Growing up African American in segregated Arkansas in the 1950s; Barbara Hendricks witnessed firsthand the painful struggle for civil rights. After graduation from the Juilliard School of Music; Hendricks immediately won a number of important international prizes; and began performing in recitals and operas throughout the world. A Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees; she is as devoted to humanitarian work as she is to her music. Always the anti-diva; Hendricks is a down-to-earth and straightforward woman; whether singing Mozart or black spirituals. She challenges stereotypes and puts the music first and presents a warm; engaging; and honest self-portrait of one of the great women of music.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Excellent selection of posters; but the text sometimes shades over into academic art analysis.By lyndonbrechtI am somewhat disappointed in this book. The selection of posters is excellent; and it really is rather global in coverage (mostly India; China; Iran and Palestine; with a few other locales in addition to the dominant European and American coverage. The writing is good but the overall text is not nearly as good as the posters shown. It starts well but then veers into a bit too much art and design; by this I mean the focus shifts from a history of posers; I think; to a consideration of posters interacting with artists and designers. This isnt all bad; but its a bit too academic for the general reader.Theres more; of course. Guffy does devote a lot of space to the political poster; particularly of the USSR and Maos China; which found posters a useful media for exhortation--and also apparently displaying posters of Mao in ones home was a wise investment; demonstrating ones orthodoxy. Theres interesting discussion of posters in Cuba and also--this will likely rile pro-Israeli readers--some discussion of martyr posters; which desktop publishing has made quite sophisticated. Among other discussions topics in the book is an Iranian artist; Reza Abedina; whose work is really interesting; a theme of which is liberating Iranian posters from Western typography.Theres maybe too long a discussion of posters from the 1960s. The book has some striking designs from then; including a very famous Bob Dylan poster; but I think if the discussion had been a bit shorter more space could have been used for the political posters of 1968. I also note that Latin America is mostly missing and that theres no mention of Australia. Theres a short mention of US federal art programs using posters; which sounds interesting.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating and vividBy Lauren AcamporaThis is a thorough and fascinating account of the history of the poster as a form of communication and art. Gorgeously illustrated in full color; and jeweled with vivid anecdotes and quotations; the book offers an intelligent and lucid interpretation of the posters role over the years and across continents. An essential read for those interested in graphic design; semiotics; and cultural history; this absorbing chronicle will hold appeal for academic and lay readers alike.
