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Asunto Impreso Afuera Contemporary Art in Public Places
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Worlds Fair of 1855 Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis Museums and Photography
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Taylor & Francis Private Collecting Exhibitions and the Shaping of Art History in London
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Curating Access
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Unfinished Exhibition
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sharing Archaeology
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Taylor & Francis Community Custodians of Popular Musics Past
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Taylor & Francis Buddhism and Gandhara
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Taylor & Francis The Strehlow Archive Explorations in Old and New Media
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Islamic Art Collections An International Survey
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Taylor & Francis Collecting and Exhibiting ComputerBased Technology
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Taylor & Francis Australian Artists in the Contemporary Museum
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Taylor & Francis Engaging the Senses ObjectBased Learning in Higher Education
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Art Exhibition and Erasure in Nazi Vienna
Book SynopsisThis book examines three exhibitions of contemporary art held at the Vienna Künstlerhaus during the period of National Socialist rule and shows how each attempted to culturally erase elements anathema to Nazi ideology: the City, the Jewess and fin-de-siècle Vienna. Each of the exhibits was large scale and ambitious, part of a broader attempt to situate Vienna as the cultural capital of the Reich, and each aimed to reshape cultural memory and rewrite history. Applying illuminating theories on memory studies, collective and public memory, and notions of memoricide, this is the first book in English to focus on visual culture in the period when Austria was erased as a nation and incorporated into the Third Reich as Ostmark. The organization, content and publications surrounding these three exhibits are explored in depth and set against the larger political changes and dangerous ideologies they reflect. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, museuTable of Contents1. Introduction: Repression, Revision and the History of Art in Nazi Vienna 2. Austrian Identity, the Anschluss and the Creation of Ostmark 3. Ushering in the Ostmark: Vienna and the Künstlerhaus: Spring 1938 to Spring 1939 4. Erasing the City: Mountains and People of Ostmark: March 3 to April 23, 1939 5. Cultural Politics, Separatism and Baldur von Schirach: Summer 1939 to Spring 1942 6. Erasing the Jewess: The Beautiful Viennese Female Portrait: June 13 to July 12, 1942 7. The Pearl Loses Its Luster: Summer 1942 to Defeat at Stalingrad 8. Erasing the Fin de Siècle: The Gustav Klimt Exhibit, February 7 to March 7 1943 9. The Fall of Vienna and the Künstlerhaus 10. Conclusion
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Cambridge University Press Iban or Sea Dayak Fabrics and Their Patterns
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Cambridge University Press Italian Drawings at The Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge
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Cambridge University Press Flower Drawings
Book SynopsisA chronological selection of flower drawings, showing illuminated manuscripts, contributions from the Renaissance, the later seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and the present day. The illustrations bring out the stunning detail and colour characteristic of the form.Trade Review'With so much marvellous material to choose from the author has made a varied and interesting choice with some strong and vivid images.' The Garden, Journal of the Royal Horticultural SocietyTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. French school, c.1415: Des proprietez des choses; 2. Netherlands school, fifteenth century: Horae: Book of Hours; 3. Netherlands school, 1526: Horae: Book of Hours; 4. Antoine du Pinet: Narcissus pseudo-narcissus L.; 5. Ambrosius Bosschaert the Younger: Tulip; 6. Jacob Marrell: An open wicker basket of flowers in a window embrasure, with a frog and insects; 7. Nicholas Robert: Three broken tulips; 8. Nicholas Robert: Six diverse flowers with an insect and a tropical butterfly; 9. Nicholas Robert: Rose and lavender with birds and a butterfly; 10. French school, seventeenth century: Pasque flower and cowslip with a butterfly; 11. French school, seventeenth century: Bluebell and a drogonfly; 12. Maria Sibylla Merian: Sisyrinchium with two butterflies; 13. Pieter Withoos: Rose of Provence; 14. Pieter Withoos: Digitalis purpurea; 15. Claude Aubriet: Mirabilis dichotoma L.; 16. Herman Henstenburgh: A garland of mixed flowers attached to a wall; 17. Pieter Snyers: Thistles; 18. Michael van Huysum: Mixed flowers in a Chinese vase; 19. Barbara Regina Dietzsch: Iris Germanica; 20. Margareta Barbara Dietzsch: Taraxacum officionale; 21. Georg Dionysius Ehret: Gentiana acaulis; 22. Georg Dionysius Ehret: A rose, seen from behind, with two ranuculus; 23. Georg Dionysius Ehret: Opuntia; 24. Georg Dionysius Ehret: Arum; 25. Georg Dionysius Ehret: Hura crepitans L.; 26. Georg Dionysius Ehret: Musa; 27. Thomas Robins the Elder: A bunch of ornamental flowers tied with a ribbon, surrounded by moths and butterflies; 28. Thomas Robins the Elder: Yucca, Cape marigold and mesembryanthemum; 29. Thomas Robins the Elder: Auriculas in a flower pot; 30. Alexis-Nicolas Perignon the Elder: Rose bush with a butterfly; 31. Augustin Heckel: Horse chestnut; 32. Mary Moser: Mixed flowers in an urn ornamented with the astrological symbol for Aries, on a stone ledge; 33. Dorothée-Anne Vallayer-Coster: Still life of mixed flowers in a glass on a ledge; 34. Friedrich Kirschner: Weeds from a German roadside; 35. Elizabeth Burgoyne: Halimium formosum; 36. Peter Brown: Clematis sp.; 37. Amelia Fancourt: Epilobium; 38. Mary Compton, Countess of Northampton: Amygdalus persica; 39. Antoine Berjon: An urn of poppies and convovulus on a stone ledge; 40. James Sowerby: Iris persica; 41. James Sowerby: Erythronium des canis; 42. Pierre-Joseph Redouté: Magnolia macrophylla; 43. Pierre-Joseph Redouté: Paeonia suffruticosa; 44. Francis Bauer: A surround of mixed flowers framing a manuscript note by Sir Joseph Banks; 45. Ferdinand Bauer: Malvaceae species; 46. Zacharie-Félix Doumet: Spring and summer flowers seen beyond a balustrade, with a view across a river to a distant castle; 47. Jan Frans van Dael: Bouquet of mixed flowers; 48. Pancrace Bessa: Potted auricula; 49. German school, c. 1820: White field rose and dog rose; 50. Henrietta Geertruida Knip: Selenicereus grandiflorus; 51. Patrick Nasmyth: Rumex obtusifolius; 52. Lucy Cust: Paeonia suffruticosa; 53. Nathalie D'Esménard: Noisette Rose; 54. John Lindley: Doryanthes excelsa; 55. Alfred Chandler: Camellia japonica eclipsis; 56. Isabella Selwin: Heliocereus speciosus; 57. Charles Rosenberg: Rosa x centifola 'Bullata'; 58. Cornelius B. Durham: Cattleya dolosa Rchb. fil.; 59. Augusta Innes Withers: Datura rosei; 60. Mrs William Duffield: Fruit and flowers on a straw mat in a window frame; 61. Dominique Dumillier: Flowering branch of a snowball tree with parrot tulips; 62. W. Mussill: Climbing tea roses and a humming bird; 63. Raymond Charles Booth: Antirrhinum; 64. Margaret Stones: Magnolia campbellii.
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Cambridge University Press Catalogue of the Plate Portraits and Other Pictures at Kings College Cambridge
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1933, this book presents a detailed description of the collections of silver, portraits and other paintings at King's College, Cambridge. A list of the early donors of silver is also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in King's College and its collections.Table of ContentsPreface; List of early donors of plate; Part I. Plate: 1. The chapel plate; 2. Tankards; 3. Mugs; 4. Beakers; 5. Salvers; 6. Candlesticks; 7. Rosewater dishes and ewers; 8. Two-handled cups; 9. Vane tray; 10. Salts; 11. Cruets; 12. Coffee pots; 13. Casters; 14. Sauce boats; 15. Centre piece, or epergne; 16. Three caddies; 17. 'Bleeding bowl'; 18. Bread or cake baskets; 19. Soup tureens; 20. Claret jug; 21. Hot water jug; 22. Sauce tureens; 23. Hot-milk jugs; 24. Entrée dishes; 25. Four bottle stands; 26. Butter dish; 27. Inkstands; 28. Candelabra; 29. Pair of boxes; 30. Large dish; 31. Cocoanut cup; 32. Scottish quaich; 33. Punch bowls; 34. Toastracks; 35. Sugar basins and cream jugs; 36. Statuette; 37. Swedish cup; 38. Seal-top spoon; 39. Bowl and cover; 40. Small plate; 41. Tea and coffee service; 42. Teapots; Additional notes; Part II. Portraits and Other Pictures: 1. Portraits; 2. Paintings other than portraits.
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Cambridge University Press The Bewick Collector A Descriptive Catalogue Of The Works Of Thomas And John Bewick Volume 1 Cambridge Library Collection Art and Architecture
Book SynopsisThe names of Thomas Bewick (1753â1828) and his brother John (1760â1795) are synonymous with beautiful, delicate and accurate woodcuts of the natural world. Their instantly recognisable style was to influence book illustration well into the nineteenth century. The antiquary and print collector Thomas Hugo (1820â76), best known as a collector of Bewick woodcuts, first published this two-volume catalogue of his extensive collection in 1866â8. It has since emerged that many of the items sourced from printers' offices and booksellers across the country - including Thomas Bewick's own publisher, Emerson Charnley - cannot be authenticated as the Bewicks' work. The collection was nonetheless a remarkable assemblage of valuable materials, including uncut first editions, woodblocks, handbills and broadsides (all regrettably dispersed after Hugo's death) which might otherwise have been lost. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Volume 1 comprises the catalogue, which includes an appendix of Bewick poTable of ContentsPreface; List of cuts in the volume; Books and pamphlets; Proofs, etc., of the cuts in the History of Quadrupeds; Proofs, etc., of the cuts in the History of British Birds; Proofs, etc., of the cuts in Aesop's Fables; Proofs, etc., of the cuts in miscellaneous books and pamphlets; Prospectuses, proofs, etc., of the cuts for the intended History of British Fishes; Book-plates, etc.; Cuts for societies, companies, clubs, etc.; Cuts for exhibitions, etc.; Racing cuts; Shop cards; Invoice heads; Tradesmen's newspaper cuts; Bar bills; Coal certificate; Plans; The Royal Arms; Arms of Newcastle; Newspaper cuts; Broadsides, carols, etc.; The Chillingham Wild Bull; Bewick's lithograph; Miscellaneous cuts; Waiting for death; Drawings; Wood blocks; Additions; Appendix; Index to books and pamphlets.
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Cambridge University Press The Bewick Collector A Supplement To A Descriptive Catalogue Of The Works Of Thomas And John Bewick Volume 2 Cambridge Library Collection Art and Architecture
Book SynopsisThe names of Thomas Bewick (1753â1828) and his brother John (1760â1795) are synonymous with beautiful, delicate and accurate woodcuts of the natural world. Their instantly recognisable style was to influence book illustration well into the nineteenth century. The antiquary and print collector Thomas Hugo (1820â76), best known as a collector of Bewick woodcuts, first published this two-volume catalogue of his extensive collection in 1866â8. It has since emerged that many of the items sourced from printers' offices and booksellers across the country - including Thomas Bewick's own publisher, Emerson Charnley - cannot be authenticated as the Bewicks' work. The collection was nonetheless a remarkable assemblage of valuable materials, including uncut first editions, woodblocks, handbills and broadsides (all regrettably dispersed after Hugo's death) which might otherwise have been lost. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this volume is the 1868 supplement to the catalogue.Table of ContentsPreface; List of cuts; Additions to books and pamphlets; Additions to proofs, etc., of the cuts in the History of Quadrupeds; Additions to proofs, etc., of the cuts in the History of British Birds; Additions to proofs, etc., of the cuts in Aesop's Fables; Additions to proofs, etc., of the cuts in miscellaneous books and pamphlets; Additions to book-plates, etc.; Additions to cuts for societies, companies, clubs, etc.; Additions to cuts for exhibitions, etc.; Additions to racing cuts; Additions to shop cards; Additions to invoice heads; Additions to tradesmen's newspaper cuts; Additions to bar bills; Additions to coal certificates; Additions to The Royal Arms etc.; Additions to arms of Newcastle and Gateshead; Additions to newspaper cuts; Additions to broadsides, etc.; Additions to miscellaneous cuts; Additions to wood blocks; Additions to appendix; Inserenda; Appendices I-V; Index.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Secret
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Secret Lives of Men and Women
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sara Bermans Closet
Book SynopsisTrade Review“An illustrated tribute to Maira Kalman’s late mother, this book deconstructs the life and spirit of Sara Berman through items in her meticulously kept closet.” — Publishers Weekly “The installation of her small closet—garments and linens folded with tender precision, a potato grater, a bottle of Chanel No. 19—is a shrine to humility and intention.” — The New Yorker “A reflection on her experiences and a study of the value (monetary and not) of the things we keep.” — Vogue “A new way of looking at rooms and possessions and women’s history.” — Amelia Peck, curator of American decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art “Sara Berman’s Closet” is like a living Maira Kalman painting: It’s filled with poetic details and her signature elements of irreverent humor and warmth.” — T Magazine “An unexpected meditation on modern city life: a modest closet from a studio apartment in the West Village, filled with the curious, lovely and very particular personal effects of Sara Berman, a Belarussian and Israeli émigré who was the mother of Maira Kalman, the irreverent artist, book author and illustrator.” — New York Times
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Stranger Than Kindness
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MIT Press Ltd Reset Modernity
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MIT Press Ltd Beyond Objecthood
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MIT Press Ltd Climates. Habitats. Environments.
Book SynopsisArtists and writers go beyond disciplinary boundaries and linear histories to address the fight for environmental justice, uniting the Asia-Pacific vantage point with international discourse.Modeling the curatorial as a method for uniting cultural production and science, Climates. Habitats. Environments. weaves together image and text to address the global climate crisis. Through exhibitions, artworks, and essays, artists and writers transcend disciplinary boundaries and linear histories to bring their knowledge and experience to bear on the fight for environmental justice. In doing so, they draw on the rich cultural heritage of the Asia-Pacific, in conversation with international discourse, to demonstrate transdisciplinary solution-seeking. Experimental in form as well as in method, Climates. Habitats. Environments. features an inventive book design by mono.studio that puts word and image on equal footing, offering a multiplicity of media
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MIT Press Ltd The Curatorial Conundrum What to Study What to
Book SynopsisThe future of curatorial practice: how education, research, and institutions can adapt to the expansion of the curatorial field.Today curators are sometimes more famous than the artists whose work they curate, and curatorship involves more than choosing objects for an exhibition. The expansion of the curatorial field in recent decades has raised questions about exhibition-making itself and the politics of production, display, and distribution. The Curatorial Conundrum looks at the burgeoning field of curatorship and tries to imagine its future. Indeed, practitioners and theorists consider a variety of futures: the future of curatorial education; the future of curatorial research; the future of curatorial and artistic practice; and the institutions that will make these other futures possible.The contributors examine the proliferation of graduate programs in curatorial studies over the last twenty years, and consider what can be taught without giving up what is pr
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MIT Press Ltd How Institutions Think Between Contemporary Art
Book SynopsisReflections on how institutions inform art, curatorial, educational, and research practices while they shape the world around us.Contemporary art and curatorial work, and the institutions that house them, have often been centers of power, hierarchy, control, value, and discipline. Even the most progressive among them face the dilemma of existing as institutionalized anti-institutions. This anthology-taking its title from Mary Douglas's 1986 book, How Institutions Think-reconsiders the practices, habits, models, and rhetoric of the institution and the anti-institution in contemporary art and curating. Contributors reflect upon how institutions inform art, curatorial, educational, and research practices as much as they shape the world around us. They consider the institution as an object ofienquiry across many disciplines, including political theory, organizational science, and sociology.Bringing together an international and multidisciplinary group of writers,
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University of Washington Press The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2006
Book SynopsisIllustrates the finalists in the first Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Selected from more than 4,000 entries - from every state in the union - by a jury of experts, this work includes fifty-one portraits that provide evidence of the strength of portraiture, and signal the National Portrait Gallery's increased commitment to contemporary art.Table of ContentsForeword / Marc PachterVirginia Outwin BoocheverA Lost World Found / Dave HickeyThe Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2006Jurors' CommentsPrize Winners--First Prize / David Lenz--Second Prize / Yuqi Wang--Third Prize / Nuno de Campos--Commended WorksOther Competition FinalistsAcknowledgmentsIndex of Artists
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Yale University Press Chanel The Complete Collections Catwalk
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and captivating overview of all of Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel collections, showcasing his creations through original catwalk photographyTrade Review"[Karl Lagerfeld] lives out his own legend in every way he can think of, with every instinct he has, and in a world of stolid conventions, he has the courage to perpetuate a vision of something wonderful."--Andrew O'Hagan, T: The New York Times Style Magazine "Lagerfeld has maintained his preeminence for five decades, and without any visible sign of strain."--John Colapinto, New Yorker "Because fashion is about today. You can take an idea from the past, but, if you do it the way it was, no one wants it."--Karl Lagerfeld
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The Natural History Museum The Art of British Natural History
Book SynopsisA remarkable collection of original illustrations from the early eighteenth century to modern times, accompanied by an essay which celebrates the diverse flora and fauna of the British Isles and the artists and naturalists who have documented it.
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National Gallery of Australia Robert Dowling Tasmanian Son of Empire
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National Gallery of Australia Life Death Magic 2000 Years of Southeast Asian
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National Gallery of Australia Face Australian Portraits 18801960
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National Gallery of Australia Renaissance 15th 16th Century Italian Paintings
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National Library of Australia Stars of the Tokyo Stage Natori Shunsens Kabuki
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National Gallery of Australia Stars in the River The Prints of Jessie Traill
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University of Washington Press Collection Highlights 2014 Edition
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National Gallery of Australia George W Lambert Retrospective Heroes Icons
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National Gallery of Australia Turner to Monet The Triumph of Landscape Painting
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National Gallery of Australia Culture Warriors National Indigenous Art
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Arcadia Publishing Williamsport The Grit Photograph Collection
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd World Designs
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The World of Wade Ireland
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Classic Perfume Advertising 19201970
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Colorado Quilting
Book SynopsisThis book is the culmination of more than 125 years of tradition and countless Documentation Days, during which quilting council members record the block technique, age, batting, backing, and color of each quilt their fellow quilters trust them to preserve. Thirteen chapters explore important historical quilting moments, traditional and modern quilting themes, and the beginnings of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum and the Quilter''s Newsletter magazine. Different council members researched, photographed, and recorded the most significant events, memories, quilters, and quilts that have influenced the progress of quilting in Colorado. Early Coloradans picked their own cotton, saved every scrap of used fabric, and made quilts from scratch to support their families and for therapy as they recovered from serious injuries and illnesses. Many of these sacred stitches are still works in progress and continue to illustrate what''s important to these dedicated craftspeople.
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