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Alfred Cohen
Alfred Cohen (1920–2001) was an American artist whose art was firmly rooted in the European tradition; he was inspired in particular by the ''commedia dell'arte''; and by the colour and handling of the Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionists and Expressionism, Expressionists. Biography Cohen was born on May 9, 1920, in Chicago.Obituary, ''Daily Telegraph'' (February 8, 2001), 31 His father, a furniture dealer, had emigrated from Latvia to America, where he married the daughter of another Latvian emigre. Cohen attended the Art Institute of Chicago, but left to enlist in the US Army Air Forces. He served from 1942 to 1945 as a navigator in Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Flying Fortresses and Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Liberators based in the Pacific War, Pacific Theater. After the war Cohen returned to the Art Institute, where he studied under Louis Ritman, Boris Anisfeld (who collaborated with Léon Bakst) and Egon Weiner. In 1949 he was awarded a fellowship to study in Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commedia Dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Theatre of Italy, Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was formerly called Italian comedy in English and is also known as , , and . Characterized by Theatre mask, masked "types", was responsible for the rise of actresses such as Isabella Andreini and Improvisational theatre, improvised performances based on Sketch comedy, sketches or scenarios. A , such as ''The Tooth Puller'', contains both scripted and improvised portions; key plot points and characters' entrances and exits are scripted, but the actors may otherwise be expected to improvise new gags on stage. A special characteristic of is the , a joke or "something foolish or witty", usually well known to the performers and to some extent a scripted routine. Another characteristic of is Mime artist, pantomime, which is mostly used by the character Harlequin, Arlecchino, now better known as H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
