Ferdinand Hodler was famous Swiss painters of the 19th century. He developed a style which he called "Parallelism"; characterized by groupings of figures symmetrically arranged in poses suggesting ritual or dance. Hodlers work in his final phase took on an expressionist aspect with strongly coloured and geometrical figures. Landscapes were pared down to essentials; sometimes consisting of a jagged wedge of land between water and sky. These mystical; non-realistic paintings depicting an escape from the bourgeois cares of modern life gained Hodler first notoriety and then popularity.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful Book with emphasis on the early 1950sBy S. Wynn"Broward County: The Photography of Gene Hyde" is a fine addition to the "Images of America" series. Gene Hyde was a photographer who worked in Broward County for over forty years. The book is chock full of vintage black white photographs dating from Hydes earliest work from the 1930s (including a shot of eventual Congressional Medal of Honor winner Sandy Nininger; who died in the Philippines during WWII) up to the early 1970s. Hyde worked for UPI and many of his photos are well known; most notably the 1961 picture of a drunken spring breaker dangling from a traffic light pole on Las Olas Boulevard while police and hundreds of amused college students look on. Many pictures date from the early 1950s; with many shots of long-gone or long-changed streets and city landmarks; such as schools; private homes; movie theaters and (especially) roadways. Ft. Lauderdale and Pompano Beach get the most coverage; but editor Susan Gillis has also included nice images of Hollywood (Fl); Miramar and Margate; too. This book is recommended to history buffs and longtime Floridians who want to remember the "old days."
