Mark Nicholls
Author
Publisher
Continuum
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Sir Walter Raleigh is a figure writ large in popular imagination. Yet how can we understand this man who was soldier, voyager, visionary, courtier, politician, poet, historian, patriot and 'traitor'? Recent research has illuminated the context of his career at the Court of Elizabeth I, while much is still to be learned about Raleigh the man. Drawing on new texts of his poems, letters and travel narratives, Nicholls and Williams use Raleigh's own writings...
Publisher
Art Institute of Chicago
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"While best known for her stylized paintings of fragmented female bodies, throughout her brief yet focused career, she vacillated between the depiction of various figural elements--hair, hands, torsos, and garments--while also creating equally rich, abstracted forms that emphasize structure and surface. This retrospective presents approximately 100 works from public and private collections, with several key pieces drawn from the Art Institute's collection....
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