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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Paperweights
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd John Rogers Statuary
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Marked for Life A Gallery of Tattoo Art
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Found Object Art
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£36.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Bunny Yeagerâs PinUp Girls of the 1950s
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Big Book of Tattoo
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Hollywood Costume Design by Travilla Schiffer
Book SynopsisBill Travilla became a Hollywood star in his own right, thanks in large part to his premier client, actress Marilyn Monroe. Best known for designing Monroe's costumes in eight films--including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire--Travilla also lit up the silver screen with designs for Tom Mix, Ann Sheridan, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Jane Russell, Paul Newman, and Joanne Woodward, among others. When the golden era of Hollywood ended, Travilla focused on running his own couture-quality business. He also found time to free-lance for television epics such as Evita, The Thorn Birds, and Dallas. One Oscar and several Emmys later, it's easy to recognize the legacy of this outstanding designer. Showcased here are many of Travilla's original sketches for the stars, along with fascinating 'costume check' and publicity photos. His rise from child art prodigy to celebrated designer is chronicled, painting a wonderful portrait of his rich contributions to the motion picture, t
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd VICIOUS DELICIOUS AMBITIOUS Schiffer Design
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd MISSION FURNITURE From the American Arts and
Book SynopsisIn 1988, Barbara Streisand paid $363,000 at auction for a sideboard by Gustav Stickley, establishing mission furniture as a rival of early American furniture. Since then, dealers and collectors have scrambled to learn how to identify makers and evaluate prices. This extensive book, now with updated values, has served as an essential tool for dealers and collectors trying to identify makers and evaluate these valuable pieces. Included are histories of the major mission furniture companies including Stickley, Limbert, Roycroft, Young, Harden, Leavens, and others. It also documents the never-before published furniture designs of the William Leavans Company. With more than 300 color photographs, Mission Furniture provides identification clues and a glossary of terms. This is an excellent reference source that is a must for dealers, collectors, interior designers, and anyone interested in the American Arts and Crafts Movement.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Women Working in Glass Schiffer Art Books
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Ceramics of China 5000 BC to 1900 AD Schiffer
Book SynopsisChinese pottery and porcelain has been admired, sought after, fought over, and emulated throughout the history of the civilized world. In form, color, and technique, China led the world in the ceramic arts. Its perfection of hard paste porcelain in the Ming Dynasty followed a fascinating record of ceramic production that is traceable back to 5,000 B.C. The Ceramics of China provides text and pictures that scan the scope of China's history and ceramic production from Neolithic times through the fall of the Qing dynasty in the early 20th century. Illustrations follow this evolution from the earliest pottery tomb figures to fine porcelains created by edicts of nineteenth century Chinese Emperors. The book features over 400 color photographs of ceramic figures, vessels, bowls, and plates, arranged chronologically to mirror the Chinese societal history. A Time Line of selected historical events throughout the world provides a broad view in relation to each era of Chinese history. Finally, v
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Tattoo Road Trip California Cover Girls
Book SynopsisIt is said that Oregonians have more body art per capita than any state in the union. Bob Baxter and his wife, Mary Gardner, have carefully vetted and selected forty-four of the best shops out of hundreds in their home state in order to expand and improve their already vast online tattoo shop directory. Spending three months on the road and traveling nearly a thousand miles, they visited each location, interviewed the owners, and photographed the shops'' finest and most loyal clients. The result is the fifth installment in the Tattoo Road Trip series, a captivating, regional tattoo compendium and day-by-day account of the couple''s adventures on the road in the Beaver State, from top to bottom, along the coast and inland. This one-of-a-kind collection of tattoos and tattoo artists is an essential component to the enthusiast's understanding of the tattoo scene in this majestic Pacific Northwestern state.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Modern Figurative Paintings
Book SynopsisThe first half of the 19th Century spawned one of the most exciting concentrations of artists and artistic innovation in history. The French impressionists opened the door to creative freedoms never before experienced, and a community rich in artistic and intellectual talent coalesced to forever change the direction of art. This book documents more than 150 artists who worked, studied, and exhibited in Paris between 1890 and 1950. Many of them have been completely overlooked by scholars and art historians. Their work encompasses the La Belle Epoque, Postimpressionist, Cubist, and School of Paris movements. More than 375 color images of their paintings document this fabulous cultural explosion, and also present a visual time capsule, showing the populace at work and at play in bars, cabarets, and jazz clubs, even scenes of the artists' own studios. This book has been a labor of love; many years in the making. Collectors, curators, and historians will find it an invaluable tool for under
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd African Art in American Collections Survey 1989
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Naughty Victorians and Edwardians
Book SynopsisMost are modest, some dare smoke and strike suggestive poses. Others go so far as to expose an inch of flesh as they coyly wring seawater from their swim dresses. Enjoy over 100 hand-tinted postcards taken during an era when women may have been clothed from head to toe, but they were women nonetheless. Dressed in the latest beach fashions, bold Victorians flirt with the camera, creating charming and beguiling images..
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Japanese Tattooing Now
Book SynopsisToday's Japanese youth continue a 300 year tradition of tattooing, proudly creating and wearing this ever changing art form. Over 350 breathtaking colour photos display a vast range of Japanese tattoos, from tradtional full-body forms repleat with classical images steeped in symbolism, and others influence by the cultures of the West.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Hawaiian Shirts
Book SynopsisIf you plan to enter paradise, you''ll want to dress for it. Here are over 1000 glorious color photgraphs of Hawaiian-inspired textile designs on shirts that will thrust wide the pearly gates. Fantastic florals, heavenly Hawaiian designs, gorgeous geometrics, beautiful birds, special surfing scenes, jumping Japanese prints, fabulous fish, luscious landscapes, favorite foods, compulsory cocktails, and plenty of styling details will motivate your journey. When you get there, just remeber one thing: Button up. Aloha!
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd 100 Artists of the Southwest
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Art Nouveau Ironwork of Austria Hungary
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd 20th Century Decorative British Tiles Commercial
Book SynopsisFor the first time, this book uncovers the fascinating history and diverse design of decorative ceramic tiles in Britain during the 20th century. Following extensive research and study, author Chris Blanchett, a well-known British tile enthusiast and collector, has compiled the story of the companies and their products, including the major influences that affected design and manufacture during this vibrant period. Together with its companion title, this publication contains nearly 2500 striking color photographs and illustrates the work of over 110 companies, large and small. Among the firms profiled here are Maw & Co., Packard & Ord, H. & R. Johnson, Pilkington's, and many more. A third volume in the series covers the numerous craft and studio tile makers that flourished in the 20th century, particularly during the second half. Each book features an entry for each maker, listing all known addresses, a short history of the firm and its products, a gallery of tile images, and a section
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd PeepMachine PinUps 1940s1950s Mutoscope Art
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Native American Fetishes Carvings of the
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd 100 New York Painters
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Flash Dragons The Art of Spider Webb Schiffer Art
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd SAM HYDE HARRIS 1889 1977 A RETROSPECTIV A
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Art in Savannah A Guide to the Monuments Museums
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Hopi Wicker Plaques Baskets Schiffer Book for
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd New Attitude
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Spider Webbs Classic Tattoo Flash 1
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£19.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Spider Webbs Classic Tattoo Flash 2 Bk2
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£19.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mexican Silver Jewelry Details
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£65.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Nantucket Portrait Fun Games with the Super
Book SynopsisJim Cromartie first came to Nantucket as a college student, but for the past 35 years he has called the island home. As a young artist, his major patron was the late Nelson Rockefeller, who introduced him to the world of art and started him on the path to becoming a major realistic painter at a time when abstract art was the norm. His work introduced the style of Hard-Edge Realism that is created in acrylic paint on wood panel and depicted all objects in the composition in exquisite detail. The resulting work is both dynamic and serene in a style reminiscent of Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth. As a lone-wolf realistic painter in a world gone wild over abstract art, Jim often felt overwhelmed but never quit his crusade to bring realism back to the forefront of art. The perfection of realism led him to a parallel career as a painter of historical buildings. Principal among his historical works are The U.S. Capitol, the White House, and the Supreme Court. This new book tells his story in the first person, tracing the trials and joys of an artist struggling to find his style and acceptance in the world. It is a story told with wit and humor, and is sure to entertain, at the same time as it provides insight into the development of a significant contemporary artist. It is heavily illustrated with 73 color reproductions of Jim''s work, representing both finished works and some of Jim''s preparatory watercolor sketches.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The New American Pinup
Book SynopsisThis new book continues the tradition of the American pin-up girl, while taking it to new territory. It celebrates not only the stunning beauty of the models, but the artistry of tattoos and piercings that adorn their bodies. These new cultural icons are sassy, alluring, bold, outspoken, gorgeous, and proud to show off their assets. The 46 women who posed for the stunning photographs all wear creative body art by some of the most talented tattooers and body piercers in the world. They share their thoughts about tattoos and life in brief character sketches that accompany the pictures. Readers quickly learn that their body art is emblematic of the empowerment they share and the zeal with which they live their lives. This fascinating book will delight everyone who loves the feminine form and those who appreciate the tattooist's art.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Worlds Rarest Movie Posters
Book SynopsisA perfect book for lovers of movies and movie posters. Over 300 color images of vintage movie posters include the extremely rare drive-in theater posters along with more common one-sheet size. These posters, often very different from the standard posters, were printed in smaller numbers, adding to their interest and value. All of these posters have less than ten known copies in existence, and many have only one or two known examples. Posters of such favorite movies as the Attack of the 50-Foot Woman , Rebel without a Cause, and The Seven Year Itch are included, with iconic movie stars Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Director Alfred Hitchcock. Auction results from 1989-the present, and other pricing information make this a useful tool for collectors of posters who are trying to make informed purchasing decisions. Graphic designers will love it.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Chinese Artists New Media 19902010
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Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Perspectives on the Provincetown Art Colony
Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive review of the Provincetown Artist Colony to date, this two-volume set is complete with conversations with many artists, including Robert Motherwell, Jack Tworkov, Red Grooms, Raphael Soyer, and Chaim Gross, and nearly 300 images of works by those artists, as well as Childe Hassam, Hans Hofmann, Franz Kline, Adolph Gottlieb, Edward Hopper, and numerous others. Attracted by its sparkling natural light and spirit of freedom, artists have flocked to Provincetown since the late 19th century. Now recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as the home of the nation''s oldest art colony, Provincetown is a microcosm of American art of the last century, as well as a community for artists who played vital roles in American art movements. In volume one, Deborah Forman traces the history of these artists from 1899, when Charles Hawthorne opened his Cape Cod School of Art, through the struggles among traditionalists, impressionists, modernists, and abstract exp
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Figure Skating and the Arts
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£34.84
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Positive Creations
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