Barbara Allen, flutist, teacher,          Aesthetic Realism Consultant  A flutist with the Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company and a consultant on the faculty of the Aesthetic Realism Foundation. "The philosophy of Aesthetic Realism, which I am so proud to teach, has educated me about the most important things a person can know--including about Music, Education, Love and Marriage." --Barbara Allen

Aesthetic Realism and          Picasso's GUERNICA: For Life  "Pablo Picasso in his angry yet monumental memorial to Guernica opposes cruelty and affirms life--doesn't say reality is senseless." --Dorothy Koppelman

The Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company  Click here for details about their current production

Sargent's "Madam X", or,                  Assertion and Retreat In Women  An Aesthetic Realism Discussion by Lynette Abel

David M. Bernstein, Fine Art Photography  "I learned that the critical basis of art, including photography, which I love, is in this Aesthetic Realism principle stated by Eli Siegel: "The world, art and self explain each other: each is the aesthetic oneness of opposites." Along with photographs, I am happy and grateful to include articles written by me and my colleagues showing the enormous value of this education in the understanding of the aesthetics of photography and the lives of every photographer." -- David M. Bernstein

Anne Fielding, Actress, Consultant  Director of the Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company and a consultant on the faculty of the Aesthetic Realism Foundation. "You will see the classes I love to teach.  And, how immeasurably useful Aesthetic Realism is to people's lives--including, so much, my own.  And in my essay "I Believe this about Acting," is some of what I learned from Mr. Siegel about the urgent, needed, true comprehension of the art of acting and the human self. " -- Anne Fielding

Art Opposes Injustice;          or, Cézanne's "Still Life with Onions"  A discussion by Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism Consultant

Len Bernstein-Photographic Education

How Can We Be Composed?: Bruegel's Hunters      in the Snow       Art discussion by Nancy Huntting

Amy and Louis Dienes, Photographers          and AestheticRealism Associates  Portfolios of photographs, and much more, including a Poem: Black and White, with a selection of photographs which inspired the lines.

Roseanne Backstedt  Portfolio of paintings by artist Roseanne Backstedt.  Ceres Gallery 584 Broadway Ste. #306, New York, NY 10012.  Titles of works include:   Fields of Silver and Gold.  A Letter in Winter.    Girl at the Edge

Marcia Rackow: Artist, Educator,               Aesthetic Realism Consultant

New York State Art Teachers Association

On Shakespeare's Ophelia  Article by Carol McCluer, actress with the Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY Dia: Beacon, Beacon, NY  Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden,                                                   Washington, DC National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Victoria and Albert Museum, London  National Gallery, London The Lourve Museum, Paris  The Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City Mo Saint Louis Museum of Art, Saint Louis, Mo Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Mo

Rosemary Plumstead: Aesthetic Realism and Education  "We have in Aesthetic Realism, as I see it, a method for [the] synthesis of the arts and sciences that all the educators in conventions talk about: how can we bring together the value studies with the fact studies? how can we bring together the study of chemistry with the study of the values of the Renaissance? how can we bring together the study of the value of the Victory at Samothrace with the study of the nature of stone or marble or granite? how can we bring together church history with a full appreciation of a Monet painting of a saintly edifice?"

Leila Rosen: Aesthetic Realism Associate & English  "As a woman, wife, high school English teacher, daughter, and self, I’m proud to tell about what I’ve learned from Aesthetic Realism.  Some of the papers describe the tremendous effectiveness of the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method, which I've used with great success for 23 years in New York public schools."

Lois Mason, Aesthetic Realism Consultant                   and Social Studies Teacher  "I have been a New York City high school social studies teacher since 1971.  I began this web page because I wanted other teachers to learn of the outstanding success the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method makes possible. ... I have tested the it is based on in every subject of the social studies curriculum, with students on every level of learning ability.  Simply, they are true, and enable students to learn the subject with excitement and ease."

Alan Shapiro  Aesthetic Realism Associate,                 Jazz Pianist, Music Educator  "Originally from Philadelphia, I'm a musician and music teacher with a wide range of professional experience, as a jazz pianist, arranger, composer, accompanist, and as a teacher from elementary school through college.  Since 1988, I've been teaching junior and senior high school chorus and general music in the New York City area.  The basis of my teaching and writing is in the philosophy Aesthetic Realism, which was founded in 1941 by Eli Siegel, poet, critic and historian."

The Heart Knows Better. A Film by Ken Kimmelman  The Emmy award-winning anti-prejudice public service announcement by Ken Kimmelman, an Aesthetic Realism consultant, in New York City.  The film is produced by Imagery Film, Ltd. -- the film company directed by Mr. Kimmelman.

Were They Equal? An anti-prejudice book               for children  A traditional story of the Ndowe People of Africa was retold and illustrated by Arnold Perey.

We Learned from Aesthetic Realism:  Every Baby      Deserves Health Care Based on Good Will, No Profit   Article by Miriam Mondlin, Meryl Simon and Ruth Oron

Real Welfare Reform, Impact  Article by Miriam Mondlin

Housing: A Basic Human Right  "Housing—A Basic Right, an Urgent Need, a National Priority:  Aesthetic Realism Explains America’s Housing Crisis, the Cause, and the Solution"

United Nations AFF 99:          What Does a Person Deserve?  Director: Ken Kimmelman.  Description: A film that asks this question, first posed by Eli Siegel, in relation to homelessness and hunger in the United States today: "What does a person deserve by being alive?"

Ruth Oron, Essayist  "Aesthetic Realism changed my life, made it truly happy and full of meaning and I passionately want every person in the world to know the new, true, beautiful and just way of seeing the world and people Aesthetic Realism teaches." --Ruth Oron

Alice Bernstein and Friends  "I’m glad to welcome you to my website, where you can read articles by me and persons I am proud to have as friends and colleagues. ....Alice Bernstein and Friends is the title of my column in La Vida News/The Black Voice of Ft. Worth and Arlington, Texas, and articles published there also appear in many other journals." --Alice Bernstein

Devorah Tarrow and Jeffrey Carduner  Articles and papers presented at public seminars by Aesthetic Realism consultants Devorah Tarrow and Jeffrey Carduner about women's questions and the what can end youth violence.

About Anthropology
 

A New Perspective for Anthropology  "How can cultural anthropology have a scientific basis at last? I present the answer I learned from Aesthetic Realism and Eli Siegel."  -- Arnold Perey, Ph.D.

Gwe: Young Man of New Guinea          A Novel Against Racism  by Dr. Arnold Perey  "Gwe was born in Stone Age New Guinea. Alan was born in New York City.  This is their story and the story of Gwe's people."

Aesthetic Realism in the News  Read articles on Aesthetic Realism published around the world.

The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known  Bi weekly international periodical featuring writings by Eli Siegel, commntaries by editor Ellen Reiss, and other writings.

Aesthetic Realism and Self Expression -         by Miriam Mondlin, Aesthetic Realism Consultant  Miriam Mondlin is on the faculty of the Aesthetic Realism Foundation.  She writes:  "A matter that concerns many people in America and has caused a great deal of pain is stuttering.  I know that the philosophy of Aesthetic Realism understands stuttering and can end it—for  I learned the scientific cause of stuttering and my stuttering ended!"  -- Miriam Mondlin

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism Consultant  "I am proud to have seen Aesthetic Realism is true: it explains the human mind, the world we are in, with magnificent scope and exactness. The study of it enables individual men and women to be fully what they hope to be.  It is the greatest force for individuality of a true kind; and it shows a person what he or she has in common with the whole world and all people, those close to us and across this diverse earth!"  -- Nancy Huntting

Eve Lustig  "I am glad to welcome you to my website.  Here, you can learn more about Aesthetic Realism, the education founded by the great historian, poet and critic, Eli Siegel. I am proud that articles I have written showing what Aesthetic Realism explains about subjects that concern people everywhere have been published in newspapers and professional journals across the United States and in countries abroad."                               --Eve Lustig, Aesthetic Realism Associate

Lynette Abel, Aesthetic Realism and Life   "On my website I write about what I have learned about personal and international matters and how they are related: for instance, what makes for disappointment and failure in love and what makes love flourish; what is the cause of failure in the economy and what will have it flourish! "                               -- Lynette Abel, Aesthetic Realism Associate

Marion Fennell, Aesthetic Realism Associate  "Aesthetic Realism not only freed me to have the happy life I always hoped for, it also has the understanding that can change such wide matters affecting everyone, like, racism, economic injustice, and deadly conflicts between nations.  In fact, there is a new exciting, powerful book that has just been published-- Aesthetic Realism and the Answer to Racism by Alice Bernstein & Others." -- Marion Fennell

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