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As the only child of a renowned Russian Jewish pianist, Gordon grew up in the cosmopolitan world of the concert tour, then--fleeing her home in Vienna with the onset of Nazism--settled with her parents in Japan of the 1930s. She worked in General MacArthur's headquarters; helped draft the women's rights section in Japan's new Constitution; and later carved out a career bringing to America some of the more exotic performing arts of Asia. 36 photos.
As the only child of a renowned Russian Jewish pianist, Gordon grew up in the cosmopolitan world of the concert tour, then--fleeing her home in Vienna with the onset of Nazism--settled with her parents in Japan of the 1930s. She worked in General MacArthur's headquarters; helped draft the women's rights section in Japan's new Constitution; and later carved out a career bringing to America some of the more exotic performing arts of Asia. 36 photos.
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Beate Sirota Gordon (1923-2012) was an Austrian-born American performing arts impresario. Following her work on the Japanese Constitution, Gordon devoted her life to bringing the arts of Asia to the United States. She would receive many honorary degrees and awards, including an Obie, an American Dance Guild Award, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Japanese government.
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
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Genre: | Biographien |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780226132518 |
ISBN-10: | 022613251X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Gordon, Beate Sirota |
Hersteller: | University of Chicago Press |
Maße: | 228 x 151 x 15 mm |
Von/Mit: | Beate Sirota Gordon |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 11.04.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,26 kg |
Über den Autor
Beate Sirota Gordon (1923-2012) was an Austrian-born American performing arts impresario. Following her work on the Japanese Constitution, Gordon devoted her life to bringing the arts of Asia to the United States. She would receive many honorary degrees and awards, including an Obie, an American Dance Guild Award, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Japanese government.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
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Genre: | Biographien |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780226132518 |
ISBN-10: | 022613251X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Gordon, Beate Sirota |
Hersteller: | University of Chicago Press |
Maße: | 228 x 151 x 15 mm |
Von/Mit: | Beate Sirota Gordon |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 11.04.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,26 kg |
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