Bernard Berenson’s life is an inspiring story of a poor immigrant to America achieving great fame and fortune. A sensitive and articulate consumer of art, his incredible eye and his talent for engaging listeners in interpretations of artworks took him from his humble beginnings to a lavish lifestyle assisting Gilded
Today, October 29, is National Cat Day. Artists throughout history have had close relationships with felines. “The smallest feline is a masterpiece” is a quote attributed to Leonardo da Vinci; Salvador Dalí had a pet ocelot; Henri Matisse was very fond of his two cats, Minouche and Coussi; both Pablo
We all know the story of the Garden of Eden. God created Adam, then Eve, and he told the two not to eat fruit from a certain tree. But the snake tempted Eve to taste the forbidden fruit; she, in turn, seduced Adam to do the same, and this led
Published earlier this year, Tatiana Flores’s groundbreaking new book Mexico’s Revolutionary Avant-Gardes: From Estridentismo to ¡30-30! offers an insightful narrative about the early-20th-century movement that came to be known as the Mexican Renaissance. Thanks to her extensive research in previously unpublished archival materials, she is able to paint a
The year was 1897 and Camille Pisarro, in Paris, wrote to his son, Lucien, in London, that “No one pays any attention nowadays to anything but prints; it’s a rage, the young generation produces nothing else.” Printmaking, which had until the mid-nineteenth century served chiefly as a mechanism for reproducing
Calling all American poets under 40! Submissions for the 2014 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition are being accepted from now until November 15, 2013. And for the first time, manuscripts can be submitted electronically! The Yale Series of Younger Poets prize is the oldest literary award in the United
Where can you go tomorrow, Saturday, October 19th, to see dance legend Bill T. Jones, Nobel Prize-winning psychologist and neurobiologist Eric Kandel, internationally-acclaimed illustrator Maira Kalman, distinguished critic Nicolai Ourousoff, and even more celebrated artists, dancers, architects, curators, percussionists, and writers? You don’t have to go anywhere! TEDxMet: Icons will
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news from university presses! There is much to share from our fellow academic publishing houses and much to learn on What SUP at the social university presses. This week we found university presses discussing topics such as gender inequality and stereotypes, bullying, the Supreme
Renowned philosopher and writer A.C. Grayling, author of Friendship, has spent much time consider the connections formed between two people. Hear him speak about these bonds in this interview and video with Yale University Press, London! Yale University Press: How important is friendship in the twenty-first century? A.C. Grayling: Friendship has
What role does religion play in developing countries today? Does it hinder or contribute to global health care, education, and social justice? In Earthly Mission, Robert Calderisi thoughtfully addresses these difficult questions as he examines the Catholic Church’s successes and failures in the developing world over the past 60 years. A