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Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey - Hardcover

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by Mark Dery (Author)The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman to Lemony Snicket. Some even call him the Grandfather of Goth. But who was this man, who lived with over twenty thousand books and six cats, who roomed with Frank O'Hara at Harv...

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Ed Emberley's Complete Funprint Drawing Book - Paperback

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by Ed Emberley (Author)Using just fingerprints and a few letters, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to create owls, pigs, fish, and basketball players This colorful step-by-step book is easy and crafty, and provides hours of art-full fun.Author BiographyEd Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular Drawing Book series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1...

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by Mordicai Gerstein (Author)Imagine you were born before the invention of drawing, more than thirty thousand years ago.You would live with your whole family in a cave and see woolly mammoths walk by You might even see images of animals hidden in the shapes of clouds and rocks.You would want to share these pictures with your family, but wouldn't know how.Who would have made the world's first drawing? Would it have been you?In The First Drawing, Caldecott Medal winner Mordicai Gerstein imagine...

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) - Hardcover

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by Javaka Steptoe (Author)Winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocketed to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art world had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe's vi...

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by Samantha Berger (Author), Michael Curato (Illustrator)Creativity, the power of imagination, and the importance of self-expression are celebrated in this inspiring picture book written and illustrated by real-life best friends. This girl is determined to express herself If she can't draw her dreams, she'll sculpt or build, carve or collage. If she can't do that, she'll turn her world into a canvas. And if everything around her is taken away, she'll sing, dance, and dream... Stunning mixe...

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by Cecil Castellucci (Author), Jim Rugg (Artist)Meet the Plain Janes--artist activists on a mission to wake up their sleepy suburban town. This cult classic graphic novel is perfect for fans of The LumberJanes and Awkward.When artsy misfit Jane Beckles is forced to leave her beloved city life behind for the boring suburb of Kent Waters, she thinks her life is over. But then she finds where she belongs: at the reject table in the cafeteria, along with fellow misfits Brain Jayne, Theater Jane, ...

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The Grand Canyon and the Southwest - Paperback

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by Ansel Adams (Author), Andrea G. Stillman (Editor)Honoring Grand Canyon National Park on its centennial, The Grand Canyon and the Southwest elegantly portrays the drama and the beauty of the Canyon and the American Southwest.It is all very beautiful and magical here--a quality which cannot be described. You have to live it and breathe it, let the sun bake it into you. The skies and the land are so enormous, and the detail so precise and exquisite... - Ansel AdamsNext to Yosemite and the Hig...

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David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium - Hardcover

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by David Sedaris (Author), Jeffrey Jenkins (Author), David Sedaris (Foreword by)A remarkable illustrated volume of artwork and images selected from the diaries David Sedaris has been creating for four decades In this richly illustrated book, readers will for the first time experience the diaries David Sedaris has kept for nearly 40 years in the elaborate, three-dimensional, collaged style of the originals. A celebration of the unexpected in the everyday, the beautiful and the grotesque, this ...

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Lego in Focus: Explore the Miniature World of Lego(r) Photography - Hardcover

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by Lego (Author)A vibrant and adventurous LEGO(R) photography book that sees the world in LEGO bricks and minifigures. LEGO(R) In Focus celebrates the boundless creativity of LEGO play through stunning brick and minifigure photography. Look through the lens of 30 toy photographers as they imagine the world from a LEGO point of view. This distinctive collection from creators across the globe explores minifigure-sized perspectives on nature, urban life, travel and adventure, and much more. F...

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Designing Together: The Collaboration and Conflict Management Handbook for Creative Professionals - Paperback

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by Dan Brown (Author)WHAT IS THE ONE THING not taught in design school, but is an essential survival skill for practicing designers? Working with other people. And yet, in every project, collaboration with other people is often the most difficult part. The increasing complexity of design projects, the greater reliance on remote team members, and the evolution of design techniques demands professionals who can cooperate effectively. Designing Together is a book for cultivating collaborative b...

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by David Airey (Author)Completely updated and expanded, the second edition of David Airey's Logo Design Love contains more of just about everything that made the first edition so great: more case studies, more sketches, more logos, more tips for working with clients, more insider stories, and more practical information for getting the job and getting it done right. In Logo Design Love, David shows you how to develop an iconic brand identity from start to finish, using client case studies from...

Ed Emberley's Great Thumbprint Drawing Book - Paperback

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by Ed Emberley (Author), Ed Emberley (Illustrator)Instructions for creating a variety of shapes and figures using thumbprints and a few simple lines.Author BiographyEd Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular Drawing Book series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1967 and a Caldecott Medal in 1968. Ed lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his family. You can...

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Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains - Paperback

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by Ed Emberley (Author), Ed Emberley (Illustrator)Using his "alphabet" of a few letters and squiggles, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw a selection of tremendous trains and terrific trucks. The thirty-two pages are packed with the trucks and trains that kids-and not a few adults- really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full fun.Author BiographyEd Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monste...

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Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book - Paperback

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by Ed Emberley (Author), Ed Emberley (Illustrator)Using fingerprints and a few dots, scribbles, and lines, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to make all sorts of pictures, inlcuding frogs, trains, flowers, clowns, dragons, and more This classic book is packed with fun things that kids-and many adults-really want to create. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full fun.Author BiographyEd Emberley is the Caldecott Award-winning author of the popular Drawing Book series. Number of ...

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Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Faces: Learn to Draw the Ed Emberley Way! - Paperback

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by Ed Emberley (Author), Ed Emberley (Illustrator)Using simple shapes, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw a variety of fun and wacky faces. This classic book is packed with fun things that kids-and not a few adults-really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full entertainment.Author BiographyEd Emberley is the Caldecott Award-winning author of the popular Drawing Book series, as well as the best-selling Go Away, Big Green Monster! He lives in Ipswich, MA. Nu...

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Ed Emberley's Big Purple Drawing Book - Paperback

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by Ed Emberley (Author), Ed Emberley (Illustrator)Using just 8 shapes and objects, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw a variety of animals, people, insects, and more, and everything is PURPLE This hefty 96-page book is packed with fun things that kids-and not a few adults-really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full fun.Author BiographyEd Emberley is the author of the popular Drawing Book series. He lives in Ipswich, MA. Number of Pages: 96 Dimensions: 0...

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by Ed Emberley (Author), Ed Emberley (Illustrator)This book shows how a circle, divided like a pie, can be used to make pictures of all kinds. Using just 4 simple shapes, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw a variety of patterns, animals, people, and more This book is packed with cool things that kids-and not a few adults-really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full entertainment.Author BiographyEd Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, ...

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The Sociology of Art: Ways of Seeing - Paperback

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by David Inglis (Author), John Hughson (Author)What light can sociology shed on art and culture in contemporary society? What is distinctive about the sociological understanding of art? In what ways is the sociology of art today developing new insights into the nature of artistic life? This volume contains essays by a wide range of authors, each of whom is concerned with showing the multiple ways in which artistic processes are profoundly shaped by their social settings. Encompassing a wide r...

Archiving Cultures: Heritage, Community and the Making of Records and Memory - Hardcover

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by Jeannette A. Bastian (Author)Archiving Cultures defines and models the concept of cultural archives, focusing on how diverse communities express and record their heritage and collective memory and why and how these often-intangible expressions are archival records. Analysis of oral traditions, memory texts and performance arts demonstrate their relevance as records of their communities.Key features of this book include definitions of cultural heritage and archival heritage with an emphasis...

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Sculpt It! Super Simple Crafts for Kids - Library Binding

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by Tamara Jm Peterson (Author), Ruthie Van Oosbree (Author)This title will get kids creative with clay, cardboard, and more. Young crafters will learn about the history of sculpture and get inspired by artists. Then they will try out some simple sculpting crafts of their own. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Dimensions: 0.33 x 9.48 x 7.8 IN Publication Date: December 15, 2022

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Diary of a Genius: Salvador Dali' S Autobiography: 1952-1963 - Paperback

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by Salvador Dali (Author), J. G. Ballard (Introduction by)DIARY OF A GENIUS stands as one of the seminal texts of Surrealism, revealing the most astonishing and intimate workings of the mind of Salvador Dalí, the eccentric polymath genius who became the living embodiment of the 20th century's most intensely subversive, disturbing and influential art movement. Dalí's second volume of autobiography, DIARY OF A GENIUS covers his life from 1952 to 1963, during which years we learn of his astonish...

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Nonsense!: The Curious Story of Edward Gorey - Hardcover

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by Lori Mortensen (Author), Chloe Bristol (Illustrator)A beautifully illustrated and lyrical picture-book biography of eccentric and beloved writer and artist Edward Gorey In this lyrical biography of one of literature's most creepily creative authors and illustrators, kids will learn about the inspiration behind a generation of creators, from Lemony Snicket to Tim Burton. Known for, among other things, wearing a large fur coat wherever he went, storyteller Edward Gorey was respected for bo...

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Morning Glory on the Vine: Early Songs and Drawings - Hardcover

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by Joni Mitchell (Author)A gorgeous compendium of Joni Mitchell's handwritten lyrics and drawings, originally handcrafted as a gift for a select group of friends in 1971 and now available to the public for the first time In 1971, as her album Blue topped charts around the world, Joni Mitchell crafted one hundred copies of Morning Glory on the Vine as a holiday gift for her closest friends. For this stunningly beautiful book, Joni hand-wrote an exquisite selection of her own lyrics and poems ...

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Super Fun Art Activities for Kids: Awesome Projects for Kids of All Ages - Paperback

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by Susan Schwake (Author)Super Fun Art Activities for Kids introduces kids and their families to an amazing range of ideas for art projects that both entertain and educate. Teachers, parents, homeschoolers, caretakers, and kids themselves will find inspiration and instruction for art projects using all kinds of materials and techniques to create hours of edutainment for kids of all ages. Projects include drawing, painting, printmaking, paper, collage, and mixed media--all scalable for any a...

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by George B. Bridgman (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, ...

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The Hare with Amber Eyes (Illustrated Edition): A Hidden Inheritance - Hardcover

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by Edmund de Waal (Author)The definitive illustrated edition of the international bestseller Two hundred and sixty-four Japanese wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great-uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the netsuke, they unlocked a far more dramatic story than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siècle Paris, from occupied Vienna t...

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by Billy Steers (Author)Tractor Mac is used to driving across the fields-after all, what good are wheels if you can't use them? So he's disappointed when Farmer Bill parks him to run a saw mill and he sees that all of the other animals and machines around him are very busy with their chores on the farm. But when Farmer Bill finally unhooks him from the sawmill, Tractor Mac turns to see what work he has done-and he finds out that he helped raise a whole barnAuthor BiographyBilly Steers is an a...

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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book) - Hardcover

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by Peter Sís (Author), Peter Sís (Illustrator)A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER "I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side--the Communist side--of the Iron Curtain." Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sís shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe. But adolescence brought questions. Cracks began to appe...

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by Jonathan Bean (Author), Jonathan Bean (Illustrator)A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceWinner of the 2013 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Best Picture BookA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013 In this unique construction book for kids who love tools and trucks, readers join a girl and her family as they pack up their old house in town and set out to build a new one in the country. Mom and Dad are going to make the new house ...

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by Pilar Molina Llorente (Author), Juan Ramón Alonso (Illustrator), Robin Longshaw (Translator)In Renaissance Florence, thirteen-year-old apprentice Arduino's dreams of being a painter are challenged after he discovers the extreme measures the Maestro Cosimo di Forl will take in the name of jealousy. Arduino faces a decision that could cost him his only chance to realize his life's dream. Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.4 x 5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: August 30, 1994 ...

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Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil - Hardcover

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by William Middleton (Author)**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST ART BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY ARTNEWS** The first and definitive biography of the celebrated collectors Dominique and John de Menil, who became one of the greatest cultural forces of the twentieth century through groundbreaking exhibits of art, artistic scholarship, the creation of innovative galleries and museums, and work with civil rights. Dominique and John de Menil created an oasis of culture in their Philip Johnson-designed house with ev...

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by John McPhee (Author)John McPhee's The Ransom of Russian Art is a suspenseful, chilling, and fascinating report on a covert operation like no other. It offers unprecedented insight into Soviet culture at the brink of the Union's collapse.In the 1960s and 1970s, an American professor of Soviet economics forayed on his own in the Soviet Union, bought the work of underground "unofficial" artists, and brought it out himself or arranged to have it illegally shipped to the United States. Norton D...