Home is Where the Boat is by E Thomas
The final volume in a full survey of the work of John Singer Sargent, covering his late watercolors, designs for the Boston murals, and work as an official War Artist The last in a series of books devoted to the work of John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), this volume covers the figure and landscape works that Sargent produced between 1914 and 1925. The story begins with the artist painting with friends on vacation in Austria in the summer of 1914, unaware that war was about to be declared. The following year, he began working in London on his ideas for the murals at the Boston Public Library and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, before spending two years in Boston and exploring other parts of America. While in Florida to paint a portrait of John D. Rockefeller, he produced a group of uniquely Floridian watercolors that are breathtaking arrangements of color, form, and light. In July 1918 he accepted an invitation from the British government to travel to the Somme battlefields as an official war artist. This experience led him to produce a remarkable group of works depicting troop movements, off-duty soldiers relaxing, and the studies for his epic canvas, Gassed. Sargent returned to Boston in 1921 and 1922 to complete his mural projects, and visits to Maine and New Hampshire yielded numerous watercolors. Chapters on Sargent's materials and the framing of his pictures complete this remarkable project.
Ed Elkins was born Texas and spent most of his early years in the small West Texas town of Andrews. He earned his Bachelors Degree and Army Officer commissioned through the ROTC. Entering the active service in October 1971, he served for 30 years retiring in 2001 as a full colonel. While serving as a university Assistant Professor of Military Science, he completed a Master's Degree in education counseling, which he put to direct use after his retirement. He retired a second time from a career in public teaching where he taught in a high school special education program. He taught high school students with emotional issues and taught a multitude of subjects. Now days, Ed and his wife live in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands where he is known by his friends as a woo woo kind of guy because that is the answer he gives when asked about his spiritual and religious affiliation. Ed explains that people seem to want everyone in a category or a box, and a woo woo, according to Ed, means a person who rejects traditional labels and is just out there doing his or her thing. A woo woo person does not fit neatly in any group. They fearlessly and happily follow their own path. Ed hopes you enjoy A Case for a Nicer God and invites spiritually free thinkers to talk about serious issues in a humorous, genuine, and uplifting way. You may even start to see yourself as a woo woo kind of person.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780944428207 |
| ISBN 10 | 0944428207 |
| Title | Home is Where the Boat is |
| Author | E Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd |
| Year published | 1993-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 147 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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