A Big Dream

Eva Peron (1919-1952) was the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. Often referred to as "Evita," she was never an officially elected political figure, but by her husband's second term as President, she had become the most powerful woman in the history of her nation. By the 1960s, Evita was an international pop-culture icon; in the 1970s, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the blockbuster musical Evita about her; and in the mid-90s, the musical was adapted to a movie starring Madonna. This small, chunky paperback features all manner of vintage graphic treatments from...

A review and documentation of the collections of the museum of contemporary art located in Santiago, Chile. The museum collection is considered the most important in engravings with 1000 prints along with 600 paintings, 130 drawings, sketches and watercolors and 80 sculptures from the late 19th century to current art. The book includes a brief history and architecture of the museum, the members of the "Friends of the Museum" association, the conservation and documentation policies and detailed data on the national and international exhibitions and cultural activities for the 8 year period. An ...

El "Cuaderno del artista" es una obra dirigida tanto a quienes se inician en el arte de la pintura como a quienes desean profundizar en sus técnicas y procedimientos. Su pedagogía se basa en explicaciones directas y sencillas acompañadas de abundantes ejemplos clarificadores. En este título, La técnica del óleo, se desarrollan cuatro temas pictóricos distintos: la naturaleza muerta, la pintura de marinas, la pintura de figuras y el retrato. Estos son temas de gran interés para el pintor, y en estas páginas se abordan con claridad y sencillez, acudiendo a ejemplos que ponen de...

La presente obra nos da un pormenorizado panorama de la historia de la m sica de arte en M xico. Abarca de 1910 a 1950 incluye algunas semblanzas de compositores nacidos a partir de 1925 y una extensa bibliograf a.