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Dame Maggie Scott: A Life in Dance
Michelle Potter · Text Publishing Company ; Scoresby
Pages: 360
Format: Print book
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Scott was the first director of the Australian Ballet School, a dancer and teacher of immense vision. Born in Johannesburg in 1922, she traveled to Australia with Ballet Rambert in 1947. She became a major figure in Australian dance, founding the National Theatre Ballet and helping establish... |
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Hills & Mountains in Watercolour
Peter Woolley · Search Press(UK)
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
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Watercolour artist, Peter Woolley, provides a stunning range of paintings encompassing a variety of scenes from gentle slopes and rolling hills to dramatic peaks of far off mountain ranges. Every painting is accompanied by outline transfers, which are ideal for beginners who want to get started... |
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Cats in Art
DESMOND MORRIS · Reaktion Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The cat - that most graceful, stubborn, and agile of animals - has been a favorite subject of artists the world over from prehistory to the modern day. A spectacular 7,000-year-old engraving in Libya depicts a catfight. Figures modeled by the Babylonians remind us of their belief that the souls... |
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Van Gogh
Rainer Metzger · Taschen
Format: Hardcover
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Tortured talent The genius and the angst of an Expressionist master  Vincent van Goghs story is one of the most ironic in art history. Today, he is celebrated the world over as one of the most important painters of all time, recognized with sell-out shows, feted museums, and record... |
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Madeline Kahn: Being the Music, A Life
William V. Madison · University Press of Mississippi
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in the smash hits Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles, Madeline Kahn (1942-1999) was one of the most popular comedians of her time--and one of the least understood. In private, she was as reserved and refined as her characters were bold and bawdy. Almost... |
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Drawing Secrets Revealed - Basics: How to Draw Anything
Sarah Parks · North Light Books
Format: Book
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Learn to draw anything you see!Discover the artists' "secrets" that make drawing accessible for everyone. Sarah Parks shares with you her favorite materials and the basic techniques that make it possible. Follow along as she guides you through 20+ demonstrations: You'll... |
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Drawing Manga People and Poses
Ryo Hirata · IMPACT
Format: Print book
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Take everyday poses and make them extraordinary!Learn to draw people in a variety of different poses with Drawing Manga People and Poses. Lessons begin with the basics--drawing from photos, vantage points, people and objects. Once you've got the basics covered, you'll follow along... |
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A Life of Picasso, Volume I: 1881-1906
John Richardson · Random House; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This first volume of the definitive four-volume biography by one of the world's leading Picasso experts. This first volume takes Picasso from his earliest years in Catalonia through his beginning as an artist to his discovery of Cubism and his involvement with the artistic and literary... |
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Lighthouses of the World
Lisa Purcell · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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From ancient times until the present, lighthouses have symbolized safety, homecoming, and the seafaring way of life. Lighthouses of the World provides gorgeous full-color photos showcasing lighthouses from around the world. From the Barnegat Lighthouse on Long Beach Island, to the ancient... |
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The Art of Looking: The Life and Treasures of Collector Charles Leslie
Kevin Clarke · Bruno Gmünder
Pages: 200
Format: Print book
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Have you heard of Charles Leslie? Thomas Mann pinched his butt. He has the biggest penis collection in the world. He is one of the fathers of modern New York SoHo. And he's the co-founder of the first museum for gay and lesbian art. The story of his life is as incredible as it is unknown.... |
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The Simon & Schuster
Riccardo Mezzanote · Simon & Schuster; 1st Fireside ed edition
Format: Hardcover
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This book is a very excellent guide to the Opera. A complete reference guide starting from 1597 to present day 1979 with over 400 hundred beautiful illistrations. |
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