Author : John R. Tschirch
Publisher : Giles
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 30,81 MB
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781911282693
The first book to focus on the urban development of Newport, Rhode Island, this is an extensively illustrated, multi-layered view of the city as both an urban entity and a cultural site of national significance.
Author : Ruthie Sommers
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,27 MB
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780865653962
An intimate love letter to summertime in Newport from photographer Nick Mele, the "modern-day Slim Aarons," and interior designer Ruthie Sommers Newport, Rhode Island, is one of the last bastions of American high society. The grand Gilded Age houses that top its oceanside cliffs and line storied Bellevue Avenue are largely untouched by contemporary renovation and taste, and family heirlooms are passed down from generation to generation with Yankee thrift. Indeed, Newport has an understated elegance that sets it apart from other resort towns. Life behind the facades of these elaborate mansions is rarely revealed, but now, photographer Nick Mele and author Ruthie Sommers, both Iifelong Newport residents, share their entrée into the parties, lawn tennis matches, beach clambakes, and family gatherings that make up the glorious days of a Newport summer. Picture the foggy mornings of June, the traditional yacht races of July, the annual meeting of old friends at Marble House in August, and the melancholy close of the season after Labor Day. Through Sommers's personal, evocative text and Mele's exquisite photographs of people, parties, beaches, and houses, the intimate charms of A Newport Summer come poignantly to life.
Author : James L. Yarnall
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 30,68 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781584654919
A comprehensive architectural history of America's greatest living architectural laboratory.
Author : Jake Rose
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 28,59 MB
Release : 2020-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781948286237
"Color Newport" is a coloring book that celebrates the rich heritage, beautiful architecture and magnificent sites of Newport, RI. This book is filled to the brim with the town's most iconic settings, such as the Newport Bridge, Bowens Wharf, The Breakers, and Touro Synagogue, among many others. Through its 24 beautiful black-and-white line drawings and detailed descriptions, "Color Newport" masterfully highlights what makesthis beautiful seaside refuge so special to its residents and visitors.
Author : Heather Galler
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,85 MB
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 163322404X
Folk art still influences everyday art in some surprising ways. Folk Art Fusion shows you how to blend classic subjects with new techniques to create a lovely work of art that is completely unique. Folk Art Fusion explores the colorful combination of art styles and presents them in modern folk art paintings. This is your chance to learn how traditional folk art continues to influence today's painters, and to discover how to create contemporary folk-art paintings yourself! Even if you're new to creating art, Folk Art Fusion makes creating your own works approachable with step-by-step projects. The projects are as varied as they are colorful. You will enjoy painting classic subjects painted with creative techniques and in popular styles, including flower fields, Frida Kahlo, the Tree of Life, a cat, a quaint English cottage, and much more. Colorful, contemporary, and inspirational, Folk Art Fusion allows artists of all skill levels to quickly discover the joy of creating modern, global-inspiredart in this time-treasured genre.
Author : Giles, Zeny
Publisher : Giles
Page : pages
File Size : 21,35 MB
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911282501
Author : Thornton Wilder
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,25 MB
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062943367
“An extremely entertaining array of American life in a bygone era.” — New Yorker The last of Thornton Wilder’s works published during his lifetime, Theophilus North is part autobiographical and part the imagined adventures of Wilder’s twin brother who died at birth. This edition features an updated afterword from Wilder’s nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating material about the novelist, story and setting. Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his car breaks down. To support himself, Theophilus takes jobs in the elegant mansions along Ocean Drive, just as Wilder himself did in the same decade. Soon the young man finds himself playing the roles of tutor, tennis coach, spy, confidant, lover, friend and enemy as he becomes entangled in adventure and intrigue in Newport’s fabulous addresses, as well as in its local boarding houses, restaurants, dives and military barracks. Narrated by the elderly North from a distance of fifty years, Theophilus North is a fascinating commentary on youth and education from the vantage point of age, and deftly displays Wilder’s trademark wit juxtaposed with his lively and timeless ruminations on what really matters, at the end of the day, about life, love, and work.
Author : Newport Harbor Art Museum
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,93 MB
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Author : Bettie Bearden Pardee
Publisher : Bulfinch
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 26,15 MB
Release : 2004-04-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780821228487
Newport, Rhode Island, blessed with stunning ocean vistas and constant sea breezes, is home to some of the most exceptional private residences in America. Its deeply rooted history makes it a perennial destination, with more than 3.5 million visitors each year. Although it is one of the most high profile towns in the country, Newport is also one of the most cloistered. Private Newport: At Home and in the Garden offers an invitation to venture beyond the privet hedges and massive iron gates. It is the first book to step inside the privately owned mansions to reveal a diverse collection of architectural jewels complemented by spectacular gardens. These homes, created by distinguished architects and landscape designers, are stunning examples of Newport's 375-year "old-world" heritage. Eighteen exquisite and unique homes are prominently featured-from the resilient crescent curve of majestic Seafair, which withstood the Hurricane of '38, to the prizewinning Japanese garden at Wildacre, to the nostalgic working farm of heritage breeds at Swiss Village-each contributing its own part to the "Eden of America."
Author : Jonathan R. Wynn
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 23,41 MB
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 022630566X
Austin’s famed South by Southwest is far more than a festival celebrating indie music. It’s also a big networking party that sparks the imagination of hip, creative types and galvanizes countless pilgrimages to the city. Festivals like SXSW are a lot of fun, but for city halls, media corporations, cultural institutions, and community groups, they’re also a vital part of a complex growth strategy. In Music/City, Jonathan R. Wynn immerses us in the world of festivals, giving readers a unique perspective on contemporary urban and cultural life. Wynn tracks the history of festivals in Newport, Nashville, and Austin, taking readers on-site to consider different festival agendas and styles of organization. It’s all here: from the musician looking to build her career to the mayor who wants to exploit a local cultural scene, from a resident’s frustration over corporate branding of his city to the music executive hoping to sell records. Music/City offers a sharp perspective on cities and cultural institutions in action and analyzes how governments mobilize massive organizational resources to become promotional machines. Wynn’s analysis culminates with an impassioned argument for temporary events, claiming that when done right, temporary occasions like festivals can serve as responsive, flexible, and adaptable products attuned to local places and communities.
