All collections, except the permanent collection of contemporary art, are the property of Yuko Nii
Available:
- Contemporary art from the permanent collection
- Original Blueprints of Historical Brooklyn landmarks including: The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Park, Greenwood Cemetery, Erasmus Hall and more
Erasmus Hall
Brooklyn Academy of Music
- Terrance Lindall illustrations for Paradise Lost
- Old Master portraits and landscape paintings
Ville d’Avray. (c. 1867) Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Portrait of a Lady, Alfred Thompson
Portrait of a Young Man, by Govert (or Govaert) Flinck (1615-1650)
Large Landscape by Johann Heinrich Roos (1631-1685)
- Japanese Art & Antiquities of the Edo, Meiji & Taisho periods, including kimonos, porcelain, bronze, prints, screens & scrolls
PARADISE LOST LOAN EXHIBIT
Available to major museums and cultural institutions world-wide!
• Increases interest in great literature for young adults
• Involves a collaboration of great art and great literature
BACKGROUND
TERRANCE LINDALL is a well-known international artist and scholar. In the late 1970’s he illustrated JOHN MILTON’S PARADISE LOST. The first edition of Lindall’s work for Paradise Lost was designed to encourage young readers to look into the brilliance and eloquence of Milton’s visionary poetic landscape. The size of Milton’s original work alone has made many hesitate in approaching it, especially since it carried as an entourage the weight of over 325 years of difficult and sometimes overbearing scholarly examination. It is actually very beautiful poetry and a fantastic story line even for the 21st century ordinary reader, like J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
Terrance Lindall’s illustrations for John Milton’s Paradise Lost are perhaps today the best-known illustrations for this epic outside of those by William Blake and Gustave Dore. Published in a small press edition in 1983, some of the plates appeared in the popular Heavy Metal Magazine around that time, reaching a larger audience. Since then, the World Wide Web gave access to Lindall’s images by millions, making Lindall’s work among the best known illustrations for this “greatest work in the English language.”
Professor Karen Karbiener of New York University was one of the first to use Lindall’s art as an educational tool to interest students in Paradise Lost. She says, 'Radical artist and nonconformist Terrance Lindall has channeled Milton’s spirit into a modern context, in a provocative series of illustrations to Paradise Lost. His visual celebration of Milton reveals his remarkable affinity for the radical English poet, and his ability to create a fitting tribute to Milton’s enduring influence in the arts.' Professor Karen Karbiener, New York University, 2007
Features of Loan Exhibit to Expand Involvement
• Time Lines provide a visual context for Milton's period.
• Milton's culture and place in history.
• Critical Comment helps us to understand dominant themes or images in the literary work which are incorporated into Lindall's art
A Resource for Teachers & Scholars
• In his essay's and lectures, Lindall discuss the cultural and historical background of the fine art.
• The contemporary art of Lindall provides a visual overview of Paradise Lost and makes it relevant and exciting.
• A DVD provides an auditory and visual selection that carries the exhibit beyond the book and the art.
Also available on Amazon in 2008:
John Milton's PARADISE LOST, the synopzised edition ILLUSTRATED by Terrance Lindall, 14 full color plates, copyright 1983, 2nd printing 2008,
8 1/2 X 11 inches, 48 pp, softcover, $14.98
A Special Live Appearance by Terrance Lindall can be arranged for a gratuity plus travel allowance. Please inquire:
Yuko Nii
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
135 Broadway, brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 486-6012