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A lengthy list of his books can be found in [http://www.daileyrarebooks.com/DaneRudhyarBibliography.htm Dane Rudyar: A Bibliographical Checklist] at DailyRareBooks.com.
A lengthy list of his books can be found in [http://www.daileyrarebooks.com/DaneRudhyarBibliography.htm Dane Rudyar: A Bibliographical Checklist] at DailyRareBooks.com.


== Online resources ==
== Additional resources ==
===Articles===
 
*[http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Rudhyar,_Dane# "Dane Rudhyar"] at Astro Databank.
=== Biographies and catalogues ===
 
* Hay, Robert C.  '''''Dane Rudhyar and the Transcendental Painting Group of New Mexico 1938-1941: a Thesis Submitted to Michigan State University'''''.  Michigan: University Microfilms International, [1981]. 346 pages, B/W illustrations. Based on interviews with DR, Raymond Jonson, and Florence Pierce, William Lumpkins, and others associated with the TPG.
* Here, James. '''''Dane Rudhyar 1895-  A Brief Factual Biography with a Listing of Works'''''  [N.p.]: (James Shere), (1972).
* '''''Human Dimensions'''''. Edited by John White. Buffalo: Human Dimensions Institute Quarterly, 1975. Special issue, vol. 3, no. 3, devoted entirely to Rudhyar’s life and work. Includes published and unpublished articles, photographs, and color reproductions of his paintings.
* Levin, Gail and Marianne Lorenz. '''''Theme and Improvisation: Kandinsky and the American Avant-Garde 1912-1950. An Exhibition Organized by the Dayton Art Institute'''''. Dayton: Dayton Art Institute, 1992. The events surrounding the founding of the Transcendental Painting Group are related.
* Piper, Raymond & Lila. '''''Cosmic Art'''''. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1975. 152 pages. Illustrated. Reproduces ''Avatar'', 1938, an early drawing of Rudhyar. Also includes paintings by members of the Transcendentalist Painting Group in Santa Fe.
* Ruperti, Alexander. '''''The Journal of the Rudhyar Institute for Transpersonal Activity''''' 1.1 San Francisco: RITA, Fall/ Winter, 1986. A study of DR by Alexander Ruperti.
* Seminar. '''''Dane Rudhyar, un Humaniste du 20e Siecle'''''. Nouvelle Acropole, 1985. 75 pages. Illustrated. Transcript of a seminar, including nine papers by A. Ruperti, G. Sabian, M. Cavaignac, L. Winckler, and F.I. Fouchou Lapeyrade. Includes a short biography and bibliography.
* Seminar. '''''Un Nouvel Homme pour un Nouvel Age: Centenaire Dane Rudhyar, Actes du Congrès des 25 et 26 Mars 1995'''''. Suresnes, France: R.A.H. Editions, (1995). 203 pages, charts & diagrams in the text. Published by the Association pour la Recherche des Rythmes Cosmiques Réseau d’Astrologie Humaniste.
 
* Symposium. '''''Rudhyar. Catalogue of an Art & Humanities Symposium''''', California State University, Long Beach. March 24-26, 1976.
=== Articles ===
* [http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Rudhyar,_Dane# "Dane Rudhyar"] at Astro Databank.
* [http://www.khaldea.com/charts/danerudhyar.shtml "Dane Rudhyar Natal Horoscope"] at Khaldea.com.
* [http://www.khaldea.com/charts/danerudhyar.shtml "Dane Rudhyar Natal Horoscope"] at Khaldea.com.
*[http://www.skyscript.co.uk/rudhyar.html# "An Introduction to Dane Rudhyar"] by Mari Garcia and Joy Usher.
* [http://www.skyscript.co.uk/rudhyar.html# "An Introduction to Dane Rudhyar"] by Mari Garcia and Joy Usher.
*[http://khaldea.com/rudhyar/bio1.shtml# "An Illustrated Biographic Sketch"].
* [http://khaldea.com/rudhyar/bio1.shtml# "An Illustrated Biographic Sketch"].
*[http://www.beyondsunsigns.com/rudhyarcycles.html# "A Brief Overview of Dane Rudhyar's Approach to Cycles"] by Nicki Michaels.
* [http://www.beyondsunsigns.com/rudhyarcycles.html# "A Brief Overview of Dane Rudhyar's Approach to Cycles"] by Nicki Michaels.
*[http://khaldea.com/rudhyar/astroarticles/riddleusahoroscope.shtml "The Riddle of the USA Horoscope"] at Khaldea.com.
* [http://khaldea.com/rudhyar/astroarticles/riddleusahoroscope.shtml "The Riddle of the USA Horoscope"] at Khaldea.com.
===Audio===
 
*[http://www.beyondsunsigns.com/rudhyaraudioastrology.html#rec# The Astrology Recordings of Dane Rudhyar] at BeyondSunSigns.com.
=== Audio ===
* [http://www.beyondsunsigns.com/rudhyaraudioastrology.html#rec# The Astrology Recordings of Dane Rudhyar] at BeyondSunSigns.com.


===Additional resources===
=== Additional resources ===
*[http://www.astro.com/cgi/chart.cgi?wgid=wgeJwtjrEKwjAURb_G7QrJayvV8LaikyBdnF9NaIokSJJS-ve24nThDOfcZXpPTGYMLNpEy_1s_SoJnUSHAKpQQbfnBkpdakIgRwqjZCg8JE0Z1x4_VrexIcwg0hqkTwrKiB2iBMe77EDq796xleKYqg3eJb38tnvEDGX9bG9C8SxlMT6vfNQmZdbP2xenEzKd# Dane Rudhyar's Natal Chart] at Astrodienst.
* [http://www.astro.com/cgi/chart.cgi?wgid=wgeJwtjrEKwjAURb_G7QrJayvV8LaikyBdnF9NaIokSJJS-ve24nThDOfcZXpPTGYMLNpEy_1s_SoJnUSHAKpQQbfnBkpdakIgRwqjZCg8JE0Z1x4_VrexIcwg0hqkTwrKiB2iBMe77EDq796xleKYqg3eJb38tnvEDGX9bG9C8SxlMT6vfNQmZdbP2xenEzKd# Dane Rudhyar's Natal Chart] at Astrodienst.
*[http://www.khaldea.com/rudhyar# Rudhyar Archival Project].
* [http://www.khaldea.com/rudhyar# Rudhyar Archival Project].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 18:35, 24 March 2021

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Dane Rudhyar

Dane Rudhyar was an American writer, composer, artist, and astrologer.

Early years

Dane Rudhyar was born in Paris on March 23, 1895 under the name Daniel Chennevière.

Theosophical Society connection

Rudhyar was admitted to the Theosophical Society at Krotona in Old Hollywood, California on January 31, 1920. His sponsors were A. F. Knudsen and A. P. Warrington.[1]

Music and compositions



Book cover
Astrology book cover

Astrology



Art




Honors

According to The American Theosophist in 1980,

Dane Rudhyar, who has contributed generously to The American Theosophist through the years, was recently awarded an honorary degree of Doctor in Humane Letters from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, California and an honorary degree of Doctor in Transpersonal Philosophy by the California Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Menlo Park.[2]

Final years

Mr. Rudhyar died in San Francisco on September 13, 1985.


Dane Rudhyar painting "Avatar", 1938.

Writings

Dane Rudhyar published more than forty books and hundreds of articles, mostly concerning astrology and spirituality. Claude Bragdon wrote, "Rudhyar is a man of profound and penetrating vision, whose writings cast an illumination upon life."[3]

The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 83 articles by or about Dane Rudhyar from nine different periodicals.

A lengthy list of his books can be found in Dane Rudyar: A Bibliographical Checklist at DailyRareBooks.com.

Additional resources

Biographies and catalogues

  • Hay, Robert C. Dane Rudhyar and the Transcendental Painting Group of New Mexico 1938-1941: a Thesis Submitted to Michigan State University. Michigan: University Microfilms International, [1981]. 346 pages, B/W illustrations. Based on interviews with DR, Raymond Jonson, and Florence Pierce, William Lumpkins, and others associated with the TPG.
  • Here, James. Dane Rudhyar 1895- A Brief Factual Biography with a Listing of Works [N.p.]: (James Shere), (1972).
  • Human Dimensions. Edited by John White. Buffalo: Human Dimensions Institute Quarterly, 1975. Special issue, vol. 3, no. 3, devoted entirely to Rudhyar’s life and work. Includes published and unpublished articles, photographs, and color reproductions of his paintings.
  • Levin, Gail and Marianne Lorenz. Theme and Improvisation: Kandinsky and the American Avant-Garde 1912-1950. An Exhibition Organized by the Dayton Art Institute. Dayton: Dayton Art Institute, 1992. The events surrounding the founding of the Transcendental Painting Group are related.
  • Piper, Raymond & Lila. Cosmic Art. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1975. 152 pages. Illustrated. Reproduces Avatar, 1938, an early drawing of Rudhyar. Also includes paintings by members of the Transcendentalist Painting Group in Santa Fe.
  • Ruperti, Alexander. The Journal of the Rudhyar Institute for Transpersonal Activity 1.1 San Francisco: RITA, Fall/ Winter, 1986. A study of DR by Alexander Ruperti.
  • Seminar. Dane Rudhyar, un Humaniste du 20e Siecle. Nouvelle Acropole, 1985. 75 pages. Illustrated. Transcript of a seminar, including nine papers by A. Ruperti, G. Sabian, M. Cavaignac, L. Winckler, and F.I. Fouchou Lapeyrade. Includes a short biography and bibliography.
  • Seminar. Un Nouvel Homme pour un Nouvel Age: Centenaire Dane Rudhyar, Actes du Congrès des 25 et 26 Mars 1995. Suresnes, France: R.A.H. Editions, (1995). 203 pages, charts & diagrams in the text. Published by the Association pour la Recherche des Rythmes Cosmiques Réseau d’Astrologie Humaniste.
  • Symposium. Rudhyar. Catalogue of an Art & Humanities Symposium, California State University, Long Beach. March 24-26, 1976.

Articles

Audio

Additional resources

Notes

  1. Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm reel #6. Theosophical Society in America Archives.
  2. "Dane Rudhyar Receives Honors", The American Theosophist 68.8 (Aug/Sept 1980), 263.
  3. A. A. "Book Reviews" The American Theosophist 27.1 (January, 1939), 25.