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Imogen Cunningham - A Retrospective by Paul Martineau
Category: Photography | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
Thoroughly researched and beautifully produced, this catalogue complements the first comprehensive retrospective in the United States of Imogen Cunningham's work in over thirty-five years. Celebrated American artist Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) enjoyed a long career as a photographer, creating a large ...Show more
La Graffiti Black Book by D. Brafman
Category: Street Art | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
This collection of unique works by 151 Los Angeles graffiti and tattoo artists represents an unprecedented collaboration across the city's diverse artistic landscape. Many graffiti artists carry sketchbooks, called black books, and they ask crew members and others whose work they admire to inscribe the ...Show more
Off the Walls - Inspired Re-Creations of Iconic Artworks by Sarah Waldorf (Preface by); Annelisa Stephan (Preface by)
Category: Gift Books | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
When life (in a global pandemic) imitates art . . . Van Gogh's Starry Night made out of spaghetti? Cat with a Pearl Earring? Frida Kahlo self-portraits with pets and toilet paper? While the world reeled from the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), thousands of people around the globe, ...Show more
Pierre-Auguste Renoir: la Promenade by John House
Category: Biography | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
Renoir's La Promenade is one of the most engaging and approachable of all Impressionist paintings. This study of the work--a masterpiece from the Getty collection--reveals surprising details about the sexual, historical, and artistic contexts in which the painting was created.
Robert Mapplethorpe - The Photographs by Paul Martineau
Category: Photography | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
The legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 –1989) is rich and complicated, triggering controversy, polarizing critics, and providing inspiration for many artists who followed him. Mapplethorpe, one of the most influential figures of his time, today stands as an example to emerging photographers who continu ...Show more
The Brilliant History of Color in Art by Victoria Finlay
Category: Art and Design | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art.
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