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Along the Way: MTA Arts for TransitAlong the Way is a tour through New York's underground museum of contemporary art, works commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit for the subway system. Vivid murals by Roy Lichtenstein and Romare Bearden convey the energy of Times Square while Robert Wilson's Coney Island Baby captures the festive spirit of the city's playland. Currently underway are a photographic installation by Mike and Doug Starn at the new Fulton Street Transit Center and an intricate skylight by James Carpenter at the South F... |
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Along The Wisconsin Riverway (North Coast Books)This photo-essay focuses on the Wisconsin riverway and the land along its banks. The author has spent some 20 years on her subject, with the photographs commentated on throughout in a text that also reflects the region's past, present and future.... |
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Aloys F. Gangkofner: Glass und Licht / Glass and LightThe name of Aloys Gangkofner is well-known to collectors of post-war glass. Born in the Bavarian Forest region, where much of Germany's finest glassworks are produced, Gangkofner taught artistic glass design at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts for over four decades. His experimental one-of-a-kind pieces, executed by glass-blowers at the Lamberts Glassworks in Waldsassen, made him famous worldwide. His deft handling of form earned him acclaim and numerous awards. This monograph traces Gangkofner's... |
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Alpha and Omega: Visions of the MillenniumOne of the most definitive visions of a new age is described in the Revelation of St. John the Divine, from which the title of this beautiful volume is taken: "I was in the Spirit of the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last." For many people, the year 2000 has profound significance. Over the centuries humanity has dreamed of a better world and many predictions of an apocalypse preceding a golden age have been time... |
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Alphonse Mucha: The Spirit of Art NouveauThis lavishly illustrated book presents the full spectrum of Alphonse Mucha`s works, from his innovative posters and decorative panels to his architectural designs, jewelry, sculpture, photographs, books, and interiors. The authors discuss Mucha`s years in Paris, his iconography of Sarah Bernhardt, his service to the Czech government, his distinctive style that became nearly synonymous with turn-of-the-century French Art Nouveau, and much more.... |
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Alpine Views: Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape (Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute)Probably the most influential and popular Swiss landscape painter of the 19th century, Alexandre Calame (1810–1864) is renowned for his grand Alpine views. Painted with dramatic effects of light and atmosphere, these paintings were based on sharply observed details taken from close natural study and depict recognizable locations. Calame visited France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and England, making outdoor oil sketches from which he then created finished paintings in his studio. Calame f... |
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