Art of the Western World.

National Review | December 8, 1989| | Copyright

Art History 101

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD, the glamorous new series on PBS, was created with many viewers in mind, but I was not one of them. For, with all modesty, I no longer need an introduction to the subject. To gauge the program's ultimate success, therefore, it will be necessary to apply to those who tune in to the series in a condition of relative unknowing. Will they feel, after all nine of the episodes have been aired, that they now know more about the subject than before? Will they look back upon this series, decades hence, as the occasion of their first ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

A catalogue of the drawings of George Dance the Younger is a highlight of recent books on architecture and design.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Apollo ; CATALOGUE OF THE DRAWINGS OF GEORGE DANCE THE YOUNGER (1741-1825) AND OF GEORGE DANCE THE ELDER (1695-1768) FROM THE COLLECTION...cloth) Justice has at last been done to George Dance the Younger, whom Sir John Summerson...
George Dubya dances to Ricky's tune
Newspaper article from: The Press ; President-elect George W. Bush dances with pop star Ricky Martin at a musical extravaganza at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Mr Bush has promised to give America...
TV's George dances into frock horror.
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) ; IT'S enough to give his fans palpitations - super-doc George Clooney as a transvestite. The Harvest - billed as a steamy thriller - features gorgeous George mixed up, ironically enough, in the black market traffic of human organs. The star...
George Piper Dances.(Dance Review)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine ; ...young men. The title of the George Piper Dances program, "Critics...no such complaints. Michael George Nunn and William Piper Trevitt...returning in 2001 to start George Piper Dances. For this program...like to perform to create new dances. The result was five short...classical ...
George Piper Dances/Rosas
Magazine article from: The Village Voice ; GEORGE PIPER DANCES Joyce Theater November 4 through 9 ROSAS Brooklyn Academy of Music November 12 through 15 BREAKING THE NEXT WAVE There's no 'George Piper" in George Piper Dances, the five-person, took-London-by-storm company...
Pick of the day George Piper Dances
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman ; YOU might not have heard of George Piper Dances, but you may have heard of the Ballet...attempts to go it alone in Japan. George Piper Dances is the name of the five...fresh air to try something else." George Piper Dances, Theatre Royal, Glasgow...
Reviews: George Piper Dances: Intimate pieces show big thinking
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland ; George Piper Dances Festival...depth to the surrounding dances and provides the opportunity...If you love classical dance and can only see one piece of dance this month, then it should certainly be the George Piper Dances' exercise in taking...
GEORGE PIPER DANCES presents BALLET BOYZ
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ; GEORGE PIPER DANCES presents BALLET BOYZ William...filled with history and dance lore. Though they had...seriously," said Trevitt. George Piper Dances performs tonight, Friday...Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Dance Center of Columbia College...
Reviews: George Piper Dances
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman ; DANCE George Piper Dances Theatre Royal, Glasgow ***** ONE OF the drawbacks of the...Well now we have. Michael Nunn and William Trevitt founded George Piper Dances after their dramatic departure from the Royal in 1999, captured...
Russell Maliphant & George Piper Dances at The Place
Magazine article from: Musical Opinion ; Russell Maliphant & George Piper Dances at The Place The programme of Dances which I saw at The Place on...shared by Russell Maliphant and George Piper, the latter being the...Maliphant has a very particular dance vocabulary and explores various...

Find more facts and information related to the article "Art of the Western World."