A dynamic new look at the legendary college that was a major incubator of the arts in midcentury America
In 1933, John Rice founded Black Mountain College in North Carolina as an experiment in making artistic experience central to learning. Though it operated for only 24 years, this pioneering school played a significant role in fostering avant-garde art, music, dance, and poetry, and an astonishing number of important artists taught or studied there. Among the instructors were Josef and Anni Albers, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Buckminster Fuller, Karen Karnes, M. C....
A dynamic new look at the legendary college that was a major incubator of the arts in midcentury America
'Merging knowledge with fascination she shows us that the preciousness of gems does not lie solely in their sparkle but in their story.' Clare Hunter, author of Threads: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle 'This is - fittingly - a gem of a book. Rich descriptions, fascinating histories and, at times, just pure, dazzling bling. A joy to read.' Tracy Borman, author of Elizabeth’s Women, Thomas Cromwell and The Private Lives of the Tudors 'Reading Precious is like opening history's treasure chest, to discover a trove of fascinating information.' Jane Robinson, author of...
'Merging knowledge with fascination she shows us that the preciousness of gems does not lie solely in their sparkle but in their story.' Clare Hunter,...
