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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Aaron's leap Aaron's leap Magdaléna Platzová "Based on the real-life story of Bauhaus artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Aaron's Leap is framed by the lens of a twenty first-century Israeli film crew delving into the extraordinary life of a woman w… OL19707568W
Florine Stettheimer Florine Stettheimer Florine Stettheimer A new look at the art of one of the most charming and idiosyncratic personalities of early 20th-century New York, Florine Stettheimer (1871-1944). Stettheimer was a New York original: a society lady … OL19725842W
Anni Albers Anni Albers Anni Albers Anni Albers (1899-1994) was a German textile designer, weaver, and printmaker, and among the leading pioneers of 20th-century modernism. Although she has heavily influenced generations of artists and… OL19763314W
Julie Wolfthorn Julie Wolfthorn Heike Carstensen Die Graphikerin und Malerin Julie Wolfthorn (1864–1944) gehörte vor rund 100 Jahren zu Deutschlands anerkanntesten Künstlerinnen. Julie Wolfthorn stammte aus Thorn/Westpreußen, lebte von Jugend an in… OL23046803W
Fireflies in the dark Fireflies in the dark Susan Goldman Rubin Covers the years during which Friedl Dicker, a Jewish woman from Czechoslovakia, taught art to children at the Terezin Concentration Camp. Includes art created by teacher and students, excerpts from … OL55736W
Les Chiens et les Loups Les Chiens et les Loups Irène Némirovsky A wonderful, panoramic novel and an achingly poignant love story that goes back to Irene Nemirovsky's roots, from the bestselling author of Suite Francaise.This wonderful, panoramic novel goes right … OL8299135W