Powell’s prolific output has been out of print for most of the past few decades, a revival is under way: the Library of America, touting her as a “rediscovered American comic genius,” released her collected novels, and in 2015 she was posthumously inducted into the New York State Writer’s Hall of Fame. Engaging and erudite, The Message of the City fills a major gap in in the story of a long-overlooked literary great. Palermo places Powell in cultural and historical context and, drawing on her diaries, reveals the real-life inspirations for some of her most delicious satire.