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Wild Flowers of North America: Botanical Illustrations by Mary Vaux Walcott
Pamela Henson - Prestel
Format: Hardcover
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Now available in a new, large single volume with an appendix also listing the modern plant names, this classic collection by "the Audubon of botany" features more than 250 exquisite reproductions of Walcott's celebrated watercolors of wildflower life in the United States of America... |
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They Must Fall: Muhammad Ali and the Men He Fought
Michael Brennan - Acc Art Books
Format: Hardcover
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Exclusive never-before-seen photos of Ali and other stars of the '70s boxing sceneCelebrates one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time, as well as those who went up against him in the ringThis edition also includes a special introductory essay by the late, great Jimmy BreslinThey... |
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How Art Works (How Things Work)
DORLING KINDERSLEY. - DK
Format: Hardcover
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What goes into creating art? How can we learn to "read" paintings? What are the key elements of composition? If you've ever found yourself seeking the answers to the above questions and more, then this may be the book for you! An art book like no other, How Art Works uses... |
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A Mouth Is Always Muzzled: Six Dissidents, Five Continents, and the Art of Resistance
Natalie Hopkinson - The New Press
Format: Hardcover
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As people consider how to respond to a resurgence of racist, xenophobic populism, A Mouth Is Always Muzzled tells an extraordinary story of the ways art brings hope in perilous times. Weaving disparate topics from sugar and British colonialism to attacks on free speech and Facebook activism... |
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Masterworks of Architectural Drawing
CHRISTIAN BENEDIK - Prestel
Format: Hardcover
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This book highlights architectural drawings from the Albertina's superb collection and offers new insights into the genre.Since the medium began, artists have used architectural drawings to document the urban and rural past and to envision the future. Covering a period that runs from... |
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Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future
Tracey Bashkoff - Guggenheim Museum Publications
Format: Hardcover
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Hilma af Klint's daring abstractions exert a mystical magnetismWhen Swedish artist Hilma af Klint died in 1944 at the age of 81, she left behind more than 1,000 paintings and works on paper that she had kept largely private during her lifetime. Believing the world was not yet ready... |
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William Morris and his Palace of Art: Architecture, Interiors and Design at Red House
Tessa Wild - Philip Wilson Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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William Morris and his Palace of Art is a comprehensive new study of Red House, Bexleyheath; the only house commissioned by William Morris and the first independent architectural work of his close friend, Philip Webb. Morris moved in to Red House as an ebullient young man of 26, with an independent... |
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Dior by Dior: The Autobiography of Christian Dior
Christian Dior - V & A Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Christian Dior (1905-1957) rocketed to fame with his first collection in 1947 when the "New Look" took the world by storm. This charming and modest autobiography gives a fascinating and detailed insight into the workings of a great fashion house, while revealing the private... |
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