P R O M E T H E U S

Internet Bulletin for Art, News, Politics & Science


Number 157................................................................................. July 2010

 

 

Portrait Arno Breker" at the Nörvenich Castle near Cologne, Germany. This monumental bust displayed in front of the art museum on the occasion of the 110th birthday of the artist is ornamented with an ivy wreath and red roses. This portrait, created by M. Donst is surrounded by the flags of France, Europe and Germany. They also remind of Breker's French-German friendship, in a free Europe. For our article in German, see Der 110. Geburtstag von Arno Breker ...

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BOULEVARD NEWS & EYEWITNESS REPORTS ...

**** Beate von Kessel

**** Der 110. Geburtstag von Arno Breker, von B. John Zavrel

German TV reports on the 110. birthday of the sculptor Arno Breker

Lajos Tar: Warum ein Mann Gedichte schreibt, von B. John Zavrel

 

NEWS FROM MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN ART ...

SUMMER 2010 exhibition: Dali's illustrations to the Divine Comedy

GENERAL INFORMATION about the Museum of European Art

 

ESSAYS ON ART, CULTURE & SOCIETY ...

**** La beauté et le divin dans l'art, par le Consul B. John Zavrel

 

 

The expert on Chinese language and culture, Beate von Kessel works also in the area of translations of literature. Among others, she has translated into German the story „The Boy who writes Poetry" by Yukio Mishima.

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EDITORIALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ...

 

EXHIBITONS AROUND THE WORLD ...

BUFFALO: Journey through Hell & Purgatory

 

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & MEDICINE ...

Why explore space?, by Ernst Stuhlinger

From Peenemünde to the Moon, by Konrad Dannenberg

The Inventor Wilson Greatbatch, by B. John Zavrel

 

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

**** Beate von Kessel

**** Der 110. Geburtstag von Arno Breker, von B. John Zavrel

**** La beauté et le divin dans l'art, par le Consul B. John Zavrel

**** Lajos Tar: Warum ein Mann Gedichte schreibt, von B. John Zavrel

**** WDR berichtet zum 110. Geburtstag des Bildhauers Arno Breker

**** La France rend hommage à Arno Breker par la publication d'un livre d'art

 

 

 

'ORPHEUS', an etching by Jean Cocteau.

 

WORKS OF ART FOR COLLECTORS ...

Ronald Reagan: Graphic of his horse „ El Alamain"

Books from Museum of European Art 

 

SCULPTURE & ARCHITECTURE, PAINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY ...

  

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'

The Making of the Pacemaker, by B. John Zavrel

 

 

Lajos Tar: Poet and Composer from Hungary, at a poetry reading in the Museum Europäische Kunst at the Nörvenich Castle near Cologne, Germany. He has been living in Germany for many years. As a citizen of the European Union, he travels frequently between Berlin, Cologne, Vienna and Budapest. His „Poems from Life" about love, joy and suffering are written both in Hungarian and German. „The feelings and problems that people have are the same in both countries", he said in an interview with B. John Zavrel.

(Copyright Photograph Marco J. Bodenstein)

 

ART HISTORY IN FACTS & RARE PHOTOS ...

**** WDR berichtet zum 110. Geburtstag des Bildhauers Arno Breker

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

 

SPIRITUALITY & PHILOSOPHY ...

**** Swami Veda: 2010 Programs

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

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

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

Easy Indian recipes for beginners

 

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

**** Beate von Kessel

**** Der 110. Geburtstag von Arno Breker, von B. John Zavrel

**** La beauté et le divin dans l'art, par le Consul B. John Zavrel

**** Lajos Tar: Warum ein Mann Gedichte schreibt, von B. John Zavrel

**** WDR berichtet zum 110. Geburtstag des Bildhauers Arno Breker

**** La France rend hommage à Arno Breker par la publication d'un livre d'art

 

 

 

 

 

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 156 (June, 2010)

PROMETHEUS 155 (May, 2010)

PROMETHEUS 154 (April, 2010)

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).

Published for these organizations by: West-Art Publishers, 10545 Main Street, Clarence, New York 14031 (USA). Tel.: 716-759-6078 Fax 716-759-1983. e-mail: zavrel@meaus.com

Editor-in-Chief: Joe F. Bodenstein

Publisher: B. John Zavrel