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Report copyright infringementby Malcolm Dewey (Author)Do you want to paint, but have not time? What if you can find forty-five minutes in a day to devote to painting? Are you preparing to paint, sketch, or take any steps toward your next painting in just forty-five minutes? Can it make a difference? Yes, absolutely! 45 Minutes to Mastery is your guide to transforming limited time into limitless potential. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned artist, this book provides practical strategies ...

The Politics and Sociology of Silent Comedy Films: Early American Cinema, 1895-1915

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Report copyright infringementby Richard W. Waterman (Author)Comedies were among the first films ever made, and comedy played a critical and often overlooked role in the early development of cinema. This original book holistically examines the political and sociological dimensions of silent comedy films and the motion picture industry at the turn of the 20th century. Richard Waterman takes a unique social science approach to the cinematic ecosystem and its development during this era, studying...

Artistic Interpretations of Science: Exploring Microscopic Life and Quantum Wonders Through an Artistic Lens

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Report copyright infringementby Elysia Heartwood (Author)Prepare to embark on a mesmerizing journey where art and science intertwine, revealing the hidden wonders of the universe. Artistic Interpretations of Science: Exploring Microscopic Life and Quantum Wonders Through an Artistic Lens invites you to explore the invisible realms of microscopic life and the enigmatic world of quantum physics through the transformative power of art. This book bridges the gap between seemingly disparate discip...

DOYENS Of DELIRIUM: 100 Actor Prints From The Floating World

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Report copyright infringementby Toyohara Kunichika (Artist), Ringo Yoshida (Editor)Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) is renowned as one of the greatest ukiyo-e artists of the 19th century. Almost his entire artistic life was dedicated to creating image records of kabuki theatre productions and the actors who starred in them, including such notables as Ichikawa Danjuro IX, Nakamura Shikan IV, and Onoe Kikugoro V. Kunichika constantly developed his own unique aesthetic style, always pushing the bo...

Psycho Girls in Bondage 3: An Anthology Of Classic Fetish Art & Fiction

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Pentacoste (Editor), Stanton (Artist), Eneg (Artist)Irving Klaw was the legendary New York-based mail order merchant who, between around 1949 and his eventual prosecution for obscenity in 1966, produced thousands of films, photographic sets and printed booklets based on themes of fetishism, bondage, and sado-masochism. Although best-known for his discovery and promotion of the iconic bondage model Betty Page, Klaw's greatest legacy undoubtedly lies in h...

Poses for Artists Volume 11 Curvy: An Essential Reference for Figure Drawing and the Human Form (Inspiring Art and Artists)

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Report copyright infringementby Khrystyana K (Contribution by), Justin R. Martin (Author)Take your art to the next level with "Poses for Artists Volume 11: Curvy" by Justin R. Martin. As the latest addition to the bestselling "Poses for Artists" series, this book provides artists with a comprehensive guide to curvy pose references. With over 180 poses expertly drawn by Justin R. Martin, you'll have a wealth of inspiration and reference material at your fingertips. Whether you're a beginner or...

The Life, Art, and Times of Joseph Delaney: 1904-1991

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick C. Moffatt (Author)"This book is an important contribution to the study of African American art and of American art in the twentieth century. It makes use of previously unexamined papers, interviews, and works of art and does so with originality and skill."--David Leeming, author of Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney This book is the first in-depth treatment of the life and work of the prolific African American painter Joseph Delaney, a gifted ...

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Report copyright infringementby Dave Brink (Author), Pow Rodrix (Artist)The breakout phenomenon from Genuine Comics -- PERFECT 10, presented here in an expanded hardcover artist's edition, showcasing the linework of Pow Rodrix. Includes script pages, layouts, inks, full bleed pages, and the fully colored story. This is the more-than-complete vision of one of Genuine Comics' flagship characters making her debut into creator Dave Brink's universe of superheroes. Number of Pages: 14...

Natures Harmonic Unity: A Treatise on Its Relation to Proportional Form (1912)

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Colman (Author), C. Arthur Coan (Editor)Nature's Harmonic Unity: A Treatise On Its Relation To Proportional Form is a book written by Samuel Colman and published in 1912. The book explores the relationship between nature and proportion in art and design. Colman argues that the beauty and harmony found in nature can be replicated in art and architecture through the use of proportional form. He delves into the mathematical principles of proportion and how ...

Adult Coloring Journal: Anxiety (Butterfly Illustrations, Color Burst)

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Report copyright infringementby Courtney Wegner (Author)Clinical Therapist, Courtney Wegner has carefully selected the illustrations and prompts in this interactive adult coloring journal for their meditative power to enhance your journaling experience and aid in your journey of self-discovery and path to happiness. Features include: - 80 lightly-lined writing pages provide plenty room to capture your thoughts- 40 expression pages for jotting down personal reflections, quotes, poems or sketch...

Women, Workers, and Race in LIFE Magazine: Hansel Mieth's Reform Photojournalism, 1934-1955

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Report copyright infringementby Dolores Flamiano (Author)The tension between social reform photography and photojournalism is examined through this study of the life and work of German ?migr? Hansel Mieth (1909-1998), who made an unlikely journey from migrant farm worker to Life photographer. By drawing upon a rich array of primary sources, including Mieth's unpublished memoir, oral histories, and labor archives, the book seeks to unravel the multi-layered, often contested stories of the phot...

Creating Justice: Human Rights and Art in Conversation

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Report copyright infringementby Eliza Garnsey (Editor), Caitlin Hamilton (Editor), Christine Sylvester (Foreword by)Creating Justice, through a series of conversations between a diverse set of artists and scholars from around the globe, explores how art can facilitate a fuller understanding of human rights, highlight injustices, empower individuals and groups, advocate for and effect change, and aid in post-conflict recovery.Author BiographyEliza Garnsey is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fell...

Isleta Paintings: Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 181

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Report copyright infringementby Esther Schiff Goldfrank (Editor), Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (Introduction by)""Isleta Paintings: Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 181"" is a comprehensive collection of paintings created by the Isleta Pueblo people of New Mexico. The book is authored by Esther Schiff Goldfrank, who has carefully curated and analyzed the paintings to provide a thorough understanding of their cultural significance. The paintings depict various aspects of Isleta Pueblo...

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Report copyright infringementby William Connell (Editor), Stanislao Pugliese (Editor)The Routledge History of Italian Americans is a new multi-authored history of one of the largest ethnic groups in America, bringing together the best and brightest scholars and critics to create a narrative of the trials and triumphs of Italians in America. Author BiographyWilliam J. Connell is Professor and LaMotta Chair of History at Seton Hall University.Stanislao G. Pugliese is Professor of modern Europea...

The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects

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Report copyright infringementby Giorgio Vasari (Author)Delve into the heart of the Italian Renaissance with Giorgio Vasari's "The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects," Volume 1 of 8. This foundational work of art history offers biographical accounts of the era's most influential artists, sculptors, and architects. Gain insight into the techniques, styles, and lives of the masters who shaped the Renaissance. Vasari's detailed narratives provide a window into the artistic movement...

Sex Explicit Short Stories Box Set: Naughty Fantasies, Taboo Sex Stories, BDSM, Cuckold, How to Talk Dirty, Domination & Submission, Gangbang

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Report copyright infringementby Eva Harmon (Author)�� Your deepest, dirtiest fantasies-now unleashed. ��Are you ready to push your limits and dive into the most arousing, no-holds-barred collection of erotic stories ever written? This sinfully explicit box set is packed with taboo encounters, BDSM power play, cuckold fantasies, gangbang thrills, and dirty talk so hot it will leave you begging for more.Inside, you'll explore: �� Dominance & Submission - Obedience, punishment, and ult...

Museum Storage and Meaning: Tales from the Crypt

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Report copyright infringementby Mirjam Brusius (Editor), Kavita Singh (Editor)Beyond their often beautiful exhibition halls, many museums contain vast, hidden spaces in which objects may be stored, conserved, or processed. Museums can also include unseen archives, study rooms, and libraries which are inaccessible to the public. This collection of essays focuses on this domain, an area that has hitherto received little attention. Divided into four sections, the book critically examines the phy...

Curating, Interpretation and Museums: When Attitude Becomes Form

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Report copyright infringementby Sylvia Lahav (Author)Following a period of ideological and practical change in museums, this book outlines new attitudes in curating and display, education and learning, text and interpretation, access, inclusion, participation, space, and the sustainability of the encyclopaedic collection. Author BiographySylvia Lahav is an associate lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London, an independent museum consultant, researcher, and writer. Number of P...

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Bertaina (Author)When Andrew Bertaina first saw the 1995 Ethan Hawke-Julie Delpy film Before Sunrise-swiping the tape from his sister's bedroom-he was fifteen, painfully shy, and living a sheltered existence in small-town California. The movie cracked something open in him, with its romantic European setting and its charming, intelligent protagonists, who fall in love with each other over the course of a day spent wandering the streets of Vienna. Within ...

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Report copyright infringementby Joselyn M. Carvalho (Author)A Voice Written Through Graffiti captures the bold, unfiltered spirit of graffiti-a powerful art form that channels heritage, personal narratives, and identity. Often seen as an act of rebellion, graffiti becomes a vivid metaphor in this poetry collection, celebrating empowerment, culture, and community. Through the lens of an Afro-Latina author, these poems weave a rich tapestry of city life, exploring multicultural roots, family, m...

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Ranney Hagenbuch (Author)This is the story about seasons in life, of and by Mary Elizebeth Connell Ranney Hagenbuch.It depicts phases of Life which change unawares. It covers a time in history of 100 years from 1918 to 2018.The inspiration of the story comes from Mary's belief that the final judgement will reveal whether or not her life was of any significance or of bad choices.Her conclusion is that we are soldiers who do not seek happiness in life as a g...

The Faustian Bargain: The Art World in Nazi Germany

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Report copyright infringementby Jonathan Petropoulos (Author)Nazi art looting has been the subject of enormous international attention in recent years, and the topic of two history bestsellers, Hector Feliciano's The Lost Museum and Lynn Nicholas's The Rape of Europa. But such books leave us wondering: What made thoughtful, educated, artistic men and women decide to put their talents in the service of a brutal and inhuman regime? This question is the starting point for The Faustian Bargain, J...

Native Genius: The Perils of Being an American Indian Artist (Hardcover)

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Polsky (Author)This book explores the world of contemporary American Indian Art in the Southwest, a subject that has long been overlooked-until now. At the heart of the book is how these artists are trapped in a world over which they have little control. If they paint what the tourists expect them to paint, such as Indians on horseback hunting buffalo, then they're going to find gallery representation and sell work. Conversely, if they paint the subject...

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Report copyright infringementby Ross Pollard (Editor)The Art of Making Medals provides practical, first-hand insights from contemporary artists into the fascinating world of medallic sculpture. The book explores a wide range of traditional and modern sculpting, casting, and die-striking techniques via step-by-step demonstrations and essays. Each chapter was contributed by a member of the American Medallic Sculpture Association and documents the creation of an original medal from start to fini...

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Report copyright infringementby Isiyah Fiscuyah (Author)"Divine Modesty: A Woman's Guide to Wisdom, Humility, and Virtue"In a world brimming with negative influences, "Divine Modesty: A Woman's Guide to Wisdom, Humility, and Virtue" offers an inspiring exploration of essential virtues like humility, prudence, and modesty. This invaluable guide emphasizes the importance of reserving oneself for the Lord and future relationships, showcasing how these values empower women and influence the chara...

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Report copyright infringementby M. G. Stephens (Author), Archie Rand (Artist)Poetry by M.G. Stephens and collages by Archie Rand. Old Popeye cartoons are the subject, satire verbal and visual is the intent. Popeye and Olive Oyl, Bluto and Wimpy all gather in the present as an epipsychidian flavored with American ease and powerful punches that land, Blam!, directly on the lantern jawed. Number of Pages: 178 Dimensions: 0.63 x 10 x 7 IN Publication Date: F...

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Report copyright infringementby Alvin Pondexter (Author), Btb Publishing (Author)In making the transition from slave craftsman to professional artist, the black artist was treading an even rougher path than he had followed in crafts. That the black artists had ability in the fine arts is evidenced by the works attributed to Neptune Thurston, Scipio Moorehead, and others of comparable skill in the eighteen century. But the majority (whites) felt that blacks lacked the intellectual capacity to ...

The Art of Mercy in Middle-earth: Paintings Inspired by Tolkien's Legendarium

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Report copyright infringementby Miriam Ellis (Author)J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium provides twenty-first century readers with a much-needed haven from the busy world around them. In his mercy, Tolkien generously balances scenes of high drama with unforgettable pauses for the refreshment of both characters and readers. His work remains true to the themes of "recovery, escape, and consolation" described in his seminal lecture and essay, "On Fairy-Stories."This book offers a visual portal to thes...

A Bunch of Garbage: A collection of unrefined, unrestricted Poetry. May be Unappealing to most

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Report copyright infringementby Spencer Carlson (Author)A Bunch of Garbage is an unfiltered, raw, and strikingly honest collection of poetry and visual art that finds beauty, meaning, and humor in the discarded, the overlooked, and the messy parts of life. These poems sift through the wreckage of emotions, relationships, and everyday absurdities, transforming scraps of thought compiled over years of writing and revised/edited through a different lense, into something unexpected.Each piece is ...

Ointment Weather: Insurgent Poietics for Desperate Times

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Report copyright infringementby Thom Eichelberger-Young (Author)Thom Eichelberger-Young's newest collection asks us to look into the heart of the beast--at how our political and cultural institutions have failed us, at the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, at the increasingly omnipresent surveillance of the state, of that state's violence against marginalized groups. Across a series of insightful and introspective lyric essays, Ointment Weather reveals itself as a work deeply invested in the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Rukis (Author)The Menagerie series features all-adult female, M/F, and F/F anthropomorphic images, ranging from pinups to group scenes, with a focus on variety of species. Originally released on a subscription only mailing list, this is the first time many of these images have ever been in print.Menagerie is intended only for adults, 18+ Number of Pages: 62 Dimensions: 0.17 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: April 10, 2025 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jay Getsinger (Author)This book represents the artistic approach in finding and creating stunning photographic scenes in nature. Fine art nature scenes found throughout the book were obtained while hiking and exploring in Coastal and Mountainous regions and along winding rivers and rural farms and woodlands. Number of Pages: 70 Dimensions: 0.31 x 8.5 x 11 IN Publication Date: March 24, 2025