Sentences with phrase «urban scenes while»

The protagonist of Humboldt's Gift, Charlie Citrine, is a successful playwright and biographer who returns to the Chicago of his boyhood; muddles about in the urban scene while trying to straighten out a marital problem; leaves for Spain with a large friend, Renata; is deserted by her; returns to America to bury his old friend Von Humboldt Fleisher; and receives his bequest.

Not exact matches

Montréal, Québec City and Gatineau — all of which are nicely situated alongside great waterways — each present a different facet of urban life in Québec, while sharing certain assets: an exciting cultural scene, top - notch hotels and gourmet offerings that reflect the very best culinary traditions.

Children will want to linger over the busy urban scenes, discovering for themselves what might scare or excite the boy, while watching his body language convey his initial fears and his later engagement with all that he sees.

With a colorful rooftop showcasing spectacular city views and a three - story light sculpture of L.A.'s infamous freeways in the sky lobby, the property brings the indoor / outdoor lifestyle to life while drawing design inspiration from the city's car culture and urban scene, foothills and classic beach towns.

While living in the village, Neel joined the Works Progress Administration and painted urban scenes for the organization.

While Estes focused on the urban scene and Close on the portrait, Beckman created settings for the figure.

While you can almost always tack on a side excursion before or after an art fair, it can be more rewarding to plan a trip entirely around an urban center that has a strong arts scene all year long.

While his urban scenes of Manhattan and the New York City environs are especially coveted by the current market, Wengenroth was most adept at creating sincere yet vivid simulacra of the New England littoral and interior.

In capturing daily city life, some photographers produced abstract and dislocating views of vast urban architecture, while others depicted much more intimate, narrative scenes of abject poverty.

Painters such as Rogers Naylor or Steven S. Walker investigate the warmth and familiarity of an urban coffee shop or street scene, while artists like Leslie Nolan portray the potential bleak reality of urban corporate business.

An urban pastoral scene featuring black figures engaged in golf, croquet, waterskiing and boating, three figures gaze directly at the viewer in the foreground while lyrics by The Temptations and Snoop Dogg flow from two boom boxes.

While Valerie's subject matter varies from urban scenes to quiet woodland interiors, working directly from life is key.

Luks continued to pursue his realistic depictions of urban scenes even while new schools of abstraction began to dominate the New York art world.