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National Museum of the American Indian
Pub. Date
[2015]
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"Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist is the companion catalogue to the exhibition, opening at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., in November 2015. Kay WalkingStick (b. 1935) is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and one of the world's most celebrated artists of Native American ancestry. This volume includes essays by leading scholars and historians, arranged chronologically to guide readers through...
2) State fair
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
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A small-town family travels to the State Fair. The father is looking for a blue ribbon for his prize hog, Blue Boy, mom is looking for glory in her cooking, and the kids are looking for love.
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Dale Chihuly, the hugely popular artist who works in glass, celebrates his 70th birthday in 2011. Tacoma Art Museum, in his hometown, owns more than 150 examples of his work and is mounting an exhibition in his honor. Both this book and the exhibition showcase Chihuly's enduring interest in the arts and natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, which are a major influence on his work. This book focuses on the importance of these influences. From Native...
6) Muse
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Muse volume 1
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The year is 1893, and war is brewing in the First American Kingdom. Claire Emerson's father is a sought-after inventor, but he believes his genius is a gift granted to him by his daughter's touch, so he keeps Claire under his control. As their province prepares for war Claire plans to escape, even as her best friend, Beatrix, tries to convince her to stay and help with the growing resistance movement that wants to see a woman on the throne. When her...
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D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
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In the period of radical change that was 1963-1983, young black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions and pressures. How could they make art that would stand as innovative, original, formally and materially complex, while also making work that reflected their concerns and experience as black Americans? This publication surveys this crucial period in American art history, bringing to light previously neglected...
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Anyone who has observed cats for a while has probably noticed how closely they resemble their wild counterparts who make their living in the desert and forests of the world. We seem to see in our domestic cats a reflection of their wild counterparts, and we thrill to the mystique sense of danger that we feel when we behold the archetypal features of our miniature predators. Such are the pleasures of stalking the backyard tigers.
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Cosmic Underground Northside operates as a seminal collection consisting of works from cross-generations and pan-national Black creatives and cultural producers from Canada. This generous book offers a glimpse of different inner standings, a profound comprehension or conviction within one's spirit or soul. We consider the following: what does Afrofuturism look like from a Canadian perspective? What are the unique elements of artistic expression in...
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There are strategies to of make your paintings look good without fracturing your bank account. This booklet makes clear the differences between framing art in general preparing your work for the home décor market and galleries or art shows. Learn the basics of how and where to find inexpensive new frames or good quality used frames. Discover how to do basic repairs so used frames look as good as new ones. Format is a soft cover pamphlet.
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The tenth book in the LogoLounge series celebrates the latest in expert identity work by notable designers and up-and-coming talents from around the world. This far-reaching collection offers inspiration, insight, and an indispensable reference tool for graphic designers and their clients. Founded by Bill Gardner, president of Gardner Design, the LogoLounge website is the most comprehensive and searchable logo database available today. Through their...
13) Philip Gefter
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In Photography After Frank, former New York Times writer and picture editor Philip Gefter narrates the tale of contemporary photography, beginning at the pivotal moment when Robert Frank commenced his seminal works of the 1950s. Along the way, he connects the dots of photography's evolution into what it is today, forging links between its episodes to reveal unsuspected leaps. Gefter takes Frank's The Americans as a decisive challenge to photographic...
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This digital publication accompanies the exhibition Making is Thinking that took place at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art (23 January -- 1 May 2011).The publication features a historical perspective on craft by Alice Motard; a short story by Yoshiko Nagai, inspired by Teppei Kaneuji's animation Tower; a conversation between artist Ane Hjort Guttu and Solveig Øvstebø titled The Emancipation of Forms; an essay by Gavin Delahunty on the work...
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The first volume to showcase both Lincoln Center's fabulous public art and the List Poster and Print collection, Art at Lincoln Center begins with a tour of the campus and the art that has been collected since its inception. A brief history of how the pieces were selected and brought to Lincoln Center follows (featuring Frank Stanton, David Rockefeller, and Philip Johnson who were the leading figures in building the collection) with charming anecdotes...
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El perodo de la historia de Mxico conocido como la Intervencin Francesa y Segundo Imperio Mexicano, es una etapa apasionada y apasionante. La suspensin de los pagos de la deuda externa del pas en 1861, por el Gobierno del Presidente Benito Jurez, va a servir de pretexto para que Francia enve a Mxico un ejrcito de ocupacin, hecho que gestara la creacin de una monarqua propuesta por grupos enemigos de la causa republicana. Termina este perodo con el...
18) Brian Jungen
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Publication initially published in print on the occasion of the exhibition Brian Jungen at Witte de With, 2 Dec 2006 to 11 Feb 2007.
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Holly takes you behind the photo in some of her best works to date and gives you tips on how to get the shot you have dreamed of. She includes key tips to help get you published and behind the photo secrets that you don't see by just looking at a great picture. Have you dreamed of being on the cover of a magazine? Have you dreamed of writing an article and having it published? Have you ever wished to create an image or capture a moment that you can...
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At the turn of the twentieth century, the demand for magazine and book illustrations was at an all-time high, offering women artists an unprecedented number of professional opportunities. This unique anthology features 120 color and black-and-white artworks by the Golden Age of Illustration's finest female illustrators, including Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway, and Jessie Willcox Smith. A career in illustration represented an ideal opportunity for...
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