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Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
215 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Description
"Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Explores nineteenth-century photography's impact on science and popular culture. Includes reproductions of nearly 200 vintage photographs and scholarly essays by exhibition curator Corey Keller, cultural historian Jennifer Tucker, and film historian Tom Gunning"--Provided by Publisher.
44) 51 months
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Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Description
On her 15th birthday Carrie Levy was waiting at home in hope for her father's return. He didn't make it. At the time he was being sentenced to prison for four years. Here she charts the years of his absence from their lives through her camera, as the void he left is filled with memories and reminders of him, compounded by his absence, from the empty garden, to the road trip to the prison five hours away.
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
156 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
Description
From the Publisher: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is a key presence in the history of modern art, and yet he is rarely seen or remembered in the context from which he initially emerged as an artist. When Calder became "Calder"--Well known for his signature mobiles and stabiles-it was due to a unique variety of presiding influences. His artistic parentage consisted of Marcel Duchamp, who provided the name of and concept for the mobile; Piet Mondrian,...
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
223 p. : chiefly ill., map ; 32 cm.
Description
"In this book the full range of Eddie Adams's work in Indochina is revealed, and through never-before-seen pictures, articles written for publication by Adams, pages from his personal journals and other artifacts, one journalist's experience of the war in Vietnam is told in gripping detail."--BOOK JACKET.
53) Homeland
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Description
Nina Berman, as an American photographer looking at America, delivers a caustic and surreal vision of the United States during the Bush years in Homeland. A product of seven years work, with images from across America, Berman gives us a peek into the bizarre manifestations of the homeland security state and the ideologies that have reshaped post 9/11 America.
Author
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Description
Marquetry is decorative work in which amazing puzzle-like patterns are formed by intricately cut and shaped wood chips--or veneers--that are glued in place to ornament the surfaces of furniture and personal objects. American Folk Marquetry: Masterpieces in Wood is the first volume to record the history of marquetry and the American masters who handed down the tradition from father to son. Never before has American folk marquetry been investigated,...
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Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Description
"Joseph Beuys (1921-86) - the German sculptor and performance artist - became one of the most influential figures in modern and contemporary art. His charismatic presence, extraordinary life, and unconventional artistic style (incorporating ritualized movement and sound, and materials such as fat, felt, earth, honey, blood, and even dead animals) gained him international fame and notoriety from the 1960s through the 1980s. Beuys's innovative influence...
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xix, 279 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 31 cm.
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S'abadeb - the Gifts captures the essence of Coast Salish culture through its artistry, oral traditions, and history. Developed in conjunction with the first extensive exhibition of the art and culture of the Coast Salish people of Washiington State and British Columbia, the book traces the historic, cultural, and social context of Salish art from prehistory to the present. Sculpture in wood, stone, crafted basketry, woven regalia, and works in glass,...
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