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Weismann, Donald Leroy was born on October 12, 1914 in Milwaukee. Son of Friedrich Othello and Stela Priscilla (Custer) Weismann.
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The person who feels at a loss when he stands before a painting or a piece of sculpture will find here the help and encouragement of an experienced guide. He will begin to understand the basic, least complicated concerns of art; then, in closely related steps, he will consider topics that deal with: the visual arts and language, ways of seeing, visual elements, expression, unity, visual forces and balance, proportion, space and illusions of space, perception and conception, form and content, and the creative process. These topics and more are discussed simply and specifically without resort to technical or modish jargon, and always in reference to a rich array of color plates, black and white reproductions, and explanatory diagrams.
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For those searching for an answer to the question, "What is the meaning of life?" Donald L. Weismann offers, if not an answer, at least an insightful interpretation of the possibilities. "Memory With Imagination: A Grip on the Real World" is the author's unique and cerebral discourse via poetry, vignettes, and personal memories from the past 92 years on the meaningful interplay between art and real life. At the heart of his discussion, Weismann posits that the creative process writing, thinking, drawing, etc. can alter our memory of life's events as they actually happened, transforming scattered and seemingly unrelated events into a synchronistic whole. In a way, one could assert we use the same process in all aspects of life, whatever their temporal location constantly seeking balance and order in a world with a proclivity for entropy. It is this process that adds ultimate meaning and significance to the human experience. To Weismann, it motivates us to go on living, creating, dreaming, and making memories.
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From comical to tragical, from philosophical to autobiographical, Artifacts, Fictions and Memory: An Insidious Bouquet of Essays by Donald Weismann contains 57 thoughtful works of prose that aim to make readers tackle their own insights into the human experience we call everyday life. This smorgasbord of writings captures readers’ attentions with unusual descriptions of sensory-provoking occurrences and an intelligent style that is, nevertheless, easy to understand. Whether describing memories from his own youth in Milwaukee or creating dialog for the mouths of fictional characters one can only imagine meeting, Weismann achieves his goal of causing readers to stop and honestly consider what they have just read. A fun and challenging read, Artifacts, Fictions and Memory: An Insidious Bouquet of Essays, is one book that, much like its author, is simply to good to put down.
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Weismann, Donald Leroy was born on October 12, 1914 in Milwaukee. Son of Friedrich Othello and Stela Priscilla (Custer) Weismann.
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1935; Master of Philisophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1950.
Assistant professor art, Illinois State University, Normal, 1940-1942, 47-48; assistant professor art, Wayne U., Detroit, 1949-1951; professor, head department art, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1951-1954; professor, department chairman art, University Texas, Austin, 1954-1958; University professor arts, University Texas, Austin, 1959-1981; professor emeritus, University Texas, Austin, since 1981. Consultant Ford Foundation, New York City, 1958, 66, United States National Committee United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1953, Rockefeller Foundation, 1956, National Council Arts., 1966-1972. Special consultant United States Information Service, Forence, Italy, 1961-1962.
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Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1942-1945, PTO. Member National Humanities Faculty.
Married M. Virginia Stant. Children: Anne Wilder, Christopher Thomas.