Book Description
Fourteen artists and picture book illustrators present paintings with descriptions of ancestors or other sources of inspiration that have inspired them.
Author : Harriet Rohmer
Publisher : Children's Book Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780892391585
Fourteen artists and picture book illustrators present paintings with descriptions of ancestors or other sources of inspiration that have inspired them.
Author : Jan Stuart
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,31 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780804742627
Despite their powerful presence and exquisite quality, Chinese ancestor portraits have never been studied as a genre. This illustrated text explores the artistic, historical, and religious significance of these paintings and places them in context with other types of commemorative portraiture. During the late Ming (1368-1644) and Quing (1644-1911) dynasties, full-length portraits of individual men and women came into vogue. These ancestor portraits were important objects of veneration, and the practice continued into the 20th century, when paintings were gradually replaced by photographs. The authors explore the works in depth, presenting a fascinating glimpse of Chinese life and culture and providing biographies of the sitters. Worshiping the Ancestors should appeal to connoisseurs of Chinese art and to all those interested in social history, portraiture, and devotional art.
Author : Gary Robinson
Publisher : No Series Linked
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,81 MB
Release : 2016-09-08
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ISBN :
This historical novel tells the story of a twelve-year-old Chumash boy and his family who become captives in a California Spanish mission sometime more than 200 years ago. This is historical fiction based entirely on historical fact that reveals the devastating impact the missions had on California Native peoples. Written for fourth, fifth and sixth graders, the story ends on a hopeful note as a small group of Native children are able to escape their captors and begin a journey to join other Native escapees in a remote mountain village. As mandated by the California Department of Education, every 4th grader is taught the "Mission Unit," which perpetuates the "idyllic mission myth" that glorifies the priests, denigrates California Indians and fails to mention that Indians were actually treated as slaves held captive by a Spanish colonial institution. The manuscript has been reviewed and approved by the Director of the Santa Ynez Chumash Culture Department and a member of the California American Indian Education Oversight Committee. It has the endorsement of a fourth grade teacher in California who has shared the story with her class and a local librarian who is excited about sharing the story with elementary age children through the library. It has also been endorsed by the local library branch manager and a former professor of Anthropology within the University of California system.
Author : Megan Smolenyak
Publisher : Ancestry Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 15,35 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781931279000
"Honoring our Ancestors provides 50 stories that hold one common thread--the seemingly endless ways to creatively pay tribute to those who came before us. One man built a Viking ship and sailed across the Atlantic; another devoted decades to collecting slavery memorabilia. One family passed a diaper down through four generations, while another staged a scavenger hunt that helped family members get to know their ancestral hometown"--Back cover.
Author : Eugene E. Harris (Professor)
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 16,94 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 0199978034
Geneticist Eugene Harris presents us with the complete and up-to-date account of the evolution of the human genome.
Author : Dhyani Ywahoo
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 12,88 MB
Release : 1987-11-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN :
Gathers advice on obtaining happiness, finding fulfillment, clarifying the emotions, and promoting family harmony.
Author : Charles Alexander
Publisher : Elite 8 Book Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 45,17 MB
Release : 2018-01-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781937269777
The sole purpose of this book is to correct the shambles left behind by those who hid in the shadows and controlled the many stifled voices with the power of money and greed.
Author : Harris Bailey (Jr.)
Publisher :
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 20,39 MB
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9780989372855
Our Ancestors, Our Stories offers insights into the African American experience in Edgefield County, South Carolina through the eyes of five very different authors.These family historians and storytellers have come together to share their family stories to inspire and encourage others, and to keep alive the memories of their ancestors.
Author : Laura Patsouris
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 2011-02-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780982579855
Weaving Memory is a journey into the world of ancestor work, and a primer for anyone seeking to develop a relationship with their beloved dead. We all have ancestors to connect to, and their blessings and protection are key to remembering where we came from and who we are. They help us understand the complexity of human relationships. Recovering the links to our ancestors is a way to wholeness, and the gift of Laura Patsouris in this book.
Author : William King Gregory
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,8 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Craniology
ISBN :