WebbSimon Schama. Simon Schama is a British historian, now University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University, who came to prominence writing books about Dutch history.His first book, Patriots and Liberators (1977), won the UK’s prestigious Wolfson History Prize and his 1987 book, The Embarrassment of Riches—about Dutch … Simon Schama's Power of Art is an eight-part BBC TV mini-series examining the works of eight artists, the context surrounding one of their works and the message they intended to convey with these. It was written, created, narrated, and presented by Simon Schama. The series was first broadcast in October 2006 on BBC2, and was aired in multiple countries from 2006 to 2008, even bei…
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WebbSimon Schama is Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University and the author of many books, including Rough Crossings, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction, and The Embarrassment of Riches.He is a Contributing Editor to the Financial Times for which he writes on politics and culture and has written and … WebbSimon Schama has also worked for the BBC on a 16 part series: ‘A History of Britain’ and has been an art critic and cultural essayist for The New Yorker and Talk magazine. He … circulatory system working with other systems
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WebbSimon Schama’s books Average rating: 3.97 · 42,242 ratings · 2,182 reviews · 85 distinct works • Similar authors More books by Simon Schama… Series by Simon Schama A … WebbSchama's 1977 book, Patriots and Liberators: Revolution in the Netherlands, 1780-1813, received the Wolfson Prize for history and the Leo Gershoy Memorial Prize of the … Webb7 nov. 2006 · "Great art has dreadful manners..."Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. "The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things, visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are thugs. Merciless and wily, the greatest paintings grab you … circulatory system works with respiratory