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In America (novel)
''In America'' is a 1999 novel by Susan Sontag. It won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction."National Book Awards – 2000" . Retrieved 2012-03-27. (With essays by Jessica Hicks and Elizabeth Yale from the Awards' 60-year anniversary blog.) It is based on the true story of Polish actress (called Maryna Zalewska in the book), her arrival in in 1876, and her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Seen From The Back
''Woman Seen from the Back'' is an 1860s photograph by 19th-century French photographer, Vicomte Onésipe Aguado, Onesipe Aguado de las Marismas (French, Évry 1830–1893 Paris). It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and was purchased by the Museum in 2005 as part of the Gilman Photographs Collection. Early history and creation Onesipe Aguado, born May 9, 1830, in Évry, Essonne, Évry, France was the youngest of three brothers born to the wealthy banker Alexandre Aguado, marquis de las Marismas del Guadalquiver. Onesipe and his oldest brother Olympe Aguado, Olympe Aquado were amateur enthusiasts who split their time between socialite activities, a close family life, and photography. Upon their father's death in 1842, Onesipe and Olympe inherited a considerable fortune that included vacation homes. Onesipe and Olympe were students of Gustave Le Gray, and were active early members of the Société française de photographie, Societe Francaise de Photographie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |