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Animated Advertising: 200 Years of Premiums, Promos, and Pop-Ups, from the Collection of Ellen G. K. Rubin - Paperback
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by Ellen G. K. Rubin (Author)A lively look at an underexplored niche in the history of American ads: pop-ups. Drawing from Ellen G. K. Rubin's extensive collection of more than 7,000 pop-up books and related ephemera, Animated Advertising demonstrates how animated and dimensional paper devices have been used throughout US history to promote products, art, entertainment, and ideas. The book displays the creativity of advertisers in food, fashion, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, travel, music, polit...
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The Spiritual Rococo: Decor and Divinity from the Salons of Paris to the Missions of Patagonia - Paperback
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by Gauvinalexander Bailey (Author)A groundbreaking approach to Rococo religious d cor and spirituality in Europe and South America, The Spiritual Rococo addresses three basic conundrums that impede our understanding of eighteenth-century aesthetics and culture. Why did the Rococo, ostensibly the least spiritual style in the pre-Modern canon, transform into one of the world's most important modes for adorning sacred spaces? And why is Rococo still treated as a decadent nemesis of the Enlighten...
Management Planning for Cultural Heritage: Places and Their Significance - Paperback
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by Ken Taylor (Author), Giulio Verdini (Author)Management Planning for Cultural Heritage challenges traditional perceptions of and about the heritage planning process while also presenting a comprehensive analysis of the ever-widening field of Cultural Heritage Conservation. Drawing on the authors' experience in teaching and involvement in international practice, the book examines the changes that are taking place in modes of thinking about heritage as part of increasingly complex urban trans...
Singularities: Dance in the Age of Performance - Paperback
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by Andre Lepecki (Author)How does the production of performance engage with the fundamental issues of our advanced neo-capitalist age? André Lepecki surveys a decade of experimental choreography to uncover the dual meaning of 'performance' in the twenty-first century: not just an aesthetic category, but a mode of political power. He demonstrates the enduring ability of performance to critique and subvert this power, examining this relationship through five 'singularities' in contemporary da...
Practical Treatise on Painting in Oil-Colours. - Paperback
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by Thomas Bardwell (Author) The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are av...
My Grace Is Sufficient - Paperback
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by Stella Singleton-Jones (Author)A single revelation from the Holy Spirit has changed my life to write this book to share with you my medical challenges and my art journey encounters along with biblical scriptures in hopes to inspire and encourage you to trust in God our heavenly Father and his son, Jesus Christ. I hope by reading this book you will blossom in your faith walk and never give up on your dreams. All my life I have been an art enthusiast, after recovering from a debilitating dis...
Screen Adaptation: Beyond the Basics: Techniques for Adapting Books, Comics and Real-Life Stories Into Screenplays - Paperback
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by Eric R. Williams (Author)Once you understand the basics of screenwriting, ideas for your next screenplay are everywhere. Whether it comes from a favorite children's book, a summer novel you discover accidentally, a news story that catches your imagination, or a chapter from your own life -- advanced screenwriting strategies should now guide you through your first adaptation. In Screen Adaptation: Beyond the Basics, award-winning screenwriter Eric Williams uses examples from award-winning s...
For Creative Geographies: Geography, Visual Arts and the Making of Worlds - Paperback
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by Harriet Hawkins (Author)This book provides the first sustained critical exploration, and celebration, of the relationship between Geography and the contemporary Visual Arts. With the growth of research in the Geohumanities and the Spatial Humanities, there is an imperative to extend and deepen considerations of the form and import of geography-art relations. Such reflections are increasingly important as geography-art intersections come to encompass not only relationships built through int...
Triumph of the Word in the Visual Arts of the 20th Century - Hardcover
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by Ivana Basičevic Antic (Author)Contemporary art today is a result of series of revolutionary changes, conceived and created by artists who strongly believed in power of art. Entrance of text into the field of painting is one of those changes. This book is the result of extensive research of textual practices in the visual arts of the 20th Century which starts from the idea that painting became too weak in the postwar scene filled with advertising and communication boom. The Belgian artist M...
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Raphaela Vogel: Outside Form - Paperback
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In the relationship between artistic genres and mediums--the temporality of video against the relative stasis of sculpture--there is an inherent tension. In this interview, Marie-France Rafael and the artist Raphaela Vogel ask: What is the relationship between form and time? How is time experienced in an installational space? And how can the limitations of specific forms be overcome? In their conversation, Rafael and Vogel contemplate the potential of putting artistic mediums in dialogue with...
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Dan Walsh: The Process of Painting - Paperback
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by Dan Walsh (Artist), Bob Nickas (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Dan Walsh makes a painting: a fascinating account of the acclaimed abstract painter's processWith this publication, New York-based painter, printmaker, bookmaker and sculptor Dan Walsh (born 1960) allows the reader to enter his studio and follow his idiosyncratic artistic process. By showing different stages of painting--until the very final one--of a group of 12 recent works (2019-22), he offers a way to understand how a painting i...
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Stacey Gillian Abe: Shrub-Let of Old Ayivu - Hardcover
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by Stacey Gillian Abe (Author)- The first book about Stacey Gillian Abe, the celebrated Ugandan artist, who was listed among the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 Creatives - Featuring her works to date, the book offers profound insight into her moving, vulnerable and deeply symbolic paintings - Contributors include renowned authors and curators Flavia Frigeri, Serubiri Moses and Catherine McKinley - An expressive and immersive design that is subtly haptic reflecting Abe's sensitive and meaningful us...
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Peter Hujar's Day - Paperback
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by Linda Rosenkrantz (Author), Francis Schichtel (Editor), Jordan Weitzman (Editor)"This slim volume is Peter's sexiest self-portrait. Read it and weep if you didn't know him. Or read it and weep if you did that we lost him." -Nan GoldinOn December 18, 1974, the author Linda Rosenkrantz asked her friend Peter Hujar to write down everything he did on that day. Hujar met Rosenkrantz at her apartment on 94th Street the following day, where she asked him about it in detail and tape-recorded their...
The British Carpenter: Or, a Treatise on Carpentry. Containing the Most Concise and Authentick Rules of That Art, ... the Fourth Edition Enla - Paperback
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by Francis Price (Author)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are avail...
Various Kinds of Floor Decorations Represented Both in Plans and Perspective Being Useful Designs for Ornamenting the Floors of Halls, Rooms, Summer H - Paperback
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by J. Carwitham (Author) The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are avail...
Kudzu Road - Paperback
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by Robert M. Fetzer (Author)Nestled in a small southern town called Hopewell lives a young girl named Zoe and her dad. They grow sunflowers, attractingbirds in the valley who befriend one another and experience events that contain adventure, struggle, hardship, problem solving, creativity, self-reliance, a positive attitude, faith, and hope. Author and artist Robert Milton Fetzer, Jr. from Bogart, GA has woven a multi-level story of words and visual artistry to engageyou and your senses. Robe...
An Essay on the Theory of Painting. by Mr. Richardson. - Paperback
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by Jonathan Richardson (Author) The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts ar...
Finding Jack Kirby in a Pile of Zinc: The rediscovered, early work of the legendary artist Jack Kirby and other cartoonists found in The Getsinger Fin - Paperback
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by Joseph Getsinger (Author)Finding Jack Kirby in a Pile of Zinc is part of the "Getsinger Find." The author, Joseph M. Getsinger, came upon a large cache of over 8,000 cartoon printing plates from the teens, twenties, and thirties. This was during a poker game with his art publisher and other friends in that field. During research of these plates, it was discovered that many of the cartoonists listed were pen names of presently famous cartoonists, such as Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Bob Kane, a...
Sweetly Serene: Reverse Coloring Book of Cute Animals - Paperback
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by Jodi Molina (Author)Sweetly Serene: Reverse Coloring Book of Cute Animals. Indulge in a peaceful drawing experience with these sweet watercolor animals. The Reverse Coloring Book of Cute Animals is a pleasant artistic journey where you can imagine, create, and become an artist in your own right. In contrast to conventional coloring books, this one adopts a novel approach to creativity in which the colors and designs are already provided and just require the addition of your own lines and d...
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Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius - Library Binding
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by Nick Hornby (Author)
Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 1 x 8 x 5.7 IN
Publication Date: April 26, 2023
Large Print: Yes
The Big Book of Dragon Coloring Pages: Baby Dragons Advanced Collection 1 - Paperback
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by Genevieve Kiger Purdy (Author)Embark on a magical adventure with "The Big Book of Dragon Coloring Pages: Baby Dragons Advanced Collection 1". This enchanting coloring book contains 50 intricate, captivating illustrations of adorable baby dragons, perfect for artists aged 6 and up. Explore a diverse range of styles and settings as you bring each charming dragon to life with your own unique blend of colors and creativity.Designed to challenge and inspire, these advanced coloring pages will i...
Gothic Architecture, Improved by Rules and Proportions. in Many Grand Designs of Columns, Doors, Windows, ... with Plans, Elevations and Profiles; Geo - Paperback
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by Batty Langley (Author) The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are avai...
In the Museum of My Daughter's Mind - Paperback
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by Marjorie Maddox (Author), Anna Lee Hafer (Artist)On a rainy-day excursion, poet Marjorie Maddox and her daughter and artist Anna Lee Hafer visit the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, where, as never before, they realize how their passions for art and poetry intersect. With this exhibit and Hafer's own surreal paintings as inspiring backdrop, they exchange their responses to joy and trauma more deeply-artist to artist, mother to daughter. These connections between poet a...
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Alex Katz: Collaborations with Poets - Hardcover
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by Alex Katz (Artist), Debra Bricker Balken (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Book covers, artist's books, portfolios and more spanning Katz's seven decades of collaborating with poets--from Frank O'Hara to Alice NotleyRuminating on his long and extensive interactions with American poets, Alex Katz (born 1937) recently stated that the "poetry scene in New York turned out to be a big event" in the late 1950s and 1960s. This volume surveys his numerous collaborations with writers of the New York Schoo...
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Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Live Audio Essays - Paperback
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by Lawrence Abu Hamdan (Artist)An anthology of Abu Hamdan's disquieting audio-essay monologues on the soundscape of political lifeThis volume compiles transcripts from performances and films by Beirut-based Lawrence Abu Hamdan (born 1985), an artist known for his political and cultural reflections on sound and listening. Taken from seven works dating from 2014 to 2022, Abu Hamdan's intricately crafted monologues are at times intimate, humorous and entertaining, yet politically disquieting in ...
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Pippa Garner: Better Living Catalog - Paperback
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by Pippa Garner (Artist)A witty and ingenious parody of American consumer goods--from a wristband that measures social success to shoes that help you dietPippa Garner's (born 1942) Better Living Catalog, originally published in 1982, takes the form of a mail-order catalog featuring clever, whimsical inventions that parody consumer goods and America's obsession with ingenuity, efficiency, leisure and comfort. These works, which were made as prototypes and photographed for the publication, incl...
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Utagawa Hiroshige: Seeing Landscapes Through His Eyes - Paperback
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by Mika Abe (Author)In the late Edo period, when society was maturing and Japan was moving to open its doors to the outside world, landscapes were undergoing major changes. Many world-famous ukiyo-e painters were active during this period, among them Utagawa Hiroshige. Hiroshige left us not only his ukiyo-e paintings but also his words. This book explores Hiroshige's views of the landscape through his ukiyo-e work Ehon Edo Miyage (Edo Souvenirs), published from 1850 to 1867, while placing con...
How I Made 52 Films in 3 Years - Paperback
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by Blake Ridder (Author)Dive into the captivating world of indie filmmaking with Blake Ridder's "How I Made 52 Films in 3 Years" - a candid, humorous, and insightful look at the highs and lows of a relentless creative journey. Discover how Blake transformed wild ideas into 50 short films and 2 feature films, all within the span of three years.In this riveting book, Blake shares his personal experiences, offering a behind-the-scenes tour of his unique filmmaking odyssey. This isn't your typica...
Baby Fairies: An Adult Coloring Book filled with Mystical Grayscale Possibilities - Paperback
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by Enchanting Escapes (Author)Immerse yourself in the enchanted world of Baby Fairies, a delightful coloring book for adults that features a collection of cute and whimsical fairies in various poses and scenes. Each page is filled with intricate details and creations that will challenge your creativity and soothe your mind.As you color each page, you'll feel a sense of relaxation and calmness, as coloring books for adults have been known to promote mindfulness and reduce stress levels. Whethe...
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Gauguin: The Master, the Monster, the Myth - Hardcover
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by Paul Gauguin (Artist), Flemming Friborg (Editor)A conceptually bold and beautifully designed reappraisal of Gauguin as both "Master" and "Monster"Hailed as a pivotal figure of early modernist art yet also long denounced for his personal conduct, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) remains an ambiguous figure. Recent intensified debate around gender and colonialism has placed him under renewed scrutiny for his alleged sexual relations with prepubescent girls and the part he played in colonialist misde...
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Dana Schutz: Between Us - Paperback
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by Dana Schutz (Artist), Malou Wedel Bruun (Editor), Anders Kold (Editor)With a vast selection of works from the last two decades and Polaroids of the artist's studio, this mid-career catalog provides unique perspective on Schutz's oeuvre and methodsDana Schutz is one of the great figurative painters of our time--an eminent storyteller who depicts people in complex and often gigantic compositions. For two decades now, Schutz has distinguished herself with her tremendous narrative power, vigor...
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The Guardians of Art: Conversations with Major Collectors - Paperback
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by Dani Levinas (Author)The world's leading collectors describe their singular passion for acquiring and sharing contemporary artIn The Guardians of Art, DC-based collector Dani Levinas brings together 34 of the most outstanding names in contemporary art collecting, embracing a diverse range of characters who talk with him about the motivations behind their drive to collect and about their ways of sharing their passion for art with the wider public. In his conversations with the Rubells, Daki...
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