John Gruen (1926–2016)
Autor(a) de Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography
About the Author
John Gruen was born Jonas Grunberg in Enghien-les-Bains, France on September 12, 1926. The family moved to Berlin in 1929. The Grunbergs, who were Jewish, resettled in Milan in 1933 because of the rise to power of Adolf Hitler. In 1939, fleeing Benito Mussolini, he and his parents went to New York. mostrar mais He received bachelor's and master's degrees in art history from the University of Iowa. He was a composer of art songs that were performed by Eleanor Steber and Patricia Neway. In 1950, New Songs, a recording of his work, became the first album released by Elektra Records. He became a critic for The New York Herald Tribune and New York magazine. He wrote about music, art, dance, and theater. His work also appeared in The New York Times, Dance Magazine, ARTnews, and Architectural Digest. He was a photographer whose work is in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. He wrote more than ten books during his lifetime including The New Bohemia, The World's Great Ballets, and The Sixties: Young in the Hamptons. He wrote several authorized biographies including The Private World of Leonard Bernstein, Menotti, Keith Haring, and Erik Bruhn, Danseur Noble. His autobiography, Callas Kissed Me ¿ Lenny Too!: A Critic's Memoir, was published in 2008. He died on July 19, 2016 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras de John Gruen
Rare THE NEW BOHEMIA by John Gruen - 1967 PB - Warhol Beats Kerouac drugs Jazz fugs (1967) 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Handmade for the Garden: 75 Ingenious Ways to Enhance Your Outdoor Space with DIY Tools, Pots, Supports,… (2014) — Fotógrafo — 44 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Grunberg, Jonas (birth)
- Data de nascimento
- 1926-09-12
- Data de falecimento
- 2016-07-19
- Sexo
- male
- Local de nascimento
- Enghien-les-Bains, France
- Local de falecimento
- New York, New York, USA
- Locais de residência
- Berlin, Germany
Milan, Italy
New York, New York, USA
Water Mill, New York, USA (Long Island summer home) - Educação
- University of Iowa (BA, MA)
- Ocupação
- Critic
cultural critic
composer
photographer - Organizações
- Brentano's
Grove Press
New York Herald Tribune
New York Magazine
Membros
Resenhas
The Party's Over Now de John Gruen
Collection Artist: Elaine de Kooning
After an introductory essay on the history of ballet the author leads you on a tour of the greatest ballets over the course of almost a century and a half. Lovely pictures complement synopses that provide a welcome companion for listening, preparation for attendance at a performance, or reminiscing about one's own favorite ballets.
Each page of this book represents a different flower and a different fable. The flowers relate to each story in their own unique way.
Though I believe a younger student could physically read the tales in this book, I believe they would have trouble understanding it. I had trouble understanding it. I suppose the book is meant to be more poetic and symbolic (which is why I am rating it 2 stars instead one 1), but it was not my cup of tea. I prefer ideas to connect throughout a book, and one idea finished before beginning another. I also believe that we the readers are supposed to learn something from fables, but I don't believe I really learned anything. Another positive of the book was it's beautiful illustrations.… (mais)
Though I believe a younger student could physically read the tales in this book, I believe they would have trouble understanding it. I had trouble understanding it. I suppose the book is meant to be more poetic and symbolic (which is why I am rating it 2 stars instead one 1), but it was not my cup of tea. I prefer ideas to connect throughout a book, and one idea finished before beginning another. I also believe that we the readers are supposed to learn something from fables, but I don't believe I really learned anything. Another positive of the book was it's beautiful illustrations.… (mais)
The book is divided into three parts: Looking Back, The Current Scene, and Looking Ahead. The Current Scene looks at people from The Royal Ballet, The Stuttgart Ballet, Les Ballets Du XXme Siecle, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and City Center Joffrey Ballet.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 19
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 411
- Popularidade
- #59,241
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Resenhas
- 6
- ISBNs
- 24
- Idiomas
- 4