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Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of Historys Greatest Buildings
James Crawford - Picador
Format: Hardcover
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An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of historys most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin TowersBuildings are more like us than we realize. They can be born into wealth or poverty, enjoying every privilege or struggling to make ends meet. They have parents... |
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Frederic Church: A Painter's Pilgrimage
Stephen Robert Frankel - Detroit Institute of Arts
Format: Paperback
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A beautiful overview of fascinating paintings of the classical world and the Holy Land by a beloved American artist Frederic Church (1826-1900) , one of the leading painters of 19th-century America and the Hudson River School, also journeyed around the globe to find fresh inspiration... |
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In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900?1930s
Konstantin Akinsha - ?Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover
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This groundbreaking study of avant-garde art produced in Ukraine between 1900 and the 1930s accompanies a major international exhibition opening at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid before traveling to other venues in Europe.In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine,... |
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Wicked Pittsburgh
Richard Gazarik - The History Press
Format: Paperback
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Muckraking journalist Walter Liggett dubbed Pittsburgh the "Metropolis of Corruption" in 1930 when he reported the city had more vice per square foot than New York, Detroit, Cleveland or Boston. Decades earlier, the Magee-Flinn political machine ruled public officials, and crooked... |
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Mastering Hand-Lettering: Your Practical Guide to Creating and Styling the Alphabet
Mye De Leon - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Creative hand lettering and calligraphy are the newest trends in arts and crafts. Many people across the US are turning to these elegant (and sometimes quirky) art forms as a way to relax and de-stress, while simultaneously nourishing their creativity through a fun new outlet. This comprehensive... |
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The California Missions
Ruben G. Mendoza - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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Magical spaces rich in history, the missions of California, featured here in all-new photography, invite reverie and hint of romance. The twenty-one missions of California, from San Diego to San Francisco Solano, are historic treasures and sites of pilgrimage for visitors from the world... |
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Caravaggio: The Complete Works
Sebastian Schutze - Taschen
Format: Hardcover
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A Revolution in Painting The mysterious genius who transformed European art Caravaggio, or more accurately Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) , was always a name to be reckoned with. Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, the artist was at once celebrated and controversial: violent... |
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Janet Russek and David Scheinbaum: Remnants: Photographs of the Lower East Side
Sean Corcoran - Radius Books
Format: Hardcover
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, New Mexico-based photographers David Scheinbaum (born 1951) and Janet Russek (born 1947) started photographing New York's Lower East Side in 1999, and have chronicled a time of extraordinary transformation.Undergoing rapid gentrification into a "hipster"... |
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