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mariposa von san diego calochortus weedii mary vaux walcottMariposa de San Diego Calochortus weedii : ein Funke von Licht und Anmut Die reproduction der Mariposa de San Diego, oder Calochortus weedii, ist eine wahre Ode an die florale Schnheit. Mit ihren zarten Bltenblttern und Nuancen von Gelb und Violett ruft dieses Werk die Wrme der kalifornischen Sonne und die Leichtigkeit eines blhenden Frhlings hervor. Mary Vaux Walcott gelingt es durch ihre raffinierte Technik, das Wesen dieser ikonischen Pflanze
Mariposa de San Diego Calochortus weedii : ein Funke von Licht und Anmut Die reproduction der Mariposa de San Diego, oder Calochortus weedii, ist eine wahre Ode an die florale Schönheit. Mit ihren zarten Blütenblättern und Nuancen von Gelb und Violett ruft dieses Werk die Wärme der kalifornischen Sonne und die Leichtigkeit eines blühenden Frühlings hervor. Mary Vaux Walcott gelingt es durch ihre raffinierte Technik, das Wesen dieser ikonischen Pflanze einzufangen und eine Vision zu schaffen, die sowohl realistisch als auch poetisch ist. Die Atmosphäre, die von diesem Gemälde ausgeht, lädt zum Träumen ein und zur Entdeckung der Wunder, die die Natur zu bieten hat. Mary Vaux Walcott : eine Künstlerin im Dienste der Natur Mary Vaux Walcott, Botanikerin und Künstlerin, prägte den Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts mit ihren präzisen und poetischen botanischen Illustrationen. Ihre Arbeit steht in einem Kontext, in dem die Natur sowohl Inspirationsquelle als auch wissenschaftliches Studienobjekt war. Beeinflusst von den künstlerischen Bewegungen ihrer Zeit, verstand sie es, wissenschaftliche Strenge mit künstlerischer Sensibilität zu verbinden. Ihre Werke, darunter die Mariposa de San Diego, zeugen von ihrem Engagement für den Schutz der amerikanischen Flora und ihrem Wunsch, die Öffentlichkeit für die Schönheit der Natur zu sensibilisieren. Walcott ist somit zu einer unverzichtbaren Figur der botanischen Kunst geworden. Eine dekorative Anschaffung mit vielfältigen Vorzügen Die reproduction der Mariposa de San Diego ist eine dekorative Wahl, die jedem Raum einen Farbtupfer und Vitalität verleiht. Ob im Wohnzimmer, im Büro oder im Schlafzimmer, dieses Bild wird die Blicke auf sich ziehen und Bewunderung hervorrufen. Die Druckqualität und die Treue zu den Details machen dieses Werk zu einem wahren künstlerischen Juwel. Indem Sie dieses Gemälde in Ihre Dekoration integrieren, wählen Sie nicht nur ein ästhetisches Stück, sondern auch eine Hommage an die natürliche Schönheit und feiern das Talent von Mary Vaux Walcott.Shipping Notes
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★★★★★ 5
Spectacular Albeit Unknown History of Race Relations
Format: Hardcover
This is a great piece of historiography about something few know about at all --- slavery in New York City in the 18th century. How about a slave "rebellion" in New York City, how about more people burned at the stake than in the Salem witchcraft trials, how about dark byways and highways of old New York, barely transformed from its days as New Amsterdam, dark plots in dank places, shrill frightened tyrants overreacting with bloody retribution, burned ruins of an early African American village in Central Park?
One cannot make up this stuff, it is too real so it must be history at its best.
And written by one of our premier authors of history, a woman who makes our history live in The New Yorker to the acclaim of many, and yet whose best book, this one, is still too little known.
If you appreciate Harry Truman's remark that the only new thing under the Sun is the history you haven't read, then this is one to curl up with and marvel at; a great way to spend a rainy day or a dark night.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2010
★★★★★ 4
Good, but not great.
Format: Paperback
Kudos to Lepore for delving into an important, little known subject, which she does better than most historians. At times, however, I think she felt the need to put every little piece of information she got into the book. It was way too long. Some good research, but she has done better. Still, worth checking out. I like to think I know American history, but I know nothing about this awful chapter.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2019
★★★★★ 5
DAMN, this is a great book!
Format: Hardcover
All history books should be this detailed, this readable, this humane. Lepore knows how to write about a horrible, nearly forgotten episode in NYC history. Unlike many historians, she steps away from overt politics or raw emotion. She knows that this subject is too serious to be shouted. It is the rare history book that is packed with facts as well as knowledge.
I felt like Lepore was taking my hand and leading me through the smelly streets of lower Manhattan in 1741, like I could almost see the faces of...what were they, anyway? The victims of a horrible hoax? The demented planners of a plot to burn the city? Or something in between, where thieves can also be the keepers of ancient rites from a distant homeland, where the world is turned upside down?
I could go on and on, but just buy the book!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2008
★★★★★ 3
New York Burning
Format: Paperback
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This is an important book that explores in depth what is usually only found in textbooks as a one-sentence summation:
"In 1741 there was a slave uprising in New York City."
Scholars will probably be happier starting with the Appendix and bibliography and then reading the book. The text is disorganized and uneven, and although this is non-fiction, the characters could have been more finely drawn. Peter Zenger's trail keeps popping up in unexpected places, often disconnected from the action the author is working on. Some sections are heavy on primary documents and period writings, others are more poetic.
Yes, I do understand the parallels with the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials get more press today because of Arthur Miller's "Crucible." Color and religion of the participants aside, both events are stories of group think and mass hysteria, fear and anger. There is plenty of room here for a first-class film or play to be written.
Read this book, learn from it. Expect to complain about it.
Kim Burdick
Stanton, DE
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Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2014
★★★★★ 5
What You Didn't Know
Format: Paperback
Did you know that if you were a Catholic Priest on the streets of New York in 1747 that you'd be arrested and hung! Great book if you're interested in the times during which our founding Fathers were growing up. It'll give you a different concept on how slavery was different in NYC as opposed to in the South, and how many of the streets in NYC got there names from English magistrates. If you like history, especially of NYC, you'll love this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015
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