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Graff Graff Scape Martinez "Graff" illuminates the important elements of graffiti art, including its roots in vandalism, and then shows readers how to create legally sanctioned graffiti styles. OL13645213W
Murals Murals George Ancona Presents a photo essay about murals, a form of art the photographer, George Ancona, regards as authentically for the people or "para el pueblo." OL1855282W
Michelangelo Michelangelo Marcia B. Hall "Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel - the great glory of the Vatican, and one of the treasured masterpieces of Western painting - provide a visual feast for art lovers in this magnificent … OL1862359W
Murals--Cave, Cathedral, to Street Murals--Cave, Cathedral, to Street Michael Capek People have always loved to paint on walls, from caves in ancient times to the sides of modern city buildings. This award-winning, richly illustrated book presents the history of murals, focusing on … OL1939535W
The Sistine secrets The Sistine secrets Roy Doliner,Benjamin Blech Five hundred years ago Michelangelo began work on a painting that became one of the most famous pieces of art in the world-the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Every year millions of people come to see Michel… OL1950532W
Piecebook Piecebook Sacha Jenkins Reproduces pages from actual black books that graffiti artists used to perfect and share their work, with unpublished drawings by some of New York graffiti history's most important writers, including… OL19930878W
Mural XXL Mural XXL Claudia Walde In its early days, illegal graffiti and street art were of necessity modest in scale, hastily created in hours or even minutes, and destroyed just as quickly by authorities, vandals or the elements. … OL20016381W
Die Wandmalerein aus Tall Mišrife/Qaṭna im Kontext überregionaler Kommunikation Die Wandmalerein aus Tall Mišrife/Qaṭna im Kontext überregionaler Kommunikation Constance von Rüden Der Fund der Wandmalereien im Palast von Qatna in Westsyrien stellte im Jahre 2000 eine der ersten grossen Überraschungen in der Geschichte der modernen Ausgrabungen in Qatna dar. Mit ihren Spiralbän… OL22615487W
The get-well wall The get-well wall Janet Stutley "How do Chenoa and her class help sick children feel better?"-- OL24267043W
Graffiti Graffiti Jane Bingham Examines the practice of creating graffiti and graffiti inspired art, including its history and its destructive aspect. OL24267768W
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Andrew Graham-Dixon "This book is a retelling of the story of the Sistine Chapel for modern times, and an essential companion to one of the artistic wonders of the world."--Jacket. OL2535482W
Contemporary Mexican painting in a time of change Contemporary Mexican painting in a time of change Shifra M. Goldman "Provocative book on the role of figurative artists (known as Nueva Presencia and Interioristas) in Mexico during 1960s. Their work demonstrated an interest in the human figure while they distanced t… OL3464197W
Graffiti Graffiti Johannes Stahl Spätestens seit den Tagen von Pompei gehören Wandbeschriftungen und Wandzeichnungen zu den verbreiteten Ausdrucksformen des menschlichen Alltags. Obwohl sie in Gemälden und Kunsttheorie seit der Rena… OL4189054W
The Highwaymen murals The Highwaymen murals Gary Monroe Monroe presents a collection of paintings by Al Black, an artist who was part of the Highwaymen, a group of self-trained African American painters who sold works out of the trunks of their cars durin… OL4660158W
Spraycan art Spraycan art Henry Chalfant,James Prigoff A selection of spectacular photographs and thought-provoking quotes of spraycan art from more than twenty cities scattered across three continents. OL4989032W
Cultural and visual flux at early historical Bagh in central India Cultural and visual flux at early historical Bagh in central India Archana B. Verma "A study of the region around the early historical Buddhist monastery in Bagh, in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India; a special focus is given to the local cave art. The author argues that … OL6215941W
Mexican Murals in Times of Crisis Mexican Murals in Times of Crisis Bruce Campbell "This book traces the ongoing critical contributions of mural arts to public life in Mexico to show how postrevolutionary murals have been overshadowed both by the Mexican School and by the exclusion… OL7977311W
Graffiti World Graffiti World Nicholas Ganz US Edition OL8265257W
Coming across Jordan Coming across Jordan Mabel Elizabeth Singletary Philadelphia sixth-graders Kevin and Melanie become fast friends as they encourage Jordan, an autistic kindergartener, to draw, but when they decide to paint a mural on school property they learn tha… OL8399741W
Leonardo Leonardo Pietro C. Marani,Pinin Brambilla Barcilon "Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, one of the most important works of the Renaissance if not all of Western art, was painted between 1494 and 1498 in the refectory of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan… OL960082W
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