The National Gallery's collection of nineteenth-century sculpture is dominated by thirty-seven works by Auguste Rodin, among them The Kiss, and Honore Daumier's celebrated portrait busts. These works, as well as sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Paul Gauguin, and Theodore Gericault, are examined in unprecedented depth, shedding new light on many issues of scholarship. An essay about Rodin and Mrs. John W. Simpson, the artist's most important American patron, and a selection of letters between the Simpsons and Rodin chronicle this artist-patron relationship....
The National Gallery's collection of nineteenth-century sculpture is dominated by thirty-seven works by Auguste Rodin, among them The Kiss, ...
Ruth's second book is a collection of true story memories of her teenage years during the Great Depression and her life as a young bride and mother before, during and after World War II. It authentically describes life's struggles and joys during hard times and war times by someone who has been there and done that. Echoes from Idaho's Snake River Valley takes place in the beautiful Pacific Northwest states of Idaho, Oregon and Montana where the author lived during the formative years of her life. Ruth's extraordinary life experiences are told with a special warmth, wit and charm that we find...
Ruth's second book is a collection of true story memories of her teenage years during the Great Depression and her life as a young bride and mother be...
