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Delacroix: New and Expanded Edition - Paperback

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by Barthélémy Jobert (Author)A newly expanded edition of the defining book on one of French Romanticism's most influential and elusive painters Eug ne Delacroix (1798-1863) was a solitary genius who produced stormy Romantic works like The Death of Sardanapalus as well as more classically inspired paintings such as Liberty Leading the People. Over the long span of his career, he responded to the literary fascination with Orientalism, the politics of French imperialism, and the popular interest...

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Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange Across Medieval Saharan Africa - Hardcover

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by Kathleen Bickford Berzock (Author)How West African gold and trade across the Sahara were central to the medieval world The Sahara Desert was a thriving crossroads of exchange for West Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe in the medieval period. Fueling this exchange was West African gold, prized for its purity and used for minting currencies and adorning luxury objects such as jewelry, textiles, and religious objects. Caravans made the arduous journey by camel southward across...

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Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor - Hardcover

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by Leslie Umberger (Author), Stephanie Stebich (Foreword by), Kerry James Marshall (Introduction by)A major new look at the work of one of America's foremost self-taught artists Bill Traylor (ca. 1853-1949) came to art-making on his own and found his creative voice without guidance; today he is remembered as a renowned American artist. Traylor was born into slavery on an Alabama plantation, and his experiences spanned multiple worlds--black and white, rural and urban, old and new--as well as ...

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Masters of Fire: Copper Age Art from Israel - Hardcover

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by Michael Sebbane (Editor), Osnat Misch-Brandl (Editor), Daniel M. Master (Editor)The catalogue for the exciting exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Masters of Fire presents a comprehensive overview of the little-known yet extraordinary Chalcolithic culture, which existed in the southern Levant from 4500-3600 bce. Masters of Fire focuses on the people of the southern Levant who harnessed the power of metallurgy during the fourth millennium bce. A...

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The Life of Animals in Japanese Art - Hardcover

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by Robert T. Singer (Editor), Masatomo Kawai (Editor), Barbara R. Ambros (Contribution by)A sweeping exploration of animals in Japanese art and culture across sixteen centuries Few countries have devoted as much artistic energy to the depiction of animal life as Japan. Drawing upon the country's unique spiritual heritage, rich literary traditions, and currents in popular culture, Japanese artists have long expressed admiration for animals in sculpture, painting, lacquerwork, ceramics, metalwo...

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Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence - Hardcover

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by Kate Clarke Lemay (Editor), Susan Goodier (Contribution by), Lisa Tetrault (Contribution by)A richly illustrated history of women's suffrage in the United States that highlights underrecognized activists Marking the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Votes for Women is the first richly illustrated book to reveal the history and complexity of the national suffrage movement. For nearly a hundred years, from the mid-nineteenth century onward, countless American...

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Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965-1975 - Hardcover

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by Melissa Ho (Author), Thomas Crow (Author), Martha Rosler (Author)How the Vietnam War changed American art By the late 1960s, the United States was in a pitched conflict in Vietnam, against a foreign enemy, and at home--between Americans for and against the war and the status quo. This powerful book showcases how American artists responded to the war, spanning the period from Lyndon B. Johnson's fateful decision to deploy U.S. Marines to South Vietnam in 1965 to the fall of Saigon ten years...

A Day At The Museum Coloring Book - Paperback

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by Paul Marasa (Author), Nancy Marasa (Author)"The author takes you on a whirlwind visit to the Old Masters at the museum. This BIG coloring book has 51 illustrations and 24 Artist biography pages! Art history is included, and you will learn fun facts along with the Schoolhouse Kids. Paintings by Manet, Gericault, Hals, Gauguin, Lichtenstein, Gilbert Stuart, Peale, Van Gogh, Picasso, Holbein, Monet, Matisse, Chardin and MANY MORE are rendered in line art. The Kids visit a Museum, see a mummy,...

The Art of Nicole Brune: A Collection of Works by Pin-Up Artist and Illustrator, Nicole Brune - Paperback

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by John Roach (Author), Lorenzo Sperlonga (Foreword by), Nicole Brune (Author)The Art of Nicole Brune is a collection of Nicole's most popular pieces from the past 6 years. This is her largest collection of works to date with 40 beautiful pieces across 50 full color pages. Nicole's paintings are either fully rendered graphite drawings which are scanned and then digitally painted, or completely handmade with brush and oil paints. Take a look inside to see Pin Ups made by a Pin Up herself! 48 P...

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by Takeshi Murata (Artist), Dan Nadel (Editor), Lauren Cornell (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Takeshi Murata (born 1975) first became known as an early innovator of "datamoshing," a form of "glitch art" that requires compressing two videos together until their respective pixels merge into one mashed-up picture. Since then, inspired by Giorgio de Chirico and traditional 17th-century Dutch and Flemish painting, Murata's work has ventured into the realm of hyper-realism in a series of uncanny prints...

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Coco Chanel (Spanish Edition) - Paperback

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by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Author), Ana Albero (Illustrator)This beautiful Spanish-language book, translated from the hugely popular Little People, BIG DREAMS series, can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers and those learning the language, whether at home or in the classroom. En este éxito de ventas internacional de la serie Little People, BIG DREAMS, aclamada por la crítica, descubra la historia inspiradora de este ícono de estilo internacional. Tras la muerte de su madre, Coco pasó...

mythomaniaS: A Series of Psycho-Architecture Case Studies - Paperback

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by Camille Lacadee (Editor), Francois Roche (Editor), Lab M4 (Author)"Come along ... come, a little closer ... ladyboys, rats, Brahmans, incestuous brothers, arrogant scientists, royal jesters, suicidal late-weaned adolescents, Diogenes-style rebels, obsessional mythical creatures, repressed psychoanalysts, overfed baby boys ... Indulge in a journey of contiguity, ambiguity, taboo and uncertainty, liberated perversities, an overload of emotional entanglements, little personal disasters, and e...

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History Refused to Die: The Enduring Legacy of African American Art in Alabama - Hardcover

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by Horace Randall Williams (Author), Karen Wilkin (Author), Sharon Holland (Author)After the death of Martin Luther King Jr., Alabama produced an impressive number of African American self-taught artists whose work particularly focused on the Civil Rights Movement and on aspects of history that led to it. This happened, in part, because the action was right on their doorsteps: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Selma March, the murder of four little girls in the bombing of the 16t...

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by A. L. I. David E. Parvin (Author)A collection of over sixty informative articles by Dave Parvin on the business of art, sculpting, life casting, materials, equipment and modeling that have appeared in the pages of Art Casting Journal, Sculpture Journal and the ArtMolds Journal from the years 2003 to 2014. Dave is a self-taught artist whose primary subject was the human form which he executed in a classical realist manner. Though principally known for his bronzes, he has also worked in wood...

An Artist's Vision: Twenty-twenty - Paperback

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by Daniel Wetta Jr. (Editor), Dan Wetta (Author)Eighty-seven-old lifetime artist, Dan Wetta, a career accountant (who lived a distinctly different life through his work) put his dreams and unique vision of the world to canvas and paper throughout his life. Through oils, acrylics, watercolor, pen and ink, and even crayons, the artist recorded the life he saw, a life framed by a childhood in New Orleans and an education in a Louisiana seminary. He entered St. Joseph's Seminary just before the ...

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by Rob Davis (Author)PULP: The Art of Rob DavisIn 2005, when Airship 27 Productions was first launched, Rob Davis accepted the position of Art Director and in that time has overseen the look and design of all the Airship 27 Productions novels and anthologies now numbering over a hundred.In his ten years associated with the company, Rob has done hundreds of illustrations featuring both classic and new pulp heroes to include Secret Agent X, Captain Hazzard, the Moon Man, the Black Bat and dozen...

Color Like Crazy Kaleidoscope Mandala Designs Volume 2: A fantastic coloring book for all ages featuring a range of designs to keep you entertained an - Paperback

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by Mary Tanana (Author)This is the second book of Mary Tanana's Mandala Kaleidoscope series. All of the extremely detailed images are hand drawn by Mary. All 60 design pages are printed only on one side, leaving you the option to tear out and color. The Mandala symbol represents wholeness, a cosmic diagram reminding us of our relation to infinity, extending beyond and within our bodies and minds. The mandala appears to us in all aspects of life, the Earth, the Sun, the Moon and more obviously...

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Paintings, Prints, and Drawings of Hawaii from the Sam and Mary Cooke Collection - Hardcover

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by David W. Forbes (Author)Sam and Mary Cooke have assembled at Kualii, their Manoa Valley home, a cultural treasure unsurpassed by any other private collection in the islands. This collection of paintings, drawings, and prints of the Hawaiian Islands uniquely reflects the kamaaina appreciation the Cookes have for various locales throughout the islands, including generations-long associations with people and places, and a love of legends and history. In this book, historian and bibliographer ...

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by Jamel Shabazz (Author)'Pieces of a Man' brings together 25 years of street photographs by noted American photographer Jamel Shabazz."Beginning in Brooklyn's tight-knit neighborhoods, including his own, Jamel Shabazz captured a true reflection of people of color now revered as a form of social commentary. His work resonates around the world because it is authentic. He has the authority to speak for us and yet he maintains genuine humility and respect for his people. From the streets of Broo...

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies: Illustrated Edition - Paperback

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by Mark Diederichsen (Editor), James McNeill Whistler (Author)Vertex Editions is proud to present the only illustrated edition of The Gentle Art of Making Enemies by James McNeill Whistler, with 117 black and white images of paintings, drawings, and etchings by Whistler and a few other artists in his circle. Included is a catalogue of Venice etchings and a catalogue of paintings. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies is a compilation of published articles, essays, and letters documenting the publi...

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The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastrana's Long Journey Home - Hardcover

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by Laura Anderson Barbata (Artist)Born in Sinaloa, Mexico, Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was a gifted singer, musician and dancer who could converse in English, Spanish and French. She also suffered from one of the most extreme cases of hypertrichosis terminalis on record and severe gingival hyperplasia: her face and body were covered with thick hair and her jaw was disproportionately large. Pastrana toured North America and Europe billed as "The Ugliest Woman in the World." After her death, her...

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Kim Dickey: Words Are Leaves - Hardcover

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by Kim Dickey (Artist)Kim Dickey: Words Are Leaves is the first major monograph on Denver-based artist Kim Dickey (born 1964), published on the occasion of a midcareer survey of Dickey's work at MCA Denver. The book presents Dickey's sculpture and works on paper, as well as her film and performance-based works. Essays explore the conceptual, historical and aesthetic concerns that have driven Dickey's practice for three decades: her ongoing study of pattern and decoration, interest in landscap...

Andy Warhol: Prints: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation - Hardcover

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by Andy Warhol (Artist), Carolyn Vaughn (Editor), Brian Ferriso (Foreword by)I'm for mechanical art," said Andy Warhol (1928-87). "When I took up silkscreening, it was to more fully exploit the preconceived image through commercial techniques of multiple reproduction." Printmaking was a vital artistic practice for Warhol. Prints figure prominently throughout his career from his earliest work as a commercial illustrator in the 1950s to the collaborative silkscreens made in the Factory during t...

Enjoy The Simple Things: A Holiday Coloring Book for Kids 1 to 92 - Paperback

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by Art Licensing Show (Author) FUN HOLIDAY COLORING BOOK Enjoy the Simple Things is a holiday celebration coloring book designed by 70 professional artists and illustrators from around the world br>- {CREATED WITH LOVE} Each holiday coloring page is unique and designed to bring the most amount of holiday cheer. - {MORE COLORING, LESS STRESS} Together we want to embrace the spirit of reduced stress and overall happiness and healing that can come along with the simple act of holiday col...

ImaginLab!: Igniting the Right Brain - Volume 1 - Paperback

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by A. M. Perkins (Author)This is a rule-free, complete-the drawing workbook designed to stimulate and ignite the right-brain and get those creative juices stirred up. This is not your standard coloring/drawing book. There are no rules. You can turn these sketches into anything your imagination desires from simple drawings to complex illustrations. Transform them into cartoon characters. Doodle on them. Color them. See how many ways you can transform a single doodle. Compare your work with a f...

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Frank Stella: Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné - Hardcover

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by Frank Stella (Artist), Richard Axsom (Author), Carolyn Vaughn (Editor)In addition to his achievements in abstract painting and sculpture, Frank Stella has also made major contributions to the history of the modern print. An exploration of the artist's innovative use of the medium, Frank Stella: Prints reveals the intimate relationships between Stella's prints and his works in other mediums, demonstrating how Stella blasted a hole in the traditional tools and aesthetics of printmaking with ...

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by Jordan R. Colton (Author)A coloring book on the mythical holiday creature known as Krampus. He was known by some as the devil of Christmas and would punish naughty children all throughout Europe. This is a fun way for people to look at Christmas, and celebrate the tradition of Krampus for a new generation! Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.23 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: November 30, 2015

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by Tomie dePaola (Author)Tommy knows he wants to be an artist when he grows up. He can't wait to get to school and have real art lessons. When Tommy gets to school and finds out that the art lessons are full of "rules", he is surprised and dismayed. How the wise art teacher finds a way to give Tommy the freedom to create and stay within the "rules" makes a wonderfully perceptive picture book about growing up and keeping one's individuality. Tomie dePaola is the author and illustrator of many ...

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by Eric Carle (Author)Draw me a star. And the artist drew a star. It was a good star. Draw me a sun, said the star. And the artist drew a sun. And on the artist draws, bringing the world to life picture by beautiful picture until he is spirited across the night sky by a star that shines on all he has made. In Draw Me a Star, Eric Carle celebrates the imagination in all of us with a beguiling story about a young artist who creates a world of light and possibility. "A remarkable, quintessential...

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Eric Carle's Animals Animals - Paperback

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by Eric Carle (Illustrator), Laura Whipple (Compiled by)From leaping, flying fish to dancing butterflies, and camels that "trollop along," Eric Carle's brilliant and colorful collage designs bring to life animal poems from such diverse sources as Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Emily Dickinson, and Jack Prelutsky, as well as Bible verses, Japanese haiku, American Indian poems and more. This celebration of the wonder and variety of earth's animals is "joyous...a book to be shared"...

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Beyond Mammy, Jezebel & Sapphire: Reclaiming Images of Black Women - Hardcover

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by Sigrid Asmus (Editor), Jessica Hunter-Larsen (Introduction by), Megan Valentine (Introduction by)"Underscores the fallacious nature of stereotyped images and the thunderous power of myth, archetype, detail, metaphor, self-portrait, collage, and, most importantly, black women artists, to overcome them." -Priscilla Frank, Huffington PostEngaging a wide range of experiences, techniques and materials, the nine artists featured in this volume challenge the images of black women that continue t...

From Greenwich Village to Taos: Primitivism and Place at Mabel Dodge Luhan's - Paperback

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by Flannery Burke (Author)Ralph Emerson Twitchell Award They all came to Taos: Georgia O'Keefe, D. H. Lawrence, Carl Van Vechten, and other expatriates of New York City. Fleeing urban ugliness, they moved west between 1917 and 1929 to join the community that art patron Mabel Dodge created in her Taos salon and to draw inspiration from New Mexico's mountain desert and "primitive" peoples. As they settled, their quest for the primitive forged a link between "authentic" places and those who call...