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Tag: "Painting"

tag name: Painting type: Arts
web link: bahai-library.com/tags/-_Painting
related tags: - Arts and crafts
referring tags: `Abdu'l-Bahá, Pictures and portraits; Juliet Thompson; Leonardo da Vinci; Mark Tobey; Reginald Turvey
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting

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1 result from the Chronology

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  1. 2025. Arts, The: The Key to Spiritual Transformation. Jaine Toth (published as Jaine Ellen Toth). — A call to individuals and communities, based in part on the Baha'i Writings, to understand the imper...
  2. 2025. Art Is an Act of Spirituality. Jaine Toth. — A lengthy presentation of beautiful art along with quotes about how art affects the spirit, to be sc...
  3. 2021-05-06. Juliet Thompson: Champion of the Bahá'í Faith in New York City. Hussein Ahdieh. — Essay about the life of Juliet Thompson, a prominent early Baha'i and friend of 'Abdu'l-Baha.
  4. 2020. Views from a Black Artist in the Century of Light. Elizabeth de Souza. — On the experiences of Black artists; biographical notes on McCleary “Bunch” Washington; African-...
  5. 2019-11. Tales of Magnificent Heroism: The Impact of the Báb and His Followers on Writers and Artists. Robert Weinberg. — This concise survey explores how this particular episode in humanity’s religious history resonated...
  6. 2012-04. Numinous Land, The: Examples of sacred geometry and geopiety in formalist and landscape paintings of the prairies. Kim Ennis. — Includes many references to the Baha'i Faith and its influence on contemporary artists. Link to thes...
  7. 2011. Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab. Moojan Momen. — The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions...
  8. 2008-07-30. Nudity in Art. Universal House of Justice. — There is no objection to artists depicting the human body from nude models, nor to Bahà’is acting...
  9. 2001. Artist Biographies from Arts Dialogue. Sonja van Kerkhoff, comp. — A list of artist profiles which can be found in the Baha'i Association for the Arts newsletter (offs...
  10. 2000. Tobey, Mark George. Judith S. Kays. — Tobey (1890-1976) was a famous American painter.
  11. 2000. Beautiful Flight toward the Light, The: Reflections on an Artist's Life. Robin M. Chandler. — Subjective reflections about the nature of creativity from the author's own point of view, training ...
  12. 2000. Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
  13. 1999. Crystallizations: 20 Works by Bahá'í Artists, ed. Ross Woodman: Review. Shirin Sabri.
  14. 1998-01. Mark Tobey: A retrospective exhibition: Review. Brad Pokorny.
  15. 1998. Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet. Suheil Badi Bushrui (published as Suheil Bushrui), Joe Jenkins. — Includes portrait of 'Abdu'l-Baha sketched by Kahlil Gibran.
  16. 1998. Picture Gallery of Early British Bahá'ís. Author unknown. — Published in honor of the UK Baha'i Centenary, 1998/99.
  17. 1995. Images of a 'New Creation' in Twentieth-Century Art, Some. Julie Badiee. — A look at the works of some 20th-century artists to show that, whether they were aware of the Baha...
  18. 1991. Bahá'u'lláh's Influence on the New York School of Painting: The "Unapprehended Inspiration" of Newman and Rothko. Ross Woodman. — The paintings of New Yorkers Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko may best be understood as a powerful fir...
  19. 1989. Mark Tobey's City Paintings: Meditations on an Age of Transition. Julie Badiee. — On the evolutionary character of Tobey's "City Paintings" during the decades of the 1930s-50s: they ...
  20. 1989. Creative Act and the Spirit, The. Bonnie Wilder. — Essay on the connections between art and the Baha'i teachings, from the perspective of personal arti...
  21. 1978. Juliet Remembers Gibran: As told to Marzieh Gail. Juliet Thompson. — Juliet Thompson's recollections of Kahlil Gibran.
  22. 1917-03. Persian Reformer's View of Art, A. Juliet Thompson. — Personal recollections of Abdu'l-Baha's words on art and inspiration. Includes the portrait Thompson...

from the Chronology (1 result)

  1. 1976-04-24 — The passing of Mark George Tobey (b. December 11, 1890 Centerville, Wisconsin – d. April 24, 1976 ...
 
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