(Treasures of the Vatican Collections (An Artpress Book)
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Treasures of the Vatican Collections (An Artpress Book)
191 pp. Numerous illustrations & color plates. "The Vatican Museums in Viale Vaticano in Rome, inside the Vatican City, are among the greatest museums in the world, since they display works from the immense collection built up by the Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries. Pope Julius II founded the museums in the 16th century. The Sistine Chapel and the Stanze della Segnatura decorated by Raphael are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums. They were visited by 4,310,083 people in the year 2007."Keywords: VATICAN ART COLLECTIONS PAINTING
Alan Joseph Levy, American Editor, journalist, writer.
Background
Levy, Alan Joseph was born on February 10, 1932 in New York City. Son of Meyer and Frances (Shield) Levy.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Brown U., 1952;
Master of Science in Journalism, Columbia University, 1953.
Career
Reporter Louisville Courier-Journal, 1953-1960. Free-lance writer Life, Sat. Eve. Post, New York Times, others, 1960-1991.
Investigator Carnegie Commission Educational television, Boston, 1966-1967. Foreign correspondent Life, New York Times magazines, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1967-1971. Freelance author, dramatist, correspondent Vienna, 1971-1990.
Dramaturg Vienna's English Theatre, 1977-1982. Founding editor in chief The Prague Post (England language weekly newspaper), 1991—2004. Lecturer on theatre Salzburg Seminar in American Studies, Austria, 1981.
Adjunct professor literature and journalism Webster University, Vienna, 1983-1995. Lecturer-in-residence Gritti Palace, Venice, Italy, 1987. Professor non-fiction Central European University Summer Seminars, Prague, 1994, Charles University Summer Writers' Workshop, Prague, 1996-2004.
Trustee Thomas Nast Foundation, Landau, Germany, since 1978, Saving Our Heritage Association, Oberdorf, Switzerland, since 1994. Served with United States Army, 1953-1955. Member American Society Journalists and Authors, Authors Guild and Dramatists Guild of Authors League of America, Overseas Press Club American, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Foreign Press associations Vienna, Prague, Austrian Society Authors, Composers and Music Publications, Czech Union Journalists.
Connections
Married Valerie Wladaver, August 7, 1956. Children: Monica, Erika.
Recipient New Republic Younger Writer award, 1958, Best Enterprise Reporting award Sigma Delta Chi, 1959, Golden Johann Strauss medal City of Vienna, 1981, travel writing awards Pacific Area Travel Association, 1978, Government of Malta, 1985, Franz Kafka medal European Franz Kafka Circle, Prague, 1996, T.G. Masaryk medal Masaryk Academy of the Arts, Prague, 1996, Jan Masaryk Gratias Agit prize Czech Republic Foreign Ministry, 1999. Bernard De Voto fellow Middlebury College, 1963.
Recipient New Republic Younger Writer award, 1958, Best Enterprise Reporting award Sigma Delta Chi, 1959, Golden Johann Strauss medal City of Vienna, 1981, travel writing awards Pacific Area Travel Association, 1978, Government of Malta, 1985, Franz Kafka medal European Franz Kafka Circle, Prague, 1996, T.G. Masaryk medal Masaryk Academy of the Arts, Prague, 1996, Jan Masaryk Gratias Agit prize Czech Republic Foreign Ministry, 1999. Bernard De Voto fellow Middlebury College, 1963.