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North Star Press of Saint Cloud Inc Hello Little One
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Wheelwright Museum of American Indian About Face SelfPortraits by Native American First
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National Geographic Society Love
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Winston Churchill in British Art 1900 to the
Book SynopsisJonathan Black is a Senior Research Fellow in History of Art at Kingston University, UK. A Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, he became interested in the image of Churchill when studying the sculptor Ivor Roberts-Jones, who was responsible for the iconic statue of Churchill in Parliament Square.Trade ReviewJonathan Black is an art historian, and reading him is rather like visiting a major exhibition in the company of its curator. No such collection as this, embracing the work of painters, sculptors, photographers, and cartoonists, has ever been assembled before … Enjoyable though it is to browse through the pictures, the substance of the book lies in the text, which is both scholarly and original. * Journal of Modern History *Full credit to Jonathan Black for spotting a significant gap in the exhaustive, indeed excessive, literature on Winston Churchill: his changing image in art. This book admirably qualifies as "iconography" not only as art historians mean it ... but also as a scholarly yet page-turning study of a veritable twentieth-century icon ... I give Jonathan Black a V for Victory sign. * The Tablet *[A] brisk and enjoyable biography through images. * London Review of Books *Unreservedly recommended, not only to librarians, but as a fine present for a Churchill buff, or for that matter anyone interested in the perception of ‘The Greatest Briton of All Time’. * Cercles *This well-written, well-researched and beautifully produced book covers every conceivable angle in the relationship between Winston Churchill and Art, often in surprising and inspiring ways. I didn’t think there was anything new to be said about Churchill, but Jonathan Black has certainly managed it. * Andrew Roberts, Visiting Professor, King's College London, UK *The lure of the enigmatic and ever charismatic Winston Churchill, as seen through the eyes of Britain’s leading artists throughout the nation’s most turbulent century, and expertly collated and analysed here by Jonathan Black, makes this long-overdue study irresistible. * Michael J. K. Walsh, Associate Professor of Art, Design & Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore *In this definitive study Jonathan Black examines the myriad representations made of Sir Winston Churchill over the course of the 20th century and into our own era. Black cogently analyses this evolving imagery in relation to Churchill’s tumultuous political career and its aftermath, from his period as First Lord of the Admiralty during World War One to the struggle to define the ‘myth’ of Churchill following his death in 1965. This lavishly illustrated book is a wonderful and timely addition to the vast literature on the life and legacy of Winston Churchill. * Mark Antliff, Mary Grace Wilson Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Duke University, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction First Age: Young Winston, 1898-1909 Second Age: The Political Meteor, 1910-1915 Third Age: From Disgrace to Redemption, 1916-1929 Fourth Age: In the Wilderness, 1929-1939 Fifth Age: Finest Hour, 1940-1945 Sixth Age: Cold War Warrior, 1946-1955 Seventh Age: Twilight Years and Apotheosis, 1955-1980s Epilogue: Churchill in the 21st Century
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Smithsonian Books Masters of Movement: Portraits of America's Great
Book SynopsisWhere does the impulse to create originate? How does one cope with the highs and lows of the artist's life? What is the choreographer's responsibility to the dancers, the audience, the self? These are just a few of the probing questions that Rose Eichenbaum, a dancer turned photographer, asks 59 of America's most celebrated choreographers in her five-year quest to understand the secrets of creativity.A collection of photographic portraits and vignettes based on intimate conversations, Masters of Movement takes us on a rare journey into the world of dance, from the concert stage and Broadway to feature films and music videos. Whether through her lens or through the revelations emanating from her masterful interviews, Eichenbaum has succeeded in capturing the essential character of her subjects, who confide experiences and emotions that have driven their creativity and defined their styles.Masters of Movement will inform, empower, and inspire anyone on the creative path—and delight lovers of dance everywhere.
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Smithsonian Books The Sweat on Their Face: Portraying American
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Temple University Press,U.S. Pictures from a Drawer: Prison and the Art of
Book SynopsisA remarkable collection of prison "portraiture" photosTrade Review"In a stimulating introductory essay accompanying this collection of extraordinary photographic portraits, Jackson (The Story Is True) recalls visiting in 1975 Arkansas's Cummins state prison farm, where an inmate invited him to fill his pockets with about 200 discarded prisoner identification photographs, likely dating from 1915 to 1940.... Shrewdly, Jackson balances their remarkable refurbishment with a strong sense of provenance (retaining staple holes and creases, for example), while eschewing any attempt to connect each haunting image with a particular crime or narrative. Given unprecedented and (from the perspective of their original purpose) utterly unintended scope, the human dimensions of these images grant each an irreversible dignity for the first time, while simultaneously taking on the essential characteristic Jackson names: they become 'mirrors' of ourselves." —Publishers Weekly"I'm intrigued by the portraits of these prisoners. These pictures all speak to me of another time not only because of the way the people are dressed, but also because of the direct simplicity and innocence of the images. Today, when so many photographs are altered and manipulated, the honesty and reality of these images make them stand out as powerful and true portraiture for all time."—Mary Ellen MarkTable of Contents1. Pictures from a Drawer; 2. Restoring the Eyes; 3. Size; 4. Dating the Images; 5. The Women; 6. Portraits; 7. Seeing People; 8. The Order of Things; 9. Mirrors; II.; Images; Appendix: Cooter's Yellow Pad
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Seven Stories Press,U.S. Bobby's Book
Book SynopsisBobby Powers is a real life character out of a Nelson Algren or Hubert Selby novel, only he somehow survived and figured out since the only way left to go was up, he might as well try it.—Barry Gifford In 1998, at the very moment that a publisher had approached Bruce Davidson about a book of his 1959 Brooklyn Gang photographs, former gang leader Bobby Powers unexpectedly telephoned the Davidsons. Over the next decade, Emily Davidson maintained an ongoing conversation with Powers in order to bring to light his struggle to overcome his drug-ridden and violent past and to inspire others with his example.Through the words and reflections of the former drug addict and petty criminal, this book relates the long, agonizing journey from youthful urban violence and despair to the life of a committed and generous professional. Beginning in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood in the mid 1950s where alcohol abuse and poverty were rampant, Bobby Powers went from being an illiterate gang leader and notorious drug dealer to a destroyed individual who had lost everything, including family members, close friends, and himself, all presented in his own words and in grim detail in this book. At a critical turning point in his life, recognizing the threat of his behaviors to survival, he entered detox and embarked on the arduous path to recovery and self-understanding. This process involved not only acknowledging and coming to terms with the injuries he had inflicted on his children and others, but also asking for their forgiveness.Having achieved a new way of life as a responsible and caring adult, Bobby Powers is today, at 69, a nationally respected drug addiction counselor who has aided a wide spectrum of people, including former gang members. His story represents a brutal and inspiring lesson in human frailty, degradation, and transformation.
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University of Delaware Press The Celebrity Monarch: Empress Elisabeth and the
Book SynopsisEmpress Elisabeth of Austria (1837-1898), wife of Habsburg Emperor Francis Joseph I, was celebrated as the most beautiful woman in Europe. Glamorous painted portraits by Franz Xaver Winterhalter and widely collected photographs spread news of her beauty, and the twentieth-century German-language film trilogy Sissi (1955-57) cemented this legacy. Despite the enduring fascination with the empress, art historians have never considered Elisabeth’s role in producing her public portraiture or the influence of her creation. The Celebrity Monarch reveals how portraits of Elisabeth transformed monarchs from divinely appointed sovereigns to public personalities whose daily lives were consumed by spectators. With resources ranging from the paintings of Gustav Klimt and Elisabeth’s private collection of celebrity photography to twenty-first century collages and films by T. J. Wilcox, this book positions Elisabeth herself as the primary engineer of her public image and argues for the widespread influence of her construction on both modern art and the emerging phenomenon of celebrity. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Staging the State Portrait Chapter Two: Styling Authenticity: The Boundless Hair of the Celebrity Monarch Chapter Three: The Imaginary Empress: Photomontage and the Simulation of Intimacy Chapter Four: Elisabeth and the Modernist Imagination of Anton Romako Chapter Five: Sissi in New York: T. J. Wilcox and Elisabeth’s Descendants in the United States Endnotes Bibliography Index
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Time Inc. Books 100 Best Celebrity Photos
Book SynopsisSince its first issue debuted with a Great Gatsby portrait of Mia Farrow, People magazine has delivered not only outstanding celebrity journalism, but also the best in personality photography. Now, the Editors of People present The 100 Best Celebrity Photos. From a Marilyn Monroe pin-up to an internet-breaking Kim Kardashian Instagram, from Harry Benson's exuberant snaps of The Beatles' first visit to America to Bradley Cooper's star-packed Oscar selfie, these are the images that influenced how we understand fame and glamor. Included with each picture is the story behind it: A-list photographers tell how they created the images that turned stars into icons, or made legends seem as relatable as family. Here also are People exclusives from the magazine's history of unparalleled access into celebrity homes and off-duty lives that show us the real side of the stars who most captivate and intrigue us.
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Time Inc. Books Firsts: Women Who Are Changing the World
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FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS Brothers and Mothers
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Thames & Hudson About Face
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Nimbus Publishing Ltd Niniskamijinaqik - Ancestral Images
Book SynopsisNiniskamijinaqik - Ancestral Images provides a glimpse into the lives of the Mi'kmaq of Atlantic Canada. The opening images in this collection were created by the Mi'kmaq themselves: portrayals of human beings carved into the rock formations of Nova Scotia. Then there are the earliest surviving European depictions of Mi'kmaq, decorations on the maps of Samuel de Champlain. These people, too, are faceless, as anonymous to the artist as were the people of whom he had so little knowledge. This book includes 94 of the finest pieces of art or photography, chosen from more than a thousand extant portraits in different media, that show the Mi'kmaq people. The images in this collection date from the earliest petroglyphs to contemporary photographs, and are accompanied by explanatory notes about the individuals represented.
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Riverside Book Company The Intimate Eye: Portraits by Bernard Gotfryd
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Ruminator Books Lake Street USA
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George F. Thompson Choosing Fatherhood: America’S Second Chance
Book SynopsisFamilies come in all sizes, shapes, and traditions, each a unique variation of a universal human theme. Whether one comes from a heterosexual, single-sex, or one-parent home, stability and love are paramount. Unfortunately, in the United States, the absence of fathers from their children’s lives has become a real problem. In fact, the Brookings Institute has identified absentee fathers as America's most pressing problem—greater than the economy, education, the environment, health care, infrastructure, you name it. Why? Because nearly every social ill finds an umbrella, a home if you will, in the fatherless home. Choosing Fatherhood: America's Second Chance is meant to explore this issue as no previous book has. And it does so through the art of photography, in which Lewis Kostiner makes portraits of dads who are involved in their children's lives. The book is also accompanied by essays written by leading authorities on the subject: Juan Williams of FOX News, David Travis who was Curator of Photography at the Art Institute of Chicago for more than thirty-five years, sociologist Shipra Parikh at Loyola University in Chicago, sociologist Derrick M. Bryan at the Morehouse College, and Roland Warren, former director of the National Fatherhood Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing fatherhood in America, who also served on President Obama's task force on fatherless homes. Getting fathers to be more involved in their children’s lives is of paramount importance, if the United States is to regain ground as an international leader. Right now, the statistics look grim: forty years ago only eleven percent of America's children lived in homes without fathers, but today more than a third do. This translates into high poverty rates, high drop-out rates in high school, high rates of incarceration, multiple behavioral problems, and the list goes on. As President Obama has declared, fatherhood does not begin with the ecstasy of conception but with the beauty of childbirth and the responsibilities that come with creating and caring for a human life. Although changes in custody rulings and other policy remedies are possible, behavioral patterns are often outside the reach of policy. Choosing Fatherhood offers a hopeful direction that America does have a second chance at correcting a troubling trend, but time is slipping, and awareness of the problem is an important start. (See the publishers website for further information about events and a slide show from the book: http://gftbooks.com/books_Kostiner.html ) Go here to see an interview with the photographer Lewis Kostiner and Juan Williams who wrote the introduction: http://video.foxnews.com/v/2197946608001/
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Smithsonian Books Politics and Portraits in the United States and
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Brepols N.V. Funerary Representations of Palmyrene Women: From
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Brepols Publishers Odds and Ends: Unusual Elements in Palmyrene
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Bohlau Verlag Welfen und Portrat: Visuelle Strategien hofischer
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Harrassowitz Abbild / Selbstbild: Das Portrat in Nurnberg Um
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Harrassowitz The Iconography of the Pharaoh's Face in the
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Harrassowitz The Iconography of the Pharaoh's Face in the
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Harrassowitz Kultpraxis Und Distinktion: Bildnisse Von
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Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Privatportrat: Die Darstellung Realer Personen in
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Brill Fink Effigies: Antikes Porträt ALS Figuration Des
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Brill U Fink Effigies: Ancient Portraiture as Figuration of
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Hirmer Verlag Modigliani: The Primitivist Revolution
Book SynopsisAmedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) moved to Paris as a 22-year-old art student and is regarded as probably the last true bohémien in Montmartre. The exhibition catalogue to mark the 100th anniversary of his death shows him for the first time as a leading member of the avant-garde who carried the revolution of Primitivism well into the 20th century. Modigliani’s famous nudes, unusual portraits and unique sculptures are contrasted with works by Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brâncusi and André Derain as well as artefacts from so-called “primitive” cultures. In doing so the volume focuses in particular on Modigliani’s lifelong study of the art of Primitivism, which also interested the artist friends who influenced his work. Some 100 works are on view, including numerous main works by Modigliani from the great museums and most important private collections from America to Asia.Trade Review"Modigliani - Picasso: The Primitivist Revolution is the type and quality of a project one would expect to accompany an exhibition that honors an artist of Modigliani’s caliber on the occasion of the centenary of his death." * New York Journal of Books *
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Gebruder Mann Verlag Lorenzo Lotto Malt Andrea Odoni: Kunstschaffen
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Schnell & Steiner Die Ersten Bildnisse Von Heiligen Der Fruhen
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Jan Thorbecke Verlag Von Einem Der Auszog...: Das Werk Hans Malers Von
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V&R Unipress Portrats Von Tilla Durieux: Bildnerische
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Sandstein Verlag Silberglanz: Von Der Kunst Des Alters
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Sandstein Verlag Wunsch & Wirklichkeit: Portrats Aus Der Sammlung
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Sandstein Verlag Margarete: Meine Mutter. Handzeichnungen Aus Den
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Archeobooks Le Portrait Dans La Peinture Antique
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Casa Editrice Leo S. Olschki Titian's Aretino
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L'Erma Di Bretschneider Juana Romani: La Petite Italienne: Da Modella a
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