Read The Story behind the Painting: Frederick J. Brown's The Assumption of Mary at Xavier University

The Story behind the Painting: Frederick J. Brown's The Assumption of Mary at Xavier University

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Description:Standing three stories tall, The Assumption of Mary celebrates both Catholic faith and the Black contribution to American music. The framed, 6,500 pound work, which hangs in the Xavier University of Louisiana's Library Resource Center, is the rare piece that combines an enculturated Madonna with the images of more than 50 African American musicians. The likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ruby and the Romantics, Jimi Hendrix, and Son House form a heavenly choir to make a joyful noise as the mother of Jesus rises to heaven.Also included in the painting are images of Xavier University's founder, St. Katharine Drexel; Pope John Paul II; and members of the Xavier community.The Story behind the Painting is a photo-rich oral history that explores the inspiration and creation of this mammoth painting by late Expressionist Frederick J. Brown (1945-2012), as well as the installation process, which was an engineering feat itself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Story behind the Painting: Frederick J. Brown's The Assumption of Mary at Xavier University. To get started finding The Story behind the Painting: Frederick J. Brown's The Assumption of Mary at Xavier University, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 66

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Xavier Review Press

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1883275229

Description: Standing three stories tall, The Assumption of Mary celebrates both Catholic faith and the Black contribution to American music. The framed, 6,500 pound work, which hangs in the Xavier University of Louisiana's Library Resource Center, is the rare piece that combines an enculturated Madonna with the images of more than 50 African American musicians. The likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ruby and the Romantics, Jimi Hendrix, and Son House form a heavenly choir to make a joyful noise as the mother of Jesus rises to heaven.Also included in the painting are images of Xavier University's founder, St. Katharine Drexel; Pope John Paul II; and members of the Xavier community.The Story behind the Painting is a photo-rich oral history that explores the inspiration and creation of this mammoth painting by late Expressionist Frederick J. Brown (1945-2012), as well as the installation process, which was an engineering feat itself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Story behind the Painting: Frederick J. Brown's The Assumption of Mary at Xavier University. To get started finding The Story behind the Painting: Frederick J. Brown's The Assumption of Mary at Xavier University, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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