George Grosz (German: [ɡʁoːs]; born Georg Ehrenfried Groß; July 26, 1893 – July 6, 1959) was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity groups during the Weimar Republic. He immigrated to the United States in 1933, and became a naturalized citizen in 1938. Abandoning the style and subject matter of his earlier work, he exhibited regularly and taught for many years at the Art Students League of New York. In 1959 he returned to Berlin, where he died shortly afterwards.
Excellent new museum in Berlin, Das Kleine Grosz Museum, dedicated to the artist George Grosz (1893– 1959). The museum is situated in a former petrol station.
George Grosz的自傳A Little Yes and a Big No包含關於藝術家 1922 年前往莫斯科和彼得格勒之旅的少量信息。因此，Grosz 與丹麥作家 Martin Andersen Nexö 一起前往蘇維埃俄羅斯進行書籍項目。在那裡，他遇到了前衛藝術家弗拉基米爾·塔特林和政治家卡爾·拉狄克，並拜見了列寧。1923 年回國後，格羅斯離開了德國共產黨 (KPD)。在後來的反思中，這次旅行通常被解釋為他放棄共產主義的導火索。
Revolution，1925 年，墨水、蘆葦筆和鋼筆在淺色初步鉛筆劃上，64.9 x 52.6 厘米，George Grosz Estate
“What is the meaning of life? That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead, there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one.” ― from TO THE LIGHTHOUSE By Virginia Woolf, 1927
2022年12月12日 星期一
從《人生苦短》(Brief lives《尚友錄》《英國國家傳記辭典》)到《妙趣人生》(21世紀訃聞，‘Eccentric Lives’ Britain’s Daily Telegraph)。附Book of Obituaries (The Economist)
從《人生苦短》(Brief lives《尚友錄》《英國國家傳記辭典》)到《妙趣人生》(21世紀訃聞，‘Eccentric Lives’ Britain’s Daily Telegraph)。附Book of Obituaries (The Economist)
Working on the fringes of the law, rebel architects are trying to improve people’s lives in tough areas. From floating homes to disaster-proof houses and bamboo domes, Aaron Millar meets the men and women building for their communitiesl
BRIEF LIVES : INTIMATE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE FAMOUS BY THE FAMOUS 這本書，愛不釋手。今天才知道同一書名、同性質的傳記集，在17世紀末英國即有了--- John Aubrey (1626–1697) 參考傳主提供之資料撰寫。BRIEF LIVES : INTIMATE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE FAMOUS BY THE FAMOUS的特色可從副標題得之，由熟悉傳主的名人撰寫。
Brief Lives: Twentieth-century Pen Portraits from the Dictionary of National Biography
Drawn from the archives of the Dictionary of National Biography, this collection of sharply drawn portraits offers a rich cross-section of the men and women who shaped Britain's identity in the twentieth century. The DNB is an unrivalled record of modern British thought and achievement, combining critical insight with lively prose, entertaining anecdotes, and private data. Brief Lives contains many of the best articles from the twentieth-century supplements to the DNB, collected for the first time in a single, affordable volume. Both insightful and witty, and sometimes surprisingly frank, these are definitive, diverse, and often intimate biographical sketches--most were written by people who knew their subjects personally. Here, writers, artists, and musicians rub shoulders with scientists, industrialists, politicians, and soldiers in a unique and highly readable anthology of national endeavour. From Laura Ashley to P.G. Wodehouse, from Tony Hancock to Bertrand Russell, Brief Lives presents no fewer than 150 fresh and enlightening snapshots of British life and culture in modern times.
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今天90元買150人:Brief lives : twentieth-century pen portraits from the Dictionary of National Biography 1945-1990 150位當代英國名人寫剛過世的熟人(著名的英國國家傳記辭典第一次選刊) 我第一看的是BBC的創辦人Reith 參考:BBC - The BBC Story - John Reith (8篇) The life of Lord Reith, first Director-General of the BBC. 還花約520元兩本英文傳記 各約650頁 美國文豪S. Bellow傳和Grant 總統回憶錄
Brief lives : twentieth-century pen portraits from the Dictionary of National Biography
1945-1990 150位當代英國名人寫剛過世的熟人(著名的英國國家傳記辭典第一次選刊)
最先讀的是Reithˋ
其他兩本本是S. Bellow的傳記和 Ulysses S. Grant Personal Memoirs
In Memory of H. A. SIMON ( A mail to Learning Organization Forum on Learning and Teaching Styles ) Last weekend I read The Economist 'Obituary' on Herbert Simon（1916-2001）. http://www.economist.com/people/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=511223 (please help us to locate as many information as possible.)
I started to write my own series of appreciation for this great learner, scientist and educator. One theme we discussed several years ago is about this subject. If you like to read his Models of My Life (MoML) and Sciences of the Artificial (SoA), there are plenty insights on this important subject.
For example, I quoted his "In the Afterword I reflect on the methods I have used in my research...if permitted, I will stay at this pleasurable, exciting work a while longer."( MoML, please also see his learning and teaching journey.)
He defines the 'style' in SoA, together with Marshall's Economics textbook and so on. It is difficult to tell the nuance of this subject but you might like to read his quote of Paul Valery's Instants( ...As one speaks to the closest one.) in MoML.
I didn't meet Herb but we knew our own learning styles through emails partially at least. Herb knows Chinese and we know the meaning of 'history' , Words, Deeds, and Worth of an evergreen life and his theories in sciences.
hanching chung 3月16日回永和，接到卡耐基-梅隆大學(CMU)校長室（Office of the President）的信，稱呼我' Dr. Hanching Chung' 原 來是該校校長室和董事會（Boards of Trustee）邀請我參加3月18日的紀念會的；內有特別事件辦公室（Office of Special Events）回函。我嘆聲氣。決定在網路上紀念你。可惜先生你一向未介紹師母，我未能致點哀，失禮。先生 Herbert A. Simon The Richard King Mellon University of Computer Science and Psychology Dear Herb,
"The Economist Book of Obituaries"is a collection of 200 obituaries that the paper published between 1995 and 2008. The length is fixed --- about 1,000 words.
"The Economist Book of Obituaries"is a collection of 200 obituaries that the paper published between 1995 and 2008. The length is fixed --- about 1,000 words.
