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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 2009 9 NEW BOOKS Taras Shevchenko. Vybrana poeziia. Zhyvopys. Hrafika. Selec ted poems. Paintings. Graphic works. Kyiv: Mystetstvo, 2007. 607 p. illus. (part col.) 26cm x 21 cm. A large format, deluxe, bilingual Ukrainian - English edition. One half of this book contains selected poetry of Shevchenko with Ukrainian originals and Eng lish translations by Vera Rich printed side by side. The other half consists of reproductions of Shevchenko’s works of art, many of which are in full color. The edition has two critical introductions, one about Shevchenko’s life and poetry by Ivan Dziuba, the other by Tetiana Andrus h chenko about Shevchenko the artist. There is also a bio - bibliographical article by Roksolana Zorivchak about the translator, in addition to extensive explanatory notes. All of this material, including the captions for art reprod uctions, appear both in Ukrainian and in English. Ivan Dziuba provides a detailed biography of the poet and some critical comments about his works. Shevchenko, says Dziuba, cannot “be re - duced to an ideological platform . ” Dziuba expresses his regret that p olitical interpretation of Shevchenko produced a situation where the poet’s “works were read and discussed almost exclusively for their political content, and little attention was paid to them as works of imaginative literature.” Tetiana Andrushchenko writ es about Shevchenko’s artistic heritage. She claims that Shevchenko “left more than 1 , 200 works of art — drawings, water colours, oil paintings, engravings, book illustrations.” Some of these works are discussed critically in greater detail. Vera Rich is a B ritish journalist, poet and translator, born in 1936. In addition to Beloru s sian, Polish, Spanish , and Old Icelandic poetry, Rich has provided English translations of many Ukrainian poets. According to R. Zorivchak, she translated no fewer than “47 Ukraini an writers . ” Her translations of Lesia Ukrainka’s and Ivan Franko’s poetry have been available for a long time in such books as Lesia Ukrainka: Life and Work (Toronto, 1968) and Ivan Franko: Moses and Other Poems (New York, 1973). Many of the Shevchenko tr anslations included in this new edition were published pre - viously in Taras Shevchenko, Song out of Darkness (London, 1961) and in the London journal Ukrain - ian Review. — Martha Tarnawsky Our Cover ARTIST Motria Jackevych Holowinska was born in Radom, P oland . T he Jackevych family emigrated to the West, eventually settling in Philadelphia . After completing high school, Motria enrolled in Philadelphia’s Moore College of Art . She graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and then completed g radu ate studies in painting and art history at Brown University and The Rhode Island School of Design , where she earned a Master of Art in Teaching . While a student, Motria was actively engaged in the local art community , exhibiting her work at Brown Universit y’s gallery and the Slater Mill Museum and lecturing at the Providence Art Club. In 1974, Motria was offered a teaching position at Rocky Hill College Preparatory School in East Greenwich, RI . She taught art history and studio art for 28 years , serving for many of those years as chair of th e school’s fine arts department. In 1998, Motria was the recipient of Rocky Hill’s prestigious San Antonio Excellence in Teaching Achievement Award ; when she retired in 2002, the Board of Trustees established a f aculty po sition bearing her name. While employed at Rocky Hill , Motria was active in regional and national Art Education Associations and the National College Board. She has exhibited her work in art shows at the Mystic Art Association (Connecticut), as well as in New York City ; Hunter, NY ; Philadelphia, PA ; Boston and Falmouth, MA ; and Providence and East Greenwich, RI. Motria works primarily in acrylic. Much of her initial work involves “playing” with the materials, improvising and experimenting with texture and l ine effects with the goal of producing art that is full of lyricism and emotion. Her main interest is figurative work in which representation and abstraction coexist. Motria is a member of the UNWLA ; in 1966 , she served as president of the UNWLA’s Boston Branch. A n active member of Plast, Motria has also taught in her local Ukrainian school and worked on various church committees.
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