Book Description
Collection of stories told by soldiers themselves from the homeless soldier to the well known.
Author : Robert H. Miller
Publisher : Patton Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,39 MB
Release : 2012-06-06
Category : Iraq War, 2003-2011
ISBN : 9780984637454
Collection of stories told by soldiers themselves from the homeless soldier to the well known.
Author : Gregory Andrus
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 32,76 MB
Release : 2018-04-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780999525821
Real People. Real Stories. The Real Jersey Shore.
Author : Anna Grove
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 25,21 MB
Release : 2017-05-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781364142919
Between the covers of Faces of Service, warriors narrate a portion of their life that really matters. The matter is that young men and women, in their prime, chose a vocation as well as an avocation that might have cost them not only life but also their innocence. Who would make that choice? Faces of Service introduces them. Black and white soul-searching images of dozens of veterans along with their short narratives bound in a 12"x12" hardcover coffee table book. Together the faces and the stories give insight into a life shaped by war and the military, revealing true facets of the human experience. President George H. W. Bush, a WWII veteran himself, has written the foreword to show his support. With the purchase of this book, you are supporting CAMP HOPE, an outreach of PTSD Foundation of America.
Author : George W. Bush
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,41 MB
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0804189765
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America’s military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Growing out of President Bush’s own outreach and the ongoing work of the George W. Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative, Portraits of Courage brings together sixty-six full-color portraits and a four-panel mural painted by President Bush of members of the United States military who have served our nation with honor since 9/11—and whom he has come to know personally. Our men and women in uniform have faced down enemies, liberated millions, and in doing so showed the true compassion of our nation. Often, they return home with injuries—both visible and invisible—that intensify the challenges of transitioning into civilian life. In addition to these burdens, research shows a civilian-military divide. Seventy-one percent of Americans say they have little understanding of the issues facing veterans, and veterans agree: eighty-four percent say that the public has "little awareness" of the issues facing them and their families. Each painting in this meticulously produced hardcover volume is accompanied by the inspiring story of the veteran depicted, written by the President. Readers can see the faces of those who answered the nation’s call and learn from their bravery on the battlefield, their journeys to recovery, and the continued leadership and contributions they are making as civilians. It is President Bush’s desire that these stories of courage and resilience will honor our men and women in uniform, highlight their family and caregivers who bear the burden of their sacrifice, and help Americans understand how we can support our veterans and empower them to succeed. President Bush will donate his net author proceeds from PORTRAITS OF COURAGE to the George W. Bush Presidential Center, a non-profit organization whose Military Service Initiative works to ensure that post-9/11 veterans and their families make successful transitions to civilian life with a focus on gaining meaningful employment and overcoming the invisible wounds of war.
Author : Anastasia Taylor-Lind
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 29,73 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti (Kiev, Ukraine)
ISBN : 9780957427280
This title by Anastasia Taylor-Lind is a series of portraits of anti-government protestors and mourners made in a makeshift photographic studio in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), Kiev.
Author : Victoria Charles
Publisher : Parkstone International
Page : 1224 pages
File Size : 40,17 MB
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 1783109459
According to the defined canons of art technique, a portrait should be, above all, a faithful representation of its model. However, this gallery of 1000 portraits illustrates how the genre has been transformed throughout history, and has proven itself to be much more complex than a simple imitation of reality. Beyond exhibiting the skill of the artist, the portrait must surpass the task of imitation, as just and precise as it may be, to translate both the intention of the artist as well as that of its patron, without betraying eitherÊs wishes. Therefore, these silent witnesses, carefully selected in these pages, reveal more than faces of historic figures or anonymous subjects: they reveal a psychology more than an identity, illustrate an allegory, serve as political and religious propaganda, and embody the customs of their epochs. With its impressive number of masterpieces, biographies, and commentaries on works, this book presents and analyses different portraits, consequently exposing to the reader, and to any art lover, a reflection of the evolution of society, and above all the upheavals of a genre that, over 300 centuries of painting, has shaped the history of art.
Author : Cynthia Freeland
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,89 MB
Release : 2010-06-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 0199234981
`A boundary-breaking book, mobilizing art for philosophical purposes with exciting and enlightening results.' Ivan Gaskell, Harvard University --
Author : Taína Caragol
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,81 MB
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 0691203288
Unveiling the unconventional : Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama / Taína Caragol -- "Radical empathy" : Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama / Dorothy Moss -- The Obama portraits, in art history and beyond / Richard J. Powell -- The Obama portraits and the National Portrait Gallery as a site of secular pilgrimage / Kim Sajet -- The presentation of the Obama portraits : a transcript of the unveiling ceremony.
Author : Suzannah Biernoff
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 21,36 MB
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 0472130293
Investigates the artistic, medical, and journalistic responses to facial injury in WWI
Author : Steve McCurry
Publisher : Phaidon
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 1999-06-17
Category : Art
ISBN :
A collection of unposed and engaging portraits from around the world.