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Lewis Foreman Day (1845-1910) Lewis Foreman Day (1845-1910) Joan Maria Hansen What a gorgeous book! And very easy to read. Ms. Hansen has divided the book into areas of interest rather than using strict chronology, so you can pick it up at your leisure without getting lost. Ch… OL12096561W
Life stories of women artists, 1550-1800 Life stories of women artists, 1550-1800 Julia Kathleen Dabbs It is an old adage that "anonymous" was a woman. However not all female artists are anonymous. In this anthology of biographies of female artists, Dabbs (art history, University of Minnesota) and her… OL13773675W
Caravaggio Caravaggio Francine Prose Francine Prose's life of Caravaggio evokes the genius of this great artist through a brilliant reading of his paintings. Caravaggio defied the aesthetic conventions of his time; his use of ordinary p… OL14952620W
Unstill Life Unstill Life Judith Pugh This portrait of a unique partnership is also the story of a pivotal time and place in Australian art and politics.Judith and Clifton Pugh met in September 1970. He was an artist with an internationa… OL15190076W
Hugh Williamson Hugh Williamson George F. Sheldon 361 p., [8] p. of plates : 22 cm OL15440528W
Young Michelangelo Young Michelangelo John T. Spike This biography of Michelangelo covers the years in which he was striving for public recognition of his artistic genius, so should be of interest not only to all those interested in Renaissance art, b… OL15508011W
The young Leonardo The young Leonardo Larry J. Feinberg "This book explores Leonardo's origins and the beginning of his career as an artist"-- "Leonardo da Vinci is often presented as the "Transcendent Genius," removed from or ahead of his time. This boo… OL16214597W
Johan Zoffany Johan Zoffany Penelope Treadwell This is an illustrated biography of the artist Johan Zoffany (1733-1810). OL16341896W
John Craxton John Craxton Ian Collins This is a full-scale monograph on British artist John Craxton (1922-2009), a key figure in post-war painting who authorized this publication shortly before his death. Collins's text is informed by hi… OL16624424W
Botero: La corrida Botero: La corrida Fernando Botero,Erica Jong,Rudy Chiappini "Catalog of artist's most recent exhibition at MACCSI, including a donation of 15 sculptures, five works already in the collection of the museum, and 20 new color drawings on canvas. Beautifully illu… OL1744402W
Charles Dickens Favorite Daughter The Life Loves And Art Of Katey Dickens Perugini Charles Dickens Favorite Daughter The Life Loves And Art Of Katey Dickens Perugini Lucinda Hawksley xvii, 405 pages ; 24 cm OL17577184W
Thank You Andy Warhol Interviews Conducted And Edited By Catherine Johnson Thank You Andy Warhol Interviews Conducted And Edited By Catherine Johnson Catherine Johnson 72 people discuss the influence of Warhol on their work. OL17578762W
Wear your dreams Wear your dreams Don Ed Hardy ""Ed Hardy" is emblazoned on everything from t-shirts and hats to perfumes and energy drinks. From LA to Japan, his colorful cross-and-bones designs and ribbon-banners have become internationally ubi… OL17856480W
Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams Richard B. Woodward,Sandra S. Phillips,Barbara Buhler Lynes "Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams met when both were in Taos, New Mexico, in 1929, and formed a lifelong friendship. Drawn to the American Southwest by its stark and extraordinary beauty, O'Keeffe an… OL18736013W
David Lamelas David Lamelas David Lamelas The renowned Argentinian conceptual artist David Lamelas (born 1946) has an expansive oeuvre, which shows his work to be evocative, restive, and exhilarating. This book, published to coincide with th… OL19747681W
Masterful marks Masterful marks Monte Beauchamp "In a first-of-its-kind collection, award-winning illustrators celebrate the lives of the visionary artists who created the world of comic art and altered pop culture forever. No one has told the sto… OL19983049W
A-Z great modern artists A-Z great modern artists Andy Tuohy A fun introduction to the world of modern artists, from Albers to Zox, via Basquiat, Kahlo, Warhol and more. OL20002679W
Francis Bacon in your blood Francis Bacon in your blood Michael Peppiatt "An intimate, revelatory portrait of the iconic 20th-century artist, written by his long-time friend and curator, shares insights into Bacon's controversial lifestyle, creative process and indelible … OL20023898W
Art of the Brick Art of the Brick Nathan Sawaya "Some artists use paint, others bronze – but Nathan Sawaya chooses to build his awe-inspiring art out of toy building blocks. LEGO® bricks to be exact. With more than 1.5 million coloured bric… OL21087564W
Book of Small Book of Small Emily Carr <p><i>The Book of Small </i>(1942) is a novel by Canadian author and painter Emily Carr. It is an early childhood memoir consisting of thirty-six word sketches in which the author relates anecdotes a… OL21236491W
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