Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,679,626 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Mrs. Kennedy Goes Abroad.


Mrs. Kennedy Goes Abroad. Vibhuti Patel (pictures by Jacqueline Duheme). New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
: Artisan (Workman WORKMAN. One who labors, one who is employed to do business for another.
     2. The obligations of a workman are to perform the work he has undertaken to do; to do it in proper time; to do it well to employ the things furnished him according to his contract.
 800-722-7202), 1998. Illus., hardcover, 64 pp., $18.95.

This presents a fine example of the differences between photographic reportage and an artist's interpretation of similar events. Mrs. Kennedy visited Europe and India and, as the large postage stamp-size black and white photographs describe, she met with all the top political people and did the usual ceremonial things. But the full page watercolor drawings that face these factual pictures and rather journalistic jour·nal·is·tic  
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of journalism or journalists.



journal·is
 words inject in·ject
v.
1. To introduce a substance, such as a drug or vaccine, into a body part.

2. To treat by means of injection.
 a sense of joy in the trip as well as creating personalities for the major landmarks.

Much like Bemelmans' pictures or many Provensen illustrations, these visual records emphasize the pleasure felt by the First Lady and her accompanying friendly artist Duheme's ability to create lively, charming, but sufficiently accurate memories of places and things.
COPYRIGHT 1999 Davis Publications, Inc.
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 1999, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:Review
Author:Marantz, Ken
Publication:School Arts
Article Type:Book Review
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 1, 1999
Words:141
Previous Article:Let's Get Visual.
Next Article:Rosita and Sian Search for a Great Work of Art.(Review)
Topics:



Related Articles
The Man Who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail Gorbachev.
The Hidden Life of Dogs.(Brief Article)
Intersecting Boundaries: The Theater of Adrienne Kennedy.
Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity.
President Kennedy: Profile of Power.
The Seduction of Hillary Rodham.
The Missus.(Review)
AMERICA'S QUEEN: A Life of Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis.(Review)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles