Norbert wu biography of george
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Photographs © Steve Alexanders, Isidro Bosch, Sam Bowser/S043 Archives, Jeffrey Bozanic, Scratch Budd/Antarctica Newfound Zealand, Dick Brueggeman, Kirsten Carlson/National Body of knowledge Foundation, Kathleen Conlan/Canadian Museum of Class, Bill Curtsinger, Paul Cziko, Paul Metropolis, Guenter Foersterra, Bj�rn Gulliksen, Vreni Haeussermann, Shawn Player, Luke Chase, Henry Emperor, Uwe Kils, Stacy Die away, Mike Lucibella/National Science Base, Adam G. Marsh, Jim Mastro, Rowan McLachlan, Bacteriologist A. Writer, Michael Oellermann, Eva Philipp, Mikhail Propp/UCSD Library, Kevin Raskoff, Hans Peter Reinthaler, Rob Choreographer, Steven Rupp, Robert Sanders/Sam Bowser/S043 Archives), Dirk Schories, M Dale Stokes, Apostle Thurber, Norbert Wu.
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Under Antarctic Ice The Photographs of Norbert Wu
"Wu's rare and resplendent color photographs reveal an undersea world most of us will never see firsthand, all shot through with an icy blue light."
– East Bay Express
"No matter what your interests are – photography, marine science, the Antarctic or mammals – this book will captivate you [...] . Five out of five gold pens!"
– Silas Spaeth, The Californian
"The southernmost continent the way very few humans have ever seen it is the subject of this stunning book of photographs [...] [Wu and Mastro] have produced a spectacular book. Nearly every page pops with eye-openers."
– David Armstrong, San Francisco Chronicle
"Under Antarctic Ice is first-rate on every level [...] Antarctica is one of the most special places on our planet, and this book goes a long way toward showing why."
– James Kaufmann, Photographer's Forum
"In this collection of glorious photographs of underwater Antarctica, noted marine photographer Wu captures the unbelievable beauty and richness of the plant and animal life both below and above the ice."
– Betty Galbraith, Library Journal
"The photos alone earn this book a place on your cof
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George N. Kates
George Norbert Kates (November 27, 1895 – March 23, 1990) was an American exponent of classical Chinese culture and decorative arts. His memoir of life in 1930s Beijing—The Years That Were Fat, Peking 1933-1940[1] is a widely read memoir of pre-revolution China.[2] He also wrote one of the first texts on Chinese classical furniture—Chinese Household Furniture[3] and put together a significant private collection of Ming style hardwood furniture.
Kates graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1922 and was awarded a D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1930. An officer in the U.S. Army during World War I, he also served with the State Department in China during World War II. From 1947 to 1949 he was Asian Curator at the Brooklyn Museum. Kates published articles about Chinese history and decorative arts and contributed to two books about author Willa Cather. Several authors associate him with Old Beijing, the first half of the 20th century and the traditional way of life.[4] also as an important collector of Chinese antiques[5] and for his contributions to the understanding of the Chinese decorative arts.[6]
Early life
[edit]Kates was born in Avondale, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio on Novembe