The Painted Screens Of Baltimore
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The Painted Screens Of Baltimore
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Author : Elaine Eff
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2013-10-23
The Painted Screens Of Baltimore written by Elaine Eff and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-23 with Art categories.
Painted screens have long been synonymous in the popular imagination with the Baltimore row house. Picturesque, practical, and quirky, window and door screens adorned with scenic views simultaneously offer privacy and ventilation in crowded neighborhoods. As an urban folk art, painted screens flourished in Baltimore, though they did not originate there--precursors date to early eighteenth-century London. They were a fixture on fine homes and businesses in Europe and America throughout the Victorian era. But as the handmade screen yielded to industrial production, the whimsical artifact of the elite classes was suddenly transformed into an item for mass consumption. Historic examples are now a rarity, but in Baltimore the folk art is still very much alive. The Painted Screens of Baltimore takes a first look at this beloved icon of one major American city through the words and images of dozens of self-taught artists who trace their creations to the capable and unlikely brush of one Bohemian immigrant, William Oktavec. In 1913, this corner grocer began a family dynasty inspired generations of artists who continue his craft to this day. The book examines the roots of painted wire cloth, the ethnic communities where painted screens have been at home for a century, and the future of this art form.
The Painted Screens Of Baltimore Maryland
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Author : Elaine Eff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
The Painted Screens Of Baltimore Maryland written by Elaine Eff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.
Baltimore S Painted Screens
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Baltimore S Painted Screens written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Baltimore (Md.) categories.
Looking Pretty
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Author : Elaine Eff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Looking Pretty written by Elaine Eff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Baltimore (Md.) categories.
Discusses the unique folk art native to Baltimore of painting landscape scenes on window and door screens.
Lost Baltimore
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Author : Paul K. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2013-07-01
Lost Baltimore written by Paul K. Williams and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-01 with Photography categories.
Lost Baltimore is the latest in the series from Anova Books that traces the cherished places in a city that time, progress and fashion have swept aside before the National Register of Historic Places could save them from the wrecker's ball.Organised chronologically starting with the earliest losses and ending with the latest, the book features much-loved Philadelphia insitutions that failed to stand the test of time, such as the Sun Iron Building, Electric Amusement Park and the Rennert Hotel.Grand buildings erected in the Victorian era that were too costly to be refurbished, or movie theaters that the age of television made redundant are featured. Alongside the city's iconic and much-missed buildings, Lost Baltimore also looks at some traditions that have passed (marble doorsteps, painted window screens) and sporting legends that have relocated (Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Bullets).Lost Baltimore is a nostalgic journey back in time to visit some of the lost treasures that the city let slip through its grasp.
Painted Screens Pilgrimage
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Painted Screens Pilgrimage written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Folk art categories.
Baltimore S Own Little Italy Artist
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Author : Rita DeSales French
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Baltimore S Own Little Italy Artist written by Rita DeSales French and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Annapolis (Md.) categories.
This is an inspirational story of a man who expressed his artistic talents and who put relationships before all other pursuits. He chatted with celebrities who dined in the Italian restaurants. He did errands for the older ladies in the neighborhood and influenced young people. He took care of his invalid mother, who accompanied him on the corner while he worked. He gave tourists postcards with his sketches on them to mail back to him when they arrived home.
Folklife Annual
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Folklife Annual written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Folklore categories.
100 Things To Do In Baltimore Before You Die
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Author : Judy Colbert
language : en
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
Release Date : 2016-10-01
100 Things To Do In Baltimore Before You Die written by Judy Colbert and has been published by Reedy Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-01 with Travel categories.
100 Things to Do in Baltimore Before You Die explores the must-do and must-see parts of Charm City for visitors who have a few minutes or a few days and for those who are visiting for the first time and those who visit regularly. It digs a little deeper for residents who have been here for a decade or an entire lifetime, marking such unusual aspects of the usual as the revolutionary layout of the Contemporary Wing of the BMA that set as much a trend in design as Orioles Park at Camden Yards did for retro designs of baseball stadia. 100 Things to Do in Baltimore Before You Die explores the popularity of snoballs, Rheb’s candies, and Natty Boh beer and fuels the continuing debate about where to find the best crab cake and pit beef. There’s also a note about the best places to watch Inner Harbor July 4 and New Year’s Eve fireworks.
The Storied South
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Author : William Ferris
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2013-08-05
The Storied South written by William Ferris and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Storied South features the voices--by turn searching and honest, coy and scathing--of twenty-six of the most luminous artists and thinkers in the American cultural firmament, from Eudora Welty, Pete Seeger, and Alice Walker to William Eggleston, Bobby Rush, and C. Vann Woodward. Masterfully drawn from one-on-one interviews conducted by renowned folklorist William Ferris over the past forty years, the book reveals how storytelling is viscerally tied to southern identity and how the work of these southern or southern-inspired creators has shaped the way Americans think and talk about the South. The Storied South offers a unique, intimate opportunity to sit at the table with these men and women and learn how they worked and how they perceived their art. The volume also features 45 of Ferris's striking photographic portraits of the speakers and a CD and a DVD of original audio and films of the interviews.