Le Douanier Rousseau (Henri Rousseau)(Laval; 1844 ndash; Paris; 1910)Les galeries marchandes agrave; Paris fleurissant; on creacute;a en 1884; le Salon des Indeacute;pendants. Cette exposition sans jury fut organiseacute;e pour ceux qui eacute;taient ou se consideacute;raient professionnels - alors tregrave;s nombreux -; mais qui ne pouvaient satisfaire les critegrave;res des salons officiels. Crsquo;est lors drsquo;un des Salons des Indeacute;pendants qursquo; Henri Rousseau creacute;a la surprise. Rousseau occupait un poste agrave; lrsquo;octroi de Paris; agrave; Vanves. A ses moments libres; il peignait des toiles; tantocirc;t sur la commande de ses voisins; tantocirc;t en guise de paiement pour de la nourriture. Chaque anneacute;e; de 1886 agrave; sa mort en 1901; il exposa ses toiles au Salon des Indeacute;pendants. Lagrave;; il se preacute;sentait sans savoir-faire professionnel; mais avec le fier sentiment drsquo;ecirc;tre peintre et drsquo;avoir le droit de rivaliser avec nrsquo;importe quelle autoriteacute;. Rousseau est un des premiers de sa geacute;neacute;ration agrave; srsquo;ecirc;tre rendu compte de lrsquo;arriveacute;e drsquo;une nouvelle eacute;poque de liberteacute; dans lrsquo;art; y compris celle de pouvoir acceacute;der au rang de peintre; et ce; indeacute;pendamment de la maniegrave;re de peindre et du niveau de formation artistique.Les oelig;uvres du Douanier Rousseau aidegrave;rent drsquo;autres peintres; peut-ecirc;tre moins talentueux mais tout aussi originaux; agrave; ecirc;tre remarqueacute;s et appreacute;cieacute;s drsquo;un public qui apprit agrave; voir lrsquo;art drsquo;une faccedil;on nouvelle. Avec lui; apparaicirc;t toute une seacute;rie de deacute;couvertes. Deacute;sormais; qursquo;elles soient naiuml;ves ou primitives; les oelig;uvres drsquo;art eacute;taient partout et il y aurait toujours un regard drsquo;artiste pour les reacute;veacute;ler.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great for NY Theatre history buffsBy R. KleinI love this book. I grew up in NY and attended a lot of theatre before the prices soared to over $100 a ticket. Theatre used to be something you could take part in all the time for a very reasonable cost.This book provides a very nice history of each Broadway theatre; and traces the history of the shows that played in each house. Its like the "At this Theatre" feature in Playbill Magazine; but on a grand scale. Histories of the theatres are in-depth enough to get a good background on how they came to be; and a flavor of the people who built them; as well as how they got their names. Or how those names changed over time.There are a lot of photographs; too. Pictures of theatres; pictures from shows that played them; and photos of the stars who appeared in them.The index is well done so that you can look up information about specific theatres; shows; or people.If you enjoy theatrical history; or want to remember what you saw where; and who was in it; youll undoubtedly enjoy having this book around!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great for theatre lovers!By BarbaraSo much fun to read the fascinating history of New York theatres - especially love to learn about a theatre just before seeing a play - makes the experience so much more interesting. Highly recommend.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If you like the short history found in the Playbills; youll love this book!By Capricorn5For anyone who has ever marveled at; or wondered about the architecture and interior design of one of the numerous Broadway theaters (houses); this book gives the history of each house; from creation; and ownership; to name-changes; the productions; and the stars who graced its (respective) stages. A great addition to any theater nerds library collection.