Individual artists, art monographs

Louella Pickett-New was legendary soul singer Wilson Pickett's sister no.

In June of 1963, when Michael Peppiatt first met Francis Bacon, the former was a college boy at Cambridge, the latter already a famous painter, more than thirty years his senior.

From bestselling author Ross King, a brilliant portrait of the legendary artist and the story of his most memorable achievement.

Headline: A peak behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artistsIn Hollywood's heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department.

This is the first book to closely examine the curatorial work that the celebrated poet Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) undertook for the Museum of Modern Art in New York and abroad.

This book gives specific instruction on the use of two methods of family planning: Natural Family Planning and Fertility Awareness Method.

Jean Hlion, the French painter who died at eighty-three in 1987, brought together in his copious and essential writing on art the theoretical authority of the intellectual and the fundamental insights of the craftsman in his studio.

Alexander Calder was one of the most original artists of the twentieth century and a major figure in American art.

Stories of Remarkable People and Enduring Love in the Time of WoodstockIn the 1960s and '70s, Frank Yandolino rode the hippie counterculture movement alongside visionaries like Artie Kornfeld and Michael Lang, and he helped put together the Woodstock Festival of 1969, the eras emblem of love and peace.

"e;There was never an artist who came close to capturing horror and dread like Lee Brown Coye.

From a cinematic grand master, "e;one of the most readable books of movie criticism, and one of the most instructive"e; (American Film Institute).

Do you want to learn how to draw manga characters from scratch?

A TOUCHING MEMOIR OF ART AND MARRIAGE IN BOSTON'S VIBRANT SOUTH END In Love Made Visible, Jean Gibran portrays her role as spouse of a gifted artist and their often stormy family life together in Boston's diverse South End.

This book is targeted to all Indie Artist who is looking to gain some basic knowledge about the vital steps to solidify themselves as Indie Artist.

An award-winning writer rescues seven first-rate twentieth-century women artists from oblivion--their lives fascinating, their artwork a revelation.

The remarkable story of a "e;talking"e; chimp, a leading scientist, and the profound insights they have uncovered about our speciesHe has been featured in cover stories in Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic, and has been the subject of a "e;NOVA"e; documentary.

The Beauty of the Beast Featuring 200 superb images, this book is the first retrospective of the work of Dean Russo, a Brooklyn-based artist known for his soulful animal portraits.

Many of the greatest avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century were Ukrainians or came from Ukraine.

The political and social turmoil of the twentieth century took Magda Nachman from a privileged childhood in St.

A larger-than-life figure in the design community with a client list to match, Paula Scher turned her first major project as a partner at Pentagram into a formative twenty-five-year relationship with the Public Theater in New York.

Headline: A peak behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artistsIn Hollywood's heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department.

A unique behind-the-scenes look at Japanese business and how the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki were introduced to the world.

Violet Oakley: An Artists Life is the first full-length biography of Violet Oakley (18741961), the only major female artist of the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States, as well as an illustrator, stained glass artist, portraitist and author.

Erwin Rosenthals Contemporary Art in the Light of History, originally published in 1971, is a small masterpiece of writing on the art of the twentieth century.

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More Than a Likeness: The Enduring Art of Mary Whyte is the first comprehensive book on the life and work of one of today's most renowned watercolorists.

"e;Art lovers will enjoy reading about and admiring the paintings of this talented regional southern artist.

A thorough examination of the portrait painter who helped shape the image and reputation of an American presidentSelling Andrew Jackson is the first book-length study of the American portrait painter Ralph E.

A lavishly illustrated guide to the work and technique of the internationally renowned artistMary Edna Fraser has taken the art of batik to otherworldly heights.

With its fanlike evergreen fronds, soft trunk, and strong root system, the palmetto is a wind-adapted palm that can bend with strong sea breezes without breaking or being uprooted.

Scholarly essays on the achievements of female artists working in and inspired by the American SouthLooking back at her lengthy career just four years before her death, modernist painter Nell Blaine said, "e;Art is central to my life.

Acclaimed photographer Kosti Ruohomaa is widely known for his photographs of hard scrabble Yankees in mid-century Maine.

Winslow Homer was the antithesis of the unkempt bohemian artist of the nineteenth century.

When artist Tom Curry first moved to Maine, his house overlooked a small, uninhabited island in Eggemoggin Reach.

To create the "e;Confluence of Civilizations"e; mural commissioned for the 1968 World's Fair in San Antonio, Texas, Juan O'Gorman collected natural stones from all over Mexicotwelve colors in allfield stones that the artist knew would never fade or change their hue.

A fully illustrated inspirational art book from visionary painter Francene Hart*; Includes more than 80 full-color reproductions of Hart's intricate watercolor paintings and the stories behind them*; Recounts the evolution of her art and her discovery of the hidden order of Nature that led to her masterful artistic integrations of Nature, Spirit, and Sacred Geometry*; Explores how to tap into the energies provided by spirit guides and power animals, like Jaguar, Raven, Octopus, and Dolphin, and harness the intelligence of the heart for creative inspiration and visionEvery one of us possesses the potential to receive visionary experiences and integrate them into our lives.

Walter De Maria's "e;Lightning Field"e; is 400 stainless steel poles, positioned 220 feet apart, in the desert of central New Mexico.

'[A] richly evocative, captivating, and reflective memoir"e; of a feminist artist who broke free of the limits placed on her by family, Judaism and society (Publishers Weekly).

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The beauty and spirit of coastal landscapes and waterways captured and celebrated in artPainting the Southern Coast: The Art of West Fraser is a stunning collection of the works of West Fraser, one of the nation's most respected painters of representational art.

This is an art book on the politics of urban conflict based around artist Stan Douglas' stunning photo installation of the same name, depicting a violent confrontation in 1971 between police and Vancouver's counterculture known as the Gastown Riot.

Is there such a thing as British Columbia culture, and if so, is there anything special about it?

Norval Morrisseaus revered work has been honoured, copied and recognized throughout the art world and beyond.

A major reevaluation of Caravaggio from one of today's leading art historiansThis is a groundbreaking examination of one of the most important artists in the Western tradition by one of the leading art historians and critics of the past half-century.