P R O M E T H E U S

Internet Bulletin for Art, News, Politics & Science


Number 154 ............................................................................................................................. April 2010

 

This historical photo of the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on his 80th birthday on April 3, 2010. It was taken by a master-photographer of dpa. The photo shows the 'Old Chancellor' with his wife Maike Kohl-Richter, whom he married seven years afther the death of his first wife Hannelore. For our article in German, see Helmut Kohl turns 80: The celebration of the year ...

 

 

THIS WEEK'S NEW ARTICLES:

MAY 2010 exhibition: Dali's Illustrations to the Divine Comedy

Media war against Pope Benedict XVI 

Lajos Tar: Portrait drawings in Hungary

 

"The Beginning of a Great Journey", is the first picture in a series of 67 color woodcuts by Salvador Dalí. They illustrate the Dante's the first two parts of Dante Alighieri's immortal poem. For our article, see MAY 2010 exhibition: Dali's illustrations to the Divine Comedy ...

 

BOULEVARD NEWS & EYEWITNESS REPORTS ...

**** Helmut Kohl turns 80: The celebration of the year, by B. John Zavrel

**** Lajos Tar: Portrait drawings in Hungary, by Marco Bodenstein

Ronald Reagan: Graphic of his horse „ El Alamain"

Media war against Pope Benedict XVI, by B. John Zavrel

Sophia Loren: once a star, always a star, by Joe F. Bodenstein

  

Pope Benedict XVI. with priests at a religious ceremony in Rome. Millions of people from all over the world come every year to the 'Eternal City', in order to see the Holy Father and to be blessed by him. Among the believers and tourists are also some people who are mostly curious, but who want to show respect to the representative of the Church. For our article, see Media war against Pope Benedict XVI ...

Foto: Vatikan

 

NEWS FROM MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN ART ...

**** MAY 2010 exhibition: Dali's illustrations to the Divine Comedy

GENERAL INFORMATION about the Museum of European Art

'Visionary Art' at Museum of European Art. Planned exhibition in September, 2011.

 

ESSAYS ON ART, CULTURE & SOCIETY ...

The Making of the Pacemaker, by B. John Zavrel

For Wilson Greatbatch's Mother. A poem by Joanne Husney Sullivan

Consciousness as Muse: Meditative Sources of Creativity

 

Cultural director Valeria Hoffmann (left) with the artist Lajos Tar (Schloss Nörvenich, Germany) at the castle of the Prince Esterházy in the town of Devecser in western Hungary. There is much approval for this bi-lateral cultural exchange. For our article, see Lajos Tar: Portrait drawings in Hungary ...

Foto: bpb-press

 

EXHIBITONS AROUND THE WORLD ...

SPAIN **** Dalí's Painting on Loan to Foundation

BUFFALO **** Journey through Hell & Purgatory

TORONTO **** Exhibition "King Tutankhamun" in Toronto

 

Space Travel & Exploration ...

From Peenemünde to the Moon, by Konrad Dannenberg

Why explore space?, by Ernst Stuhlinger

The Inventor Wilson Greatbatch, by Consul B. John Zavrel

 

 

The "Kegeldüsse," the rocket motor designed and tested by Prof. Hermann Oberth, a colleague and friend of Ernst Stuhlinger. Hermann Oberth, the "father of space flight" was a teacher and mentor of the legendary Wernher von Braun. Ernst Stuhlinger, as the "director of advanced space travel research," was the third member of this trio of space travel pioneers OBERTH-von BRAUN-STUHLINGER. For our article, see Why explore space? ...

 

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & MEDICINE ...

 

SCULPTURE & ARCHITECTURE, PAINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY ...

The Man with a Golden Coin, by Oleg Korolev

 

VISIONARY & PHANTASTIC ART AROUND THE WORLD ...

'Visionary & Phantastic Art' at Museum of European Art

 

 

'The Man with a Golden Coin', by Odd Nerdrum. For our latest article, see The Man with a Golden Coin ...

 

POPULAR ARTICLES FROM OUR ARCHIVES ... 

Breakfast with Elvis

A key to Arno Breker's art

The bust of Balzac by Auguste Rodin

Arnie Schwarzenegger as object of art

Easy Indian recipes for beginners

The Decathlete

  

Sophia Loren (right) in March 2010 as 'grand dame' on the German TV talk show with the entertainer Thomas Gottschalk (center). Shown with them is the beautiful Michelle Hunziker. She is a TV moderator and a singer, who was married to the Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti till 2009. For our article, see Sophia Loren: once a star, always a star ...

Foto: ZDF/C. Sauerbrei

 

ART BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART FOR COLLECTORS ...

**** Ronald Reagan: Graphic of his horse „ El Alamain"

Books from Museum of European Art 

 

BOOK REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS ...

The Third Reich: A sensational book about „Uniforms and Decorations …"

Romanticism or Realization? The Dangers of Kerouac's Mystic Ramblings in 'Dharma Bums'

   

 

„El Alamain". The portrait of the favorite horse of the President Ronald Reagan; he has ridden it many times on his Heavenly Ranch in California. The German painterJan Künstler created this beautiful color lithograph. A few copies from the 'Ronald Reagan Collection' are now offered by the Museum of European Art, New York to art collectors. It is a good opportunity to acquire a rare collection item. For our article, see Ronald Reagan: Graphic of his horse „ El Alamain" ...

Foto: fine-art

 

ART HISTORY IN FACTS & RARE PHOTOS ...

The Man with a Golden Coin, by Oleg Korolev

Dante, Dalí and the Divine Comedy, by B. John Zavrel

Christo in Clarence? Learning from the „Wrapper", by B. John Zavrel

 

SPIRITUALITY & PHILOSOPHY ...

Friends of Gurukulam. Articles on the philosophy & science of yoga

Dear Million-string Harp, by Swami Veda

'Swami Hari: I am a simple forest monk'. A book review by B. John Zavrel

Easy Indian recipes for beginners

 

Behind the radiant smiles of the German TV host Carmen Nebel, there are also remarkable journalistic achievements. The photo shows the TV host with the European master violinist André Rieu (from Holland) at a TV gala show. Nebel knows how to combine a colorful show with a serious theme. She says openly as it is: „People afflicted by cancer need the best possible care, and a full range of information. For this, the work of the German Cancer Aid is of vital importance!" For our article in German, see Carmen Nebel ist „Botschafterin" für die Deutsche Krebshilfe ...

Foto: ZdF/  

 

Crimes against humanity: Wars, Expulsions, Genocide & Nuclear intimidation ...

Solomon Morel ist tot: Seine Taten bleiben ungesühnt, von Erika Steinbach

Genocide in Tibet by China, by B. John Zavrel

Expulsion of Germans in Europe (1945 & 1946), by Dr. Alfred de Zayas  

On Assignment for Israel, by B. John Zavrel

The Power of Non-violence in Everyday Life, by Swami Veda

 

SELECTED ARTICLES IN OTHER LANGUAGES (German, French, Spanish & other) ...

**** Lajos Tar: Porträt-Zeichnungen in Ungarn, von Marco Bodenstein

Helmut Kohl 80 Jahre wurde das Jubiläum des Jahres, von B. John Zavrel

Carmen Nebel ist „Botschafterin" für die Deutsche Krebshilfe, von Joe F. Bodenstein

Ronald Reagan: Pferde-Grafik „ El Alamain"

Bildhauerin Elfriede Vogel im Museum Europäische Kunst, von Marco Bodenstein

Das Dritte Reich: Ein sensationelles Buch über „Uniformen und Abzeichen …"

 

 

NEWS FROM THE ORDER OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT ...

What is the Order of Alexander the Great?

Alexander Order and Princess Victoria Luise of Prussia

THE ORDER OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT ( selected articles ) 

Noervenich Castle as Residence for the Alexander Order

Membership Application - NOVICE MEMBER of Alexander Order

 

  

  Previous recent issues of the PROMETHEUS Journal:

PROMETHEUS 153 (March, 2010)

PROMETHEUS 152 (February, 2010)

PROMETHEUS 151 (January, 2010)

PROMETHEUS 150 (December 2009)

PROMETHEUS 149 (November, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 148 (October, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 147 (September, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 146 (AUGUST, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 145 (JULY, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 144 (JUNE, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 143 (MAY, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 142 (APRIL, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 141 (MARCH, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 140 (FEBRUARY, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 139 (JANUARY, 2009)

 

INDEX to all previous issues of PROMETHEUS

 

 

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PROMETHEUS, The Bulletin of Art for: Museum of European Art (USA), Museum Europäische Kunst (Germany), Forum Europa (Germany, Belgium), Order of Alexander the Great (France), Artists for Ecology (United States, Germany), and European Art Foundation (Berlin).

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Editor-in-Chief: Joe F. Bodenstein

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PROMETHEUS, Internet Bulletin - News, Politics, Art and Science. Nr. 154, April 2010