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Bretteville, Sheila Levrant de was born on November 4, 1940 in Brooklyn.
(West Rock and East Rock are bold and beautiful features a...)
West Rock and East Rock are bold and beautiful features around New Haven, Connecticut. They resemble monumental gateways (or time-tried sentinels) and represent a moment in geologic time when the North American and African continents began to separate and volcanism affected much of Connecticut. The rocks attracted the attention of poets, painters, and naturalists when beliefs rose about the spiritual dimensions of nature in the early 19th century. More than two dozen artists, including Frederick Church, George Durrie, and John Weir, captured their magic and produced an assortment of classic American landscapes. In the same period, the science of geology evolved rapidly, triggered by the controversy between proponents and opponents of biblical explanations for the origin of rocks. Lavishly illustrated, featuring over sixty paintings and prints, this book is a perfect introduction to understanding the relationship of geology and art. It will delight those who appreciate landscape painting, and anyone who has seen the grandeur of East and West Rock.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0819573744/?tag=2022091-20
(West Rock and East Rock are bold and beautiful features a...)
West Rock and East Rock are bold and beautiful features around New Haven, Connecticut. They resemble monumental gateways (or time-tried sentinels) and represent a moment in geologic time when the North American and African continents began to separate and volcanism affected much of Connecticut. The rocks attracted the attention of poets, painters, and naturalists when beliefs rose about the spiritual dimensions of nature in the early 19th century. More than two dozen artists, including Frederick Church, George Durrie, and John Weir, captured their magic and produced an assortment of classic American landscapes. In the same period, the science of geology evolved rapidly, triggered by the controversy between proponents and opponents of biblical explanations for the origin of rocks. Lavishly illustrated, featuring over sixty paintings and prints, this book is a perfect introduction to understanding the relationship of geology and art. It will delight those who appreciate landscape painting, and anyone who has seen the grandeur of East and West Rock.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0819573744/?tag=2022091-20
Bretteville, Sheila Levrant de was born on November 4, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Student, Barnard College. Bachelor in Art History, Columbia University, 1962. Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Yale University, 1964.
Director Department Graphic Design California Institute Arts, 1970—1974. Co-founder, editor, designer Chrysalis Magazine, 1977. Design director Los Angeles (California) Times.
Chairman Department Communications, Design and Illustration Otis Art Institute Parsons School Design, 1981. Caroline M. St. professor & director studies in graphic design Yale University, New Haven, since 1990. Now professor, and director graduate studies Yale University School of Art.
Co-founder, president Woman's Building, since 1973. Judge Endowment Arts-Civil Service Commission, 1975. Lecturer in field.
(West Rock and East Rock are bold and beautiful features a...)
(West Rock and East Rock are bold and beautiful features a...)
Exhibited in group shows at American Institute Graphics Art, 1972, 5e Biennale des Arts Graphiques, Brno, Czech., 1972, Whitney Museum, 1974, Represented in permanent collections Center Pompidou, Paris, New York Museum Modern Art, New York City, Community Gallery, Los Angeles, California, Special Collections Victoria and Albert Museum, New York Public Library., commissions, Architectural League, New York, 1965, Yale Art Gallery, 1966, publicity, Olivetti, Milan, Italy, 1968, poster design, California Institute Arts, Valencia, 1970, special issue design, Art Society Wisconsin, 1970.Typographer: Yale University Press, 1969-1974. Public works, Los Angeles, 1970, New Haven, Connecticut, 1993, 2005, Boston, 1995, 2006, Cranston, Rhode Island, 1996, New York City, 1995, Flushing, New York, 1997.
Member of American Institute Graphic Arts (national board directors since 1989, Communications Graphics awards 1972).