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The Miraculous Image in Renaissance FlorenceIn Renaissance Florence, certain paintings and sculptures of the Virgin Mary and Christ were believed to have extraordinary efficacy in activating potent sacred intercession. Cults sprung up around these "miraculous images" in the city and surrounding countryside beginning in the late 13th century. In...
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Movie Journal: The Rise of the New American Cinema, 1959-1971In his Village Voice "Movie Journal" columns, Jonas Mekas captured the makings of an exciting movement in 1960s American filmmaking. Works by Andy Warhol, Gregory J. Markapoulos, Stan Brakhage, Jack Smith, Robert Breer, and others echoed experiments already underway elsewhere, yet they belonged to...
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Cinema Symbolism: A Guide to Esoteric Imagery in Popular Movies, Second EditionHave you ever wondered why 007 is James Bond's numerical designation? Or where the name Luke Skywalker comes from? How about all those giant faces that pass judgment on General Zod and his lieutenants at the beginning of 1978's Superman? What's behind the symbolism...
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Frida Kahlo: A BiographyFrida Kahlo was born in 1907 to parents of German and Spanish descent, in Coyoacan, outside Mexico City. After contracting polio at age six, Frida also suffered severe injuries in a bus accident. Her time spent in recovery turned her toward a painting career....
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Louise Loves ArtFor fans of Olivia and Eloise, this stunning debut from Kelly Light is an irresistible story about the importance of creativity in all its forms.Meet Louise. Louise loves art more than anything. It's her imagination on the outside. She is determined to create a...
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Creative Haven How to Draw Garden Flowers Coloring Book: Easy-To-Follow, Step-By-Step Instructions for Drawing 15 Different Beautiful BlossomsFeel your inspiration bloom with simple directions for drawing 15 popular garden flowers: chrysanthemum, daffodil, peony, tulip, and more. A completed illustration of each flower is included, ready to color or trace. Practice and display your skills on blank pages that are decorated with...
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Neuroarthistory: From Aristotle and Pliny to Baxandall and ZekiExploring the writings of major thinkers (among them Montesquieu, Burke, Kant, Marx, and Freud), and leading art historians (including Pliny, Winckelmann, Ruskin, Pater, Gombrich, and Baxandall), as well as artists such as Alberti and Leonardo and scientists from Aristotle to Zeki, John Onians shows...
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Ellsworth Kelly in DallasEllsworth Kelly is one of this generation's most important artists. Over the course of his career, Kelly has developed a special relationship with the city of Dallas and its art community, and major holdings of his work in all media can be found there....
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Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American HistoryDespite the social sciences' growing fascination with tattooing--and the immense popularity of tattoos themselves--the practice has not left much of a historical record. And, until very recently, there was no good context for writing a serious history of tattooing in the West. This collection...
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How to Draw Princesses and Other Fairy Tale Pictures: Step-By-Step Drawings!Budding artists can easily create a variety of different magical characters by joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes - 30 pictures to draw: princesses, princes, kings, queens, a fairy godmother, dragon, unicorn, and more - Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations - Includes...
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Rock Graphic Originals: Revolutions in Sonic Art from Plate to Print '55 -'88As part of the '60s and '70s fashion movement, Peter Golding's famous ACE boutique in London's Chelsea district brought him into regular contact with the biggest names in rock 'n' roll, and he went on to create one of the most comprehensive collections of...
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The Door in the Sky: Coomaraswamy on Myth and MeaningAnanda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneer in Indian art history and in the cultural confrontation of East and West. A scholar in the tradition of the great Indian grammarians and philosophers, an art historian convinced that the ultimate value of art transcends history,...
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Alex Katz: Revised & Expanded EditionAlex Katz is a towering figure in contemporary painting, a key New York-based artist since the early 1960s. Katz is best known for his distinct portraits of sophisticated, irresistible women, masterfully painted using precise, broad areas of colour.Author: Carter Ratcliff, Iwona Blazwick, Barry SchwabskyPublisher:...
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The Fantasy ArtroomA wonderful addition to any beginning or intermediate artist's library, not only those interested in fantasy. It's thoughtful, detailed, and filled with explanations of vocabulary terms and drawing materials, both in describing what they are and how they're used. -- BECL Book ReviewsDo you...
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Wild Beads of Africa: Old Powderglass Beads from the Collection of Billy SteinbergThese rare and mysterious beads, made in Ghana and used by the Krobo and Ashanti peoples, are regarded as magical and are worn proudly as a symbol of prestige and wealth.This is the first book dedicated to African powderglass beads, with over 180 photographs...
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Red Queen: The Official Coloring BookThe world of Red Queen comes to life in this stunningly illustrated coloring book companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling series by Victoria Aveyard--the perfect gift for fans of the series, or anyone looking to add a beautiful piece to their Red...
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Primitive Money of Africa: Tales and DetailsPrimitive Money of Africa entertwines the culture, history, and traditions of the African people through the uses of objects such as beads, hoes, and cattle in trading, bride price, burial rites, divination, medical treatments, and tributes to kings and tribal chiefs. Included is an...
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Midnight in the PiazzaMysteries abound in this exciting race through Rome Beatrice Archer may love history, and Rome may be chock-full of it, but that doesn't mean she wants to move there Too bad Beatrice's father got a job as the head of the history department at...
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1963: The Year of the RevolutionBeginning in London and ricocheting across the Atlantic, 1963: The Year of the Revolution is an oral history of twelve months that changed our world--the Youth Quake movement--and laid the foundations for the generation of today.Ariel Leve and Robin Morgan's oral history is the...
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The Private Lives of the ImpressionistsNew York Times Bestseller"Anyone who has ever lost themselves in Monet's color-saturated gardens or swooned over Degas's dancers will enjoy this revealing group portrait of the artists who founded the Impressionist movement. . . . For the armchair dilettante, as well as the art-history...
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