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History of Art

Food and Feasting in Art

Malaguzzi Silvia

ISBN: PB: 9780892369140, Getty Publications, May 2008
384 pp., 19.7x13.3 cm, 400 colour illus.

Deliciously illustrated with masterpieces of western art, this latest volume in the highly acclaimed "Guide to Imagery" series explores the rituals, customs, and symbolism of food and dining in art. It features a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign...

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History of Art

Art and Eskimo Power The Life and Times of Alaskan Howard Rock

Morgan Lael

ISBN: PB: 9781602230217, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, April 2008
258 pp., 22.6x15.2 cm, black and white photos

At Howard Rock's birth, a shaman predicted that he would become a great man. Born in 1911 in a sod igloo in Point Hope, an ancient Eskimo village, Howard became an accomplished artist and crusading newspaper editor who helped to defend his people fro...

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History of Art

Politics, Transgression, and Representation at the Court of Charles II

MacLeod Catharine, Marciari Alexander Julia, Harris Tim, O'Connell Sheila, Roach Joseph, Sharpe Kevin, Shifrin Susan, Walkling Andrew, Weil Rachel, Zwicker Steven

ISBN: HB: 9780300116564, Yale University Press, February 2008
214 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 90 colour illus.

The return of Charles II to the English throne after eleven years of Interregnum heralded the beginning of a new era in which the court was characterized by the licentious behaviour of the new king. Edited by the authors of the critically acclaimed "...

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History of Art

Fragonard's Allegories of Love

Molotiu Andrei

ISBN: HB: 9780892368976, Getty Publications, February 2008
128 pp., 26.7x21.5 cm, 53 colour illus., 24 black&white illus.

Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter whose manner is distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism, as well as a prolific output – he produced more than 550 paintings. One of his most striking pieces, "The Fountain...

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Contemporary Art

Carolee Schneemann Split Decision

McEvilley Thomas, Drobnick Jim, Koebel Caroline

ISBN: PB: 9780939784264, DAP, CEPA Gallery, February 2008
96 pp., 26.7x20.3 cm, 16 black&white illus., 2 duotones

Not for sale in Estonia! This volume collects works from two recent Schneemann exhibitions. Buffalo's CEPA Gallery focused on the themes of War, Erotics and Felines, while featuring Schneemann's best-known works, including "Interior Scroll", "Vulva...

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Painting and Drawing Manuals

How to Draw Noir Comics The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling

Martinbrough Shawn

ISBN: PB: 9780823024063, GMC Group, Watson-Guptill, December 2007
144 pp., 27.9x21.7 cm, colour illus.

Not for sale in selected countries! Noir is just as powerful in comics as it is in films: dark angles, shadowy, high contrast images, moody lighting, an anti-hero that struggles with moral conflicts: all these elements work to create a somber, dark...

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Photography

LOMO Don't Think Just Shoot

Monheim Fabian

ISBN: HB: 9781861542304, Casemate, Booth-Clibborn Editions, September 2007
360 pp., 27x20.7 cm, 25 colour illus.

The Lomo camera, an icon of mid-20th century Russian design, is perceived as unable to take a bad picture, due to the unique glass lens and capability for handling low-light levels. This antidote to all things digital and slick has found a vast inter...

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Contemporary Art

Abstract Expressionism and Other Modern Works The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mintz Messinger Lisa, Tinterow Gary

ISBN: HB: 9780300122527, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2007
176 pp., 30.5x22.9 cm, 100 colour illus.

This beautiful book features 63 paintings, sculptures, and drawings from "The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection", which was recently given to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it will be exhibited beginning in September 2007. Long recogni...

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History of Art

Flemish Manuscript Painting in Context

Morrison Elizabeth, Kren Thomas

ISBN: HB: 9780892368525, Getty Publications, April 2007
160 pp., 27.9x19.7 cm, 83 black&white illus., 67 colour illus.

A companion to the prize-winning exhibition catalogue "Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe", edited by Thomas Kren and Scot McKendrick (2003), this volume contains thirteen selected papers presented at t...

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History of Art

Models and Prototypes

Manchanda Catharina

ISBN: PB: 9780936316192, University of Chicago Press, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, January 2007
64 pp., 22.6x15.2 cm, 61 colour plates

"Models and Prototypes" is the first exhibition in the Focus series, a collection-based series of publications and exhibitions intended to examine significant works from the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum's collection within the context of contempora...

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