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Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel

Annie Cohen-Solal · Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to the United States at age ten, taking with him his Talmudic education and his memories of pogroms and persecutions in Russia. His integration into American...
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Take Three Colours: Watercolour Landscapes: Start to paint with 3 colours, 3 brushes and 9 easy projects

Geoff Kersey · Search Pr Ltd
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Geoff Kersey shows people who have never picked up a paintbrush how to paint convincing watercolor landscapes using just 3 brushes, 3 colors, a plastic palette and a watercolor pad. Only students' range watercolor paints are used in light red, cadmium yellow pale and ultramarine blue,...
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The Organic Artist: Make Your Own Paint, Paper, Pigments, Prints and More from Nature

Nick Neddo · Quarry Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

It's time to go back to basics! If you're interested in art, but find that it's becoming an increasingly expensive hobby, The Organic Artist is just the book for you! It encourages us all to return to those days when art was made with all-natural materials, such as charcoal...
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Blind Spot

Teju Cole · Random House
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

In this innovative synthesis of words and images, the award-winning author of Open City and photography critic for The New York Times Magazine combines two of his great passions. "To look is to see only a fraction of what one is looking at. Even in the most vigilant eye, there is a blind...
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Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743

Ross King · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 708
Format: Hardcover

This is the most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence ever undertaken, with nearly 2,000 beautifully reproduced artworks from the city's great museums and churches-produced in the same manner as BD&L's The Louvre and The Vatican.
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Beginning Pastel: Tips & techniques for learning to draw & paint in pastel

PAUL PIGRAM · WALTER FOSTER PUB
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Beginning Pastel is the perfect resource for artists just getting started in this colorful medium.Beginning Pastel guides beginning artists through an exploration of pastel techniques and step-by-step projects for a comprehensive and approachable overview of this colorful medium. From choosing...
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Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina

Misty Copeland · Touchstone
Format: Kindle Edition

The New York Times - Apollinaire Scherr In depicting the psychic load a black artist bears in a predominantly white profession, Life in Motion is wrenching and revelatory. Publishers Weekly03/31/2014 The first African-American...
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Labyrinth : the ultimate visual history

Paula M Block · Insight Editions Incredib
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

"Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History" is the definitive thirtieth-anniversary exploration of the beloved Jim Henson classic, featuring rare artwork, interviews, and on-set photos. Three decades after its release, "Labyrinth, " starring Jennifer Connelly and David...
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The ultimate guide to great reggae : the complete story of reggae told through its greatest songs, famous and forgotten

Michael Garnice · Equinox Publishing Ltd.
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

The Ultimate Guide To Great Reggae celebrates (and helps you find) the greatest songs of reggae. It focuses on every style of reggae, from mento to Jamaican R&B, ska, rock steady, dub, DJ roots, dancehall and more.  Read...
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Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Piano: Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!, Book, DVD & Online Audio, Video & Software

Willard A Palmer · Alfred Music
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Learn to play the piano and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about how to sit at the piano, fingerings,...
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My Elizabeth

Firooz Zahedi · Glitterati Inc
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

Part memoir and part homage, My Elizabeth offers rare insight into a woman adored by millions but truly known to only a few. As a young man, then-unknown photographer Firooz Zahedi fell under Elizabeth Taylor's spell; they became lifelong friends, and the relationship changed his life....
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Picturing America's National Parks

Jamie M Allen · Aperture
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

To celebrate the centennial of America's National Park Service, Picturing America's National Parks brings together some of the finest landscape photography in the history of the medium, from America's most magnificent and sacred environments. Photography has played an integral...
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A Letter to My Cat: Notes to Our Best Friends

Lisa Erspamer · Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

The follow-up to A Letter to My Dog takes on cats with celebrities writing letters of love and gratitude to their beloved pet felinesAlluring elusive mysteriousmdashthe cats in our lives are not always easy to get to know But as with all pets they have unique personalities and stories to tell...
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Calamity-Free Crochet: Troubleshooting Tips and Advice for the Savvy Needlecrafter

Catherine Hirst · Harper Design
Format: Paperback

Get it right the first time! Calamity-Free Crochet is a comprehensive, quick-reference guide for both new and advanced crocheters. It presents easy-to-follow advice on tools and materials, troubleshooting tips, and step-by-step techniques. What do you do if your stitches keep twisting?...
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