Artists, Architects, Photographers
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Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris
$39.95 Add to cartGwen John was one of the most significant British artists of the early to mid-twentieth century, active in Paris and London, and featured inthe highly influential avant-garde Armory Show in New York i
- Author: Foster, Alicia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0500025576
- Language: English
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A Choice of Weapons
$18.95 Read moreGordon Parks (1912-2006)–the groundbreaking photographer, writer, composer, activist, and filmmaker–
was only sixteen in 1928 when he moved from Kansas to St. Paul, Minnesota, after his mother’s deat… [more below]- Author: Parks, Gordon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: January 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0873517695
- Language: English
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Art Sex Music
$16.95 Read moreROUGH TRADE AND PITCHFORK MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR
Musician and artist Cosey Fanni Tutti has continually challenged boundaries and conventions for four decades. As a founding member of the hugely influe- Author: Tutti, Cosey Fanni
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: July 03 2018
- ISBN10: 0571328520
- Language: English
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Vivian Maier Developed: The Untold Story of the Photographer Nanny
$32.00 Add to cartThe “astonishing” (People) and definitive biography that unlocks the “riveting” (Vogue) story of Vivian Maier, the nanny who lived secretly as a world-class photographer, featuring nearly 400 of her i… [more below]
- Author: Marks, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1982166738
- Language: English
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Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York
$20.00 Add to cartA National Book Critics Circle finalist – One of Vogue‘s Best Books of the Year
A dazzling biography of one of the twentieth century’s most respected painters, Helen Frankenthaler, as she came of age- Author: Nemerov, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0525560203
- Language: English
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Down Below
$16.95 Add to cartA stunning work of memoir and an unforgettable depiction of the brilliance and madness by one of Surrealism’s most compelling figures
In 1937 Leonora Carrington–later to become one of the twentieth c- Series: Nyrb Classics
- Author: Carrington, Leonora
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 18 2017
- ISBN10: 1681370603
- Language: English
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Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism
$34.95 Add to cartIn 1957 the American artist Robert Motherwell made an unexpected claim: “I have only known two painting milieus well … the Parisian Surrealists, with whom I began painting seriously in New York in 1
- Author: Darwent, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0500094268
- Language: English
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Leonardo
$23.33 Add to cartFilling notebook after notebook with sketches, inventions, and theories, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) not only stands as one of the most exceptional draftsmen of art history, but also as a mastermind
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Zöllner, Frank
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 15 2015
- ISBN10: 3836502151
- Language: English
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Van Gogh and God: A Creative Spiritual Quest
$14.95 Add to cartExplore the depth of this brilliant and tortured artist’s spirituality and find a new Van Gogh — philosopher of life, unorthodox theologian, and determine seeker for global spirituality.
- Series: Campion Book
- Author: Edwards, Cliff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: December 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0829406212
- Language: English
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Art and Flair of Mary Blair, The-Updated Edition: An Appreciation
$45.00 Add to cartFor more than a dozen years, a soft spoken, unassuming woman dominated design at The Walt Disney Studios with a joyful creativity and exuberant color palette that stamped the look of many classic Disn… [more below]
- Series: Disney Editions Deluxe
- Author: Canemaker, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 20 2014
- ISBN10: 1423127447
- Language: English
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Picasso the Foreigner: An Artist in France, 1900-1973
$40.00 Read moreA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
“Absorbing [and] astute . . . Cohen-Solal captures a facet of Picasso’s character long overlooked.” –Hamilton Cain, The Wall Street Journal
“A beguiling rea- Author: Cohen-Solal, Annie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: March 21, 2023
- ISBN10: 0374231230
- Language: English
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Leonardo. the Complete Paintings and Drawings
$70.00 Add to cartUnmatched in his ingenuity, technical prowess, and curiosity, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) epitomizes the humanistic ideal of the Renaissance man: a peerless master of painting, sculpture, cartograph
- Author: Zöllner, Frank
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: April 11 2019
- ISBN10: 3836576252
- Language: English
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Frida Kahlo: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$16.99 Read moreFrida Kahlo’s legacy continues to grow in the public imagination in the nearly fifty years since her “discovery” in the 1970s. This collection of conversations over the course of her brief career allo… [more below]
- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Kahlo, Frida
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1612198759
- Language: English
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Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect
$32.50 Add to cartThis new biography–featuring over 150 archival images and full-color photographs printed throughout–introduces Julia Morgan as both a pioneering architect and a captivating individual.
Julia Morgan- Author: Kastner, Victoria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1797205633
- Language: English
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Austin Osman Spare, Revised Edition: The Life and Legend of London’s Lost Artist
$24.95 Read moreA revised edition of Phil Baker’s critically lauded biography of artist and occultist, Austin Osman Spare.
London has harbored many curious characters, but few more curious than the artist and visiona- Author: Baker, Phil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1913689654
- Language: English
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Among the Bohemians: Experiments in Living 1900-1939
$18.99 Add to cartThey ate garlic and didn’t always bathe; they listened to Wagner and worshiped Diaghilev; they sent their children to coeducational schools, explored homosexuality and free love, vegetarianism and Pos
- Author: Nicholson, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0060548460
- Language: English
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No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World’s First Supermodel
$14.99 Add to cartNo Lifeguard on Duty is the ultimate memoir of sex, drugs, rock & roll, and redemption from modeling icon Janice Dickinson. From her supermodel glory days with Gia Carangi and Christie Brinkley to nig… [more below]
- Series: icon!t
- Author: Dickinson, Janice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0060009470
- Language: English
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Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
$18.99 Add to cartThe life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America’s deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surro
- Author: Wald, Elijah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 14 2004
- ISBN10: 0060524278
- Language: English
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Confessions of an Art Addict
$18.00 Add to cartA patron of art since the 1930s, Peggy Guggenheim, in a candid self-portrait, provides an insider’s view of the early days of modern art, with revealing accounts of her eccentric wealthy family, her p
- Author: Guggenheim, Peggy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 01, 1997
- ISBN10: 0880015764
- Language: English
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Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris
$18.95 Add to cartIn freewheeling 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse captivated as a nightclub performer, sold out gallery showings of her paintings, starred in Surrealist films, and shared drinks and ideas with the lik
- Author: Braude, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 21, 2023
- ISBN10: 1324065958
- Language: English
