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Art, Education, and African-American Culture

Albert Barnes and the Science of Philanthropy

By: Mary Ann Meyers

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Art, Education, and African-American Culture

Albert Barnes and the Science of Philanthropy

By: Mary Ann Meyers

A physician who applied his knowledge of chemistry to the manufacture of a widely used antiseptic, Albert Barnes is best remembered as one of the great American art collectors. The Barnes Foundation, which houses his treasures, is a fabled repository of Impressionist, post-Impressionist, and early modern paintings. Less well known is the fact that Barnes attributed his passion for collecting art to his youthful experience of African-American culture, especially music. Art, Education, and African-American Culture is both a biography of an iconoclastic and innovative figure and a study of the often-conflicted efforts of an emergent liberalism to seek out and showcase African American contributions to the American aesthetic tradition. Mary Ann Meyers examines Barnes's background and career and the development and evolution of his enthusiasm for collecting pictures and sculpture. She shows how Barnes's commitment to breaking down invidious distinctions and his use of the uniquely arranged works in his collection as textbooks for his school, created a milieu where masterpieces of European and American late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century painting, along with rare and beautiful African art objects, became a backdrop for endless feuding. A gallery requiring renovation, a trust prohibiting the loan or sale of a single picture, and the efforts of Lincoln University, known as the "black Princeton," to balance conflicting needs and obligations all conspired to create a legacy of legal entanglement and disputes that remain in contention. This volume is neither an idealized account of a quixotic do-gooder nor is it a critique of a crank. While fully documenting Barnes's notorious eccentricities along with the clashing interests of the main personalities associated with his Foundation, Meyers eschews moral posturing in favor of a rich mosaic of peoples and institutions that illustrate many of the larger themes of American culture in general and African-American culture in particular.

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Routledge

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1351323229

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9781351323222

Songbird

An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie

By: Lesley-Ann Jones

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Songbird

An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie

By: Lesley-Ann Jones

From Sunday Times bestselling author Lesley-Ann Jones Scandalous affairs and public divorce. Addiction and fiery passion. And of course, the iconic song writing... Christine McVie - born Christine Perfect - was the quintessentially English rock star, as both the backbone and the beating heart of Fleetwood Mac. Straddling the band's incarnations to achieve global fame alongside Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham and John McVie, the classic line-up, she wrote and performed many of their greatest hits. As famous for their occasionally life-threateningly decadent lifestyles as for their musical brilliance, they were held together by this strong, constant figure whom they dubbed 'the mother' of the band. It was Christine who contained the flock, regrouped them when they went AWOL, focused and blended their talents and always got them back on track. And yet, as the 'engine' of the band during their Rumours era - an album that unwittingly charted the complete romantic disintegration within the band - Christine's personal life was every bit as tempestuous as those of her bandmates, weathering affairs, divorce, addiction and fiery passion, all of which bled into her now iconic song-writing. Told by an author who herself was friends with Christine, and with new contributions from those who knew her best, Songbird offers a true insider's view, and deep psychological insight into Christine as a both a woman and a musician - the first, the only, the ultimate picture of a rock legend and a national treasure.

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Kings Road Publishing

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1789467721

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9781789467727

Learning to Teach Modern Languages in the Secondary School

A Companion to School Experience

By: Norbert Pachler,Ann Barnes,Kit Field

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Learning to Teach Modern Languages in the Secondary School

A Companion to School Experience

By: Norbert Pachler,Ann Barnes,Kit Field

Learning to Teach Modern Foreign Languages in the Secondary School has established itself as the leading textbook for student teachers of modern foreign languages in the UK. The practical focus of the book is underpinned by a theoretical perspective, and students are encouraged to develop a personal approach to modern foreign language teaching. An account is also taken of relevant statutory frameworks. This fully revised, third edition has been thoroughly updated to take account of recent policy and curriculum changes. And, with the recent increased emphasis on teachers as researchers, and the alignment of many PGCE courses, with Masters Level criteria, reference to important concepts and theoretical positions have been strengthened with strong reference to their relevance in the context of professional practice and a new chapter discussing the findings of research on Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning has been added. Other chapters cover a wide range of relevant topics, including: teaching methods and learning strategies teaching in the target language and developing cultural awareness the teaching of grammar differentiation and assessment the use of ICT in modern foreign language teaching.

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Routledge

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1317761413

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The Longman Book Project

Teacher's resource book. Non-fiction B

By: Bobbie Neate,Ann Langran

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The Longman Book Project

Teacher's resource book. Non-fiction B

By: Bobbie Neate,Ann Langran

Designed to fit the National Curriculum, this is part of the Longman Book Project. The project aims to enable teachers throughout the primary school to teach language, fiction and non-fiction. It also offers practical guidance and in-built record keeping and assessment.

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0582362776

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9780582362772

The Longman Book Project Non-Fiction Activity Masters

By: Bobbie Neate,Ann Langran,Mark Nutting

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The Longman Book Project Non-Fiction Activity Masters

By: Bobbie Neate,Ann Langran,Mark Nutting

Collection of blackline masters supporting the Longman Book Project Non-Fiction series. Presents activities designed to help students successfully use non-fiction books. Activities include using glossaries and selecting information.

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0733907288

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The History of the Celebrated Mrs. Ann Carson,: Widow of the Late Unfortunate Lieutenant Richard Smyth; With a Circumstantial Account of Her Conspirac

By: Ann Baker Carson

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The History of the Celebrated Mrs. Ann Carson,: Widow of the Late Unfortunate Lieutenant Richard Smyth; With a Circumstantial Account of Her Conspirac

By: Ann Baker Carson

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Palala Press

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1377871843

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The History of the Celebrated Mrs. Ann Carson,: Widow of the Late Unfortunate Lieutenant Richard Smyth; With a Circumstantial Account of Her Conspirac

The History of the Celebrated Mrs. Ann Carson,: Widow of the Late Unfortunate Lieutenant Richard Smyth; With a Circumstantial Account of Her Conspirac

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