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Mesozoic Art II: Dinosaurs and Other Ancient Animals in Art

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Report copyright infringementby Steve White (Volume Editor), Darren Naish (Volume Editor)Following on from the hugely popular Mesozoic Art, this magnificent new volume showcases 25 amazing artists whose work represents the very best of palaeoart. Our knowledge of how dinosaurs and other extinct species looked is continuously evolving with each new palaeontological discovery, as is the dramatic art that depicts these ancient worlds. Palaeoartists now have access to more information than ever ...

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Report copyright infringementby Miriam M. Basilio (Author)Visual Propaganda, Exhibitions, and the Spanish Civil War is a history of art during wartime that analyzes images in various media that circulated widely and were encountered daily by Spaniards on city walls, in print, and in exhibitions. Tangible elements of the nation's past"monuments, cultural property, and art-historical icons"were displayed in temporary exhibitions and museums, as well as reproduced on posters and in print media, ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ruthie Rogers (Author), Ed Ruscha (Author)An ode to the simple, sunny brilliance of the lemon, this is a one-of-a-kind cookbook and collaboration between Ruthie Rogers, the celebrated chef behind London's River Café, and Ed Ruscha, one of the most influential contemporary artists and bookmakers of our time, who cultivates a lemon grove at his home in Los Angeles. In the hands of Rogers and Ruscha, the humble lemon is transformed into the ultimate kitchen hero. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Andrea Grover (Author), Régine Debatty (Author), Claire Evans (Author)"New Art/Science Affinities" was written and designed in one week by four authors (Andrea Grover, Régine Debatty, Claire Evans, and Pablo Garcia) and two designers (Thumb), using a rapid collaborative authoring process known as a "book sprint." The topic of "New Art/Science Affinities" is contemporary artists working at the intersection of art, science, and technology, with explorations into ...

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Tehran Studio Works: The Art of Khosrow Hassanzadeh

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Report copyright infringementby Khosrow Hassanzadeh (Artist), Mirjam Shatanawi (Author)Khosrow Hassanzadeh's rich, colorful, and uncompromising oeuvre has made him one of Iran's leading contemporary artists. Working primarily with photography, collage, painting, and mixed media, he unflinchingly examines harsh political realities by treating subjects such as the Iran-Iraq war, murdered prostitutes, and women in chadors. Includes essays by leading scholars and critics contextualizing his work....

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Report copyright infringementby Angela N. Carroll (Author), Jessica Bell Brown (Contribution by), Nia June (Contribution by)The first major publication on Baltimore-based painter Jerrell Gibbs, whose contemplative portraits of Black sitters thrum with a vivid sense of place and reflect the complexity and emotional depth of everyday Black life. This book captures a prolific period of self-examination and observation for contemporary artist Jerrell Gibbs (b. 1988). Known for his luminously rend...

Paintings of Five Centuries, Mainly by European Artists

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Report copyright infringementby Anderson Ga American Art Association (Created by)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, tha...

The Making of Winnie-The-Pooh: Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Other Beloved Characters

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Report copyright infringementby James Campbell (Author)Published to celebrate the centenary of the first publication of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, this beautiful volume celebrates these ever-fresh, much-loved characters and the visionary writer and talented illustrator who created them. Originally published a century ago, Winnie-the-Pooh books are ever popular, having sold millions of copies in over fifty languages worldwide and inspiring hit film adaptations, television shows, and plenty o...

Kerry James Marshall: Rythm Mastr. This Is How It Begins

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Report copyright infringementby Kerry James Marshall (Author), Michele Robecchi (Author)The iconic comic created by contemporary African American artist Kerry James Marshall. Marshall, widely considered one of America's greatest living painters and inspired chronicler of the African American experience, has sought to diversify the art historical canon. In the late 1990s, he began working on a series of comics in response to the absence of authentic black characters and authors in the mainstre...

Origami Kaleidoscope Paper Pack Book: 256 Double-Sided Folding Sheets (Includes Instructions for 8 Models)

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Report copyright infringementby Tuttle Studio (Editor)256 sheets of colorful origami paper in a convenient tear-out pad! This origami paper pack from Tuttle Publishing has more than 250 sheets of richly saturated, double-sided origami paper. Each sheet stays secure in the book until you're ready to use it, thanks to the easy tear-out design--no loose or crumpled papers to worry about. Origami Kaleidoscope Paper Pack Book includes: 256 double-sided, 6" folding papers 16 mesmerizing kaleidosco...

E Is for Edward: A Centennial Celebration of the Mischievous Mind of Edward Gorey

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Report copyright infringementby The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust (Author), Gregory Hischak (Author)A sweeping, gorgeously produced celebration of beloved American writer, artist, and illustrator Edward Gorey on his 100th birthday. Issued by the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust and produced in creative partnership with The Edward Gorey House. For more than seven decades, Edward Gorey's work has delighted fans of all ages and inspired artists across multiple disciplines. His collection of self-...

Ikebana: The Art and Beauty of Flower Arranging

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Report copyright infringementby Frédéric Girard (Author)This beautifully illustrated volume celebrates the Japanese art of arranging flowers with reproductions of classical seventeenth-century artworks from the New York Public Library's Spencer Collection. Meticulous reproductions of sublime paintings showcase rikka, the oldest and most traditional form of flower arranging, which is linked to the Ikenobō school, Japan's first and largest school of ikebana. The images presented here perfectly ...

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Report copyright infringementby Dan Nadel (Editor), Laura Phipps (Editor), Scott Rothkopf (Editor)A reevaluation of American art of the 1960s that foregrounds the role of surrealism during a period of social and political upheaval Challenging what we think we know about art of the 1960s, this volume moves beyond the established movements of pop art, minimalism, and conceptualism to shine a light on how American artists created a unique type of surrealism, making works suffused with eroticism...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeannine Diddle Uzzi (Author)Modern approaches to Roman imperialism have often characterized Romanzation as a benign or neutral process of cultural exchange between Roman and non-Roman, conqueror and conquered. Although supported by certain types of literary and archaeological evidence, this characterization is not reflected in the visual imagery of the Roman ruling elite. In official imperial art, Roman children are most often shown in depictions of peaceful p...

Adventures in Animation: How I Learned Who I Learned from and What I Did with It

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Report copyright infringementby Richard E. Williams (Author), Imogen Sutton (Author)Richard Williams' riveting look back on his life and career as the Oscar-winning creator of the animation for Who Framed Roger Rabbit.Triple-Oscar-winning, world-renowned animator - and author of the seminal book The Animator's Survival Kit - Richard Williams' legendary career in the world of animation is brought to the page here for the first time. Written with his wife and collaborator, Imogen Sutton, Advent...

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Report copyright infringementby David Wojnarowicz (Author), Ocean Vuong (Foreword by)"Wojnarowicz is a spokesman for the unspeakable." --New York Magazine David Wojnarowicz, one of the most provocative artists of his generation, explores memory, violence, and the erotism of public space--all under the specter of AIDS.Here are David Wojnarowicz's most intimate stories and sketches, from the full spectrum of his life as an artist and AIDS activist. Four sections--"Into the Drift and Sway," "Doi...

Artistic Instructional Guide to Casting Molds With Urethane

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel L. Conway (Author), D. G. Stratford (Author)This guide has over 450 color photographs that provides step by step instruction with regard to the urethane molding process using silicone and adding layers to create a finished piece. The reader may also use this guide in the restoration of vintage figures. High attention to detail is outlined in every part of the process whether creating hairstyles in miniature or elaborate accessories for the figures. This ...

Art Education Beyond the Classroom: Pondering the Outsider and Other Sites of Learning

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Report copyright infringementby A. Wexler (Author)By focusing on children and adults with disabilities, each contributor offers critical research which challenges the non-transferable divide between us and them, encouraging art teachers, therapists, critics, and general readers alike to uncover their biases regarding the nature of art and education.Author BiographyALICE J. WEXLER Associate Professor and a program director of Art Education at the School of Fine and Performing Arts, SUNY New Pa...

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Report copyright infringementby Priya Basil (Author)A reflection on the reconstruction of the Berlin Palace and its contradictory use as an ethnological museum. Having recently accepted German citizenship, writer and activist Priya Basil explores the Humboldt Forum from a deeply personal perspective. She delves into the question of what such a building, such a project, means for an understanding of the past and for belonging in the present. This much disputed, contested, celebrated monument ...

Remembrance and Renewal: American Artists and the Holocaust, 1940-1970

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer McComas (Author), Samantha Baskind (Contribution by), Hasia R. Diner (Contribution by)A revelatory look at midcentury American artistic responses to the Holocaust, and the role of the Jewish experience in the development of modern art The profound effects of the Holocaust and the Jewish experience of World War II left an indelible mark on artists of the time. This insightful book delves into the impact of these events on American art and seeks answers...

Finding Dandini: The Rediscovery of a Painting and a 17th-Century Artist

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Ruggio (Author)A university professor of fine art and art history walks into an empty church in New York, seeking peace and clarity, and makes an unexpected observation-an Italian Baroque masterpiece unassumingly hanging on the wall. His ensuing scholarship leads to the rediscovery of Cesare Dandini's previously missing "Holy Family with the Infant Saint John." Dandini rose to prominence in the early 1630s, amid one of the darkest periods in the history ...

The Allure of the Mirror: Mass Consumption of Fine Things in the Han Empire

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Report copyright infringementby Yanlong Guo (Author)In Han China (202 BCE-220 CE), few luxury objects were as widely coveted as bronze mirrors. Typically circular and ranging from seven to thirty centimeters in diameter, these mirrors were crafted from high-tin bronze, with highly reflective surfaces on the front and intricate designs and auspicious inscriptions on the reverse. The Allure of the Mirror explores how and why these objects, historically known as haowu ("fine things"), became so ...

Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art

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Report copyright infringementby Janetta Benton (Author)A comprehensive and informed analysis explores the startlingly diverse and sophisticated fine arts in the Middle Ages. Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the work done by artists in western Europe during the Middle Ages. Art historian Janetta Rebold Benton uses examples such as the Book of Kells, Bury Saint Edmunds Cross, and the Bayeux Tapestry, and the work of artists s...

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Report copyright infringementby Ai Weiwei (Artist), Larry Warsh (Editor), Foong Ping (Text by (Art/Photo Books))A compact and amply illustrated guide to the prodigious artist, activist and dissidentEmerging from a tumultuous background of political and cultural critique, Ai Weiwei (born 1957) uses a diverse range of mediums--including sculpture, photography, film and even social media--to confront issues from human rights abuses to democracy, censorship and the role of the artist in society. ...

Catherine Opie: Genre / Gender / Portraiture

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Report copyright infringementby Catherine Opie (Photographer), Adriano Pedrosa (Editor), Guilherme Giufrida (Editor)Nearly four decades of work from the photographer who redefined the expression of gender in contemporary queer portraitureA leading voice in contemporary photography, Catherine Opie has been known for her portraits of the queer scene in California since the late 1980s. A fundamental element of Opie's work is the observation of different gender performances through a critical rev...

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Sefrioui (Author)Monet's breathtaking artistry comes fully alive in this luxurious volume that features dozens of exquisite reproductions; forty- eight extra pages on six fold-out spreads; colored edges; and a printed canvas binding. From early works depicting the forests at Fontainebleau and the beach at Sainte-Adresse, to his revolutionary water lily series, this gorgeous volume showcases Monet's mastery of light, color, and movement; his fluid and rhyth...

On Value, Color, Composition... and Creativity - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Magunta Dayakar (Author)This book will be useful for those kind of creative minds ...For a student who is always searching for new knowledge, whenever he gets some information, even if it is from a single line, he will get excited for his newly found knowledge. Even though it's a single line information, as a knowledge seeker he knows it's value. He knows how to use that single line as a door to open more doors. That is the way creative mind works.So this book ...

The Art of Fantasy: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing Characters and Concept Design

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Report copyright infringementby Meng Zi (Author)The ultimate guide to fantasy character design from renowned illustrator, Meng Zi. This comprehensive manual, packed with breathtaking illustrations, is your key to crafting the most extraordinary beings in the realm of fantasy: it is an essential tool for game and animation designers, hobbyists, art students and teachers alike. Astonishing in detail and staggeringly conceived, Meng Zi's fantasy characters are a masterclass in conceptual design....

Fauvism: Biographical and Critical Study - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Jean Leymarie (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 en...

Nold Family History and Genealogical Background - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby May Mathis Green (1879- ). Watson (Created by)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 t...

Psychedelic Coloring Book For Adults: Trippy Designs And Stress Relieving Art For Stoners - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Tasha Tokes (Author)If you are after a way to switch off, relax, and relieve some stress, then look no further - because we have got you covered.This book contains 46 hand drawn images that offer the perfect way to unlock your creative side, reduce stress, and help you completely switch off. Seriously, this psychedelic colouring book really is something else.I mean, I get it - life is tough.Every single day there seems to be new task that needs your attention, ...

The King's Hostage; the Story of Saint Margaret of Hungary - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby E. Virginia Newell (Created by)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 imp...