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Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005–2016

Annie Leibovitz · Phaidon Press
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

In this new collection from Annie Leibovitz, one of the most influential photographers of our time, iconic portraits sit side by side never-before-published photographs. Afterword by Annie Leibovitz.Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 is the photographer's follow-up to her two landmark...
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The Lovings: An Intimate Portrait

Grey Villet · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The Lovings: An Intimate Portrait documents the extraordinary love story of Mildred and Richard Loving. The Lovings presents Grey Villet's stunning photo-essay in its entirety for the first time and reveals with striking intensity and clarity the powerful bond of a couple that helped...
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Irish Art: A Concise History

Bruce Arnold · Thames & Hudson; Revised edition
Format: Print book

An historical review of Irish art brings into view the many gifted artists who have been linked to foreign traditions. Irish art of the early Christian era is justly celebrated. So, too, are the individual contributions of artists such as Jack B. Yeats. What is perhaps less widely accepted...
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So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead

David Browne · Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover

Fifty years after they first came together and changed the sound of rock 'n' roll, the Grateful Dead remain one of rock's most beloved bands - a musical and cultural phenomenon that spans generations and paved the way for everything from the world of jam bands and the idea of independently...
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Utrillo and the Painters of Montmartre

unknown · Lamplight Pub
Format: Paperback

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Artists Unframed: Snapshots from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art

Merry A. Foresta · Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover

Tucked away among the letters, diaries, and other ephemera in the Smithsonian's archives lies a trove of rarely seen snapshots of some of the twentieth century's most celebrated artists. Unlike the familiar official portraits and genius-at-work shots, these humble snaps capture...
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Buffalo's East Side Industry

Shane E Stephenson · Arcadia Publishing
Pages: 127
Format: Print book

By 1832, when Buffalo was incorporated as a city, the East Side represented a vast forested area and farmland cut with the beginnings of the major arterials of Genesee, Sycamore, Broadway, William, Clinton, and Seneca. These streets were laid out in 1826 and represented the seeds of the East...
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Looking Backward: A Photographic Portrait of the World at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century

Michael Lesy · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

A transporting work of photographic history that offers a haunting vision of how Americans viewed the world at the dawn of the twentieth century.Pull the yellowed card from the box and slide it into the viewer. Two binocular images, nearly identical, reveal a scene from the past in vivid,...
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The Savoy Operas: A New Guide to Gilbert and Sullivan

Geoffrey Smith · Universe Pub
Pages: 236
Format: Hardcover

Discusses the plots, characters, satire, and productions of the operas composed by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan
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The Paintings of Titian

Harold E Wethey · Phaidon
Pages: 398
Format: Book

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The Rolling Stones All the Songs The Story Behind Every Track

Philippe Margotin · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pages: 704
Format: Print book

Comprehensive visual history of the "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" as told through the recording of their monumental catalog, including 29 studio and 24 compilation albums, and more than a hundred singles. Since 1963, The Rolling Stones have been recording and touring,...
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Songs of the 1930s - The New Decade Series: E-Z Play Today Volume 363

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation · Hal Leonard Corporation
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback

(E-Z Play Today) . Simplified E-Z Play Today versions of this collection of 100 of the biggest hits of the '30s. Songs include: April in Paris * Blue Moon * Caravan * Dancing in the Dark * Embraceable You * A Foggy Day (In London Town) * Georgia on My Mind * The Glory of Love * How Deep...
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Marsden Hartley's Maine

Donna Cassidy · Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover

Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) was a well-traveled American modernist painter, poet, and essayist, but it is his life-long artistic engagement with his home state of Maine that defines his career. Maine served as a creative springboard, a locus of memory and longing, a refuge, and a means...
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