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The men who frequented The Golden Boar Tavern in 1750s Weimar had no idea of Clara's secret life. They may have noticed the portraits on its walls, but they did not associate them with her struggle to be an artist and not a tavern keeper. If anything, they suspected that she might have a relationship with the Count who visited off and on, but they missed the one with the Professor. Clara Neuwirt carried on her struggle largely by herself. No famous artist father looks at us from his canvass as he drew a self portrait, surrounded by his daughters and sons. Important too, even the most famous contemporary artists are better known today than they were then. Yet the few who knew and supported her gave a gift beyond measure. Clara represents about 230 women in the eighteenth-century Germanies who created what artist Caroline Sophie Seidler called, "their own field of activity." Of these women, about 35 were well known and are still discussed today and another 50 are known by name and some of their works. "Peter Petschauer's deep love of art and his rich cultural heritage merge to create a debut novel of extraordinary nuance and force. His sharply etched characters, like a troupe of consummate actors, whisk the reader back in time and place, allowing us to be ringside as a determined 18th-century young woman confronts the challenge of establishing a career in the visual arts. A must read for those who value the command of language and the effortless flow of a wonderful story." -Noyes Capehart, author of Devil's Mark & Chameleon
About the Author: Peter Petschauer arrived in the U.S. in 1957 at age seventeen and almost immediately set out to continue the education he had started in Europe and obtained B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in European and Russian History at New York University. He taught European history at Appalachian State University from 1968-2006. In addition, he led several programs, including the university's faculty and staff development center and headed Appalachian's Faculty Senate and the UNC system's Faculty Assembly. He taught at several other institutions, including for ten years in the S.C. Governors School at the College of Charleston, for seven years the Summer Institute at Palacki University in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, and one semester at North Ossetian State University in Vladikavkaz, Ossetia. He published and presented widely both nationally and internationally. For more information about the author and his story, visit http: //www.peterpetschauer.com/


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781530360468
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 236
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Novel Set in Eighteenth-Century Weimar, Germany
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1530360463
  • Publisher Date: 03 Mar 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 349 gr

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