Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Feist, Peter H.

Contents: Renoir's family, friends and teachers, 1841-1867 -- A new style of art, 1867-1871 -- The great decade of Impressionism, 1872-1883 -- Masterpieces of realist Impressionism -- The crisis of Impressionism and the "dry period," 1883-1887 -- Sickness and old age, 1888-1919 -- Renoir's late works -- Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919 : his life and work.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: B. Taschen 1987

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 FEI

Dos Passos, John

Summary: "John Dos Passos traveled widely in Europe, the Middle East, Mexico, and the United States, witnessing many of the tumultuous political, social, and cultural events of the early 20th century and recording his changing response to them. This volume collects the vibrant and insightful travel books and essays he wrote at the same time he was publishing his fictional masterpieces Three Soldiers,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.5208 DOS

Lamarre, Jean

Contents: Quebec in the nineteenth century -- The development of the Saginaw Valley and the Keweenaw Peninsula, 1840-1914 -- French Canadian migration to the Saginaw Valley, 1840-1900 -- French Canadian migration to the Keweenaw Peninsula, 1840-1914.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.499 LAM

Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HIS

Contents: Disc 1: (I just) Died in your arms / Cutting Crew -- Addicted to love / Robert Palmer -- Human / The Human League -- Kyrie / Mr. Mister -- Walk like an Egyptian / The Bangles -- Don't dream it's over / Crowded House -- Holding back the years / Simply Red -- Luka / Suzanne Vega -- No one is to blame / Howard Jones -- When Smokey sings / ABC -- The one I love / R.E.M. -- The future's so bright, I...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Music 1999

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MOD

Summary: This French drama chronicles the impact of World War II German occupation on a small village in central France. As the residents come under the pressures of war, they make choices that are inspiring and heartbreaking.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Tetra Media Fiction 2016

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRE

Augustin, Marion

Summary: "In this informative graphic novel sequel, two kids and their grandpa continue their adventurous guided exploration of art and civilization beginning with the Renaissance and moving forward into modern art"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709.04 AUG

Summary: On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory, with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish State and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British Empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NIN