Human made objects depicted in the arts Books

Book SynopsisAcclaimed photographer Richard Berenholtz's brilliant portfolio of New York City skyline photographs.For thirty-five years, best-selling photographer Richard Berenholtz has captured the iconic skylines of New York and all of its buildings and bridges. Skylines of New York wonderfully showcases the city that never sleeps in grand style with this collection of 75 breathtaking skyline images.From the tip of Lower Manhattan, Battery Park, the Statue of Liberty, and the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park and the Hudson River--and dozens of locations in between--every well-known NYC site is featured here. To really bring the Big Apple home, some of the city's most memorable skyline panoramas are featured on gatefold pages that open to two-and-a-half feet wide. Designed in a handsome yet affordable package, Skylines of New York is the perfect gift for all who love New York.

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Book SynopsisAfter spending most of the last twenty years photographing people in war-torn places around the world, photographer Bobby Sager trains his gaze upon a UNESCO world heritage site in the Arabian desert to deliver a visual tour de force.Sager traveled to Diriyah, an ancient mud city abandoned by its inhabitants several decades ago. The fragile site has been closed to visitors for over a decade. But during the final stages of a major ten-year restoration, Sager was given unlimited access to capture the soul of this magical place before it was opened to the public. Captivated by the erosion in Diriyah’s mud-brick walls, Sager is drawn to the “faces” he sees within the mud patterns of the town’s architecture. Sager asks us to think of these faces as our hosts and us as their guests as we explore the streets, palaces, mosques, and schools of this three-hundred-year-old city.Desert landscapes and architectura

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to maritime prints, drawings and watercolours. The text includes a sweeping historical survey of marine artists and printmakers from earliest times to the present day.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Drawings and Watercolours 3. Prints and Processes 4. Ship Types 5. The Dutch School 6. Thames Views, Naval Actions and Voyages of Discovery 7. Fishing Boats, Shipwrecks and Coastal Scenery 8. France and America 9. Steam Ships, Yachts and Two World Wars Checklist of Artists and Their Dates Bibliography Index Abbreviations and Terms Used in Prints

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Book SynopsisExamining the special relationship between footwear and film, Shoe Reelsexplores images of shoes in cinema.It questions what shoes mean in the context of narrative, aesthetics and symbolism, why they are so memorable, and what their wider cultural resonances might be.

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Book SynopsisIn The Grey Ghost: New York City Photographs, Dan Winters turns his eye to New York City, collecting nearly 100 black-and-white images he created there in the years after moving to New York from California in 1987 at the age of 25. A highly personal collection, The Grey Ghost reveals an artist finding his voice, discovering that elusive method that

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Book SynopsisName an illness, medical condition, or disease and you will find quiltmaking associated with it. From Alzheimer's to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lou Gehrig's Disease to Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, and for nearly every form of cancer, millions of quilts have been made in support of personal well-being, health education, patient advocacy, memorialization of victims, and fundraising. In Quilts and Health, Marsha MacDowell, Clare Luz, and Beth Donaldson explore the long historical connection between textiles and health and its continued and ever growing importance in contemporary society. This lavishly illustrated book brings together hundreds of health-related quilts-with imagery from abstract patterns to depictions of fibromyalgia to an ovarian cancer diary-and the stories behind the art, as told by makers, recipients, healthcare professionals, and many others. This incredible book speaks to the healing power of quilts and quiltmaking and to the deep connections between art and health.Trade ReviewThis wide-ranging collection of quilts associated with health is accompanied by the stories of the makers, and shows that this art form can be both beautiful and therapeutic to the quilter, the recipient, and the viewer alike. * Machine Quilting Unlimited *This book will be used and enjoyed for years to come by those seeking further scientific research but also by individuals who know personally, without a doubt, the act of quilting or receiving a quilt is therapeutic for healing of body and soul. * The Quilt Pattern Magazine *"Quilts and Health explores the myriad connections that are forged between disease, recovery, and quilt making." * New Books Network *Richly informed through extensive interviews and quantitative and visual analysis, Quilts and Health will appeal to diverse audiences. One hopes that medical practitioners, who will benefit the most from this beautiful and instructive book, will encounter it and read it with care. * Choice Reviews *The book will appeal to quilt enthusiasts, health care providers, as well as folklorists, and will be equally at home in a hospital waiting area, in a quilt guild's library, or on the desk of those who study quilts and quilt makers. * Western Folklore *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Evidence of the Impact of Quilts and Quiltmaking on Health and Healthcare Outcomes2. The Art of Health-related Quiltmaking3. Individual Experiences of Health and Wellbeing through Quiltmaking4. Public and Collective Quiltmaking for Health and Wellbeing5. Quilts in Healing Environments and Clinical Care6. ConclusionAfterwordAppendix A: Guide to Whatever It Takes: An Ovarian Cancer DiaryAppendix B: Quilt Makers and Quilt Recipients BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisSteam locomotives gripped the imagination when they first appeared in nineteenth-century Europe and America. Aboard these great machines, passengers travelled at faster speeds than ever before. This work captures both the fear and excitement of early train travel as it probes the artistic response to steam locomotion within its social setting.Trade Review"For anyone who likes trains or historical painting and photography, this book is a winner."—John Linsenmeyer, The Greenwich Times -- John Linsenmeyer * The Greenwich Times *"Beautiful. . . . [This] is not just a fine museum catalogue, but a truly comprehensive study of the impact of railways on society as recorded by nineteenth- and early twentieth-century painters and photographers."—Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Antiques -- Barrymore Laurence Scherer * Antiques *"The Railway captures the excitement, awe and dread that locomotives inspired in their heyday, among artists as well as the general public. . . . It should satisfy rabid trainspotters and art lovers alike."—Sheila Gibson Stoodley, Art & Antiques -- Sheila Gibson Stoodley * Art & Antiques *"This book's range, quality and craftsmanship astonished me. I'm not alone in my fascination with rails and engines, but even if you have only a casual interest, I defy you to be nonchalant about the contents."—Kansas City Star * Kansas City Star *"This . . . catalogue presents an impressive range of mostly European and American images . . . of steam locomotives, track, bridges, and passengers. . . . essays . . . offer perceptive analysis and helpful background. . . . Over 200 excellent illustrations enhance this superb overview of a fascinating subject . . ."—Choice * Choice *"Beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated. . . . Kennedy and Treuherz have collected an impressively broad range of images."—Kenneth John Myers, Winterthur Portfolio -- Kenneth John Myers * Winterthur Portfolio *

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Book SynopsisVivid, clear-sighted images of American vernacular signage and architecture encountered along old US highways showcase the early black-and-white work of the acclaimed photographer Jim Dow

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Book SynopsisOften abstracted by the aesthetic implications of music itself, musical instruments can be seen as physical signifiers apart from the music that they produce. In Sounding Objects, Carla Zecher studies the representation of musical instruments in French Renaissance poetry and art, arguing that the efficacy of these material objects as literary and pictorial images was derived from their physical characteristics and acoustic properties, as well as from their aesthetic product.Sounding Objects is concerned with ways in which musical culture provided poets with a rich, nuanced vocabulary for reflecting on their own art and its roles in courtly life, the civic arena, and salon society. Poets not only depicted the world of musical practice but also appropriated it, using musical instruments figuratively to establish their literary identities. Drawing on music treatises and archival sources as well as poems, paintings, and engravings, this unique study aims to enrich our unTable of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Of Strings, Trumpets, and the Future of French Poetry Musical Rivalries Musical Instruments, Governance, and Oratory The Anatomy of the LuteEpilogueNotes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAs the definitive resource on the architectural history of New York City, The Landmarks of New York documents and illustrates the 1,352 individual landmarks and 135 historic districts that have been accorded landmark status by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission since its establishment in 1965. Arranged chronologically by date of construction, the book offers a sequential overview of the city's architectural history and richness, presenting a broad range of styles and building types: colonial farmhouses, Gilded Age mansions, churches, schools, libraries, museums, and the great twentieth-century skyscrapers that are recognized throughout the world. That so many of these structures have endured is due, in large measure, to the efforts of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and hundreds of private sector preservation organizations, large and small. Since the commission was established, New York City has become the leader of the preservation movement in the Trade Review"A spectacular book.Diamonstein-Spielvogel has proven that New York City cares deeply about its past and its connections to the present and future." * Gotham Magazine *"To read this book from cover to cover is to reread the past 400 years of New York history.Highly recommended." * Library Journal *

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Book SynopsisChronicles grassroots efforts to recover, rebuild, and enjoy architecturally iconic but economically obsolete places in the American Rust Belt. A pioneering Detroit automobile factory. A legendary iron mill at the edge of Pittsburgh. A campus of concrete grain elevators in Buffalo. Two monumental train stations, one in Buffalo, the other in Detroit. These once-noble sites have since fallen from their towering grace. As local elected leaders did everything they could to destroy what was left of these places, citizens saw beauty and utility in these industrial ruins and felt compelled to act. Postindustrial DIY tells their stories. The culmination of more than a dozen years of on-the-ground investigation, ethnography, and historical analysis, author and urbanist Daniel Campo immerses the reader in this postindustrial landscape, weaving the perspectives of dozens of DIY protagonists as well as architects, planners, and preservationists. Working without capital, expertise, and sometimes permission in a milieu dominated by powerful political and economic interests, these do-it-yourself actors are driven by passion and a sense of civic duty rather than by profit or political expediency. They have craftily remade these sites into collective preservation projects and democratic grounds for arts and culture, environmental engagement, regional celebrations, itinerant play, and in-the-moment constructions. Their projects are generating excitement about the prospect of Rust Belt life, even as they often remain invisible to the uninformed passerby and fall short of professional preservation or environmental reclamation standards. Demonstrating that there is no such thing as a site that is “too far gone” to save or reuse, Postindustrial DIY is rich with case studies that demonstrate how great architecture is not simply for the elites or the wealthy. The citizen preservationists and urbanists described in this book offer looser, more playful, and often more publicly satisfying alternatives to the development practices that have transformed iconic sites into expensive real estate or a clean slate for the next profitable endeavor. Transcending the disciplinary boundaries of architecture, historic preservation, city planning, and landscape architecture, Postindustrial DIY suggests new ways to engage, adapt, and preserve architecturally compelling sites and bottom-up strategies for Rust Belt revival.Table of ContentsPrologue: A Postindustrial View from the Northeast Corridor | 3 1. Recovering Postindustrial Places | 25 2. Buffalo’s Central Terminal | 63 3. Silo City | 119 4. The Carrie Blast Furnaces | 177 5. The Packard Automotive Factory | 231 6. Michigan Central Station | 295 7. The Beginning or End of Postindustrial DIY? | 361 Acknowledgments | 383 Notes | 385 Index | 419

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Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive, up-to-date, and acclaimed guide to the High Line by the leading expert on the history of the parknow in a fully revised editionBuilt atop a former freight railroad, the park in the sky is regularly cited as one of the premiere examples of adaptive reuse and quickly became one of New York's most popular destinations, attracting more than 8 million visitors a year. This updated Third Edition of On the High Line published to coincide with the fifteenth anniversary of the park's openingremains the definitive guide to the park that transformed an entire neighborhood and became an inspiration to cities around the globe. In short entries organized by roughly two city block sections, the guide provides rich details about everything in view on both sides of the park. Illustrated with more than 110 black & white photographs, it covers historic and modern architecture; plants and horticulture; and important industries and technological innovations that developed in the n

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Book SynopsisThe perfect companion to experiencing everything that America’s most famous road has to offer, The Route 66 Photo Road Trip guides the reader from Amarillo to Las Vegas, with recommendations for dining and lodging, lists of attractions, itineraries and tips for capturing memorable photographs with professional gear or a phone.

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