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	James Castle: A Retrospective (Philadelphia Museum of Art) James Castle (1899-1977) never learned to speak, read, or write, nor did he ever leave his native state of Idaho, and yet he created a wide range of extraordinary works that resonate with much of twentieth-century art. This book offers the first critical exploration of the many creative genres of this self-taught artist, who first came to notice in the 1950s and 1960s but has only recently been recognized by major museums.Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 full-colour reproductions and pack...
	Biltmore Estate: The Most Distinguished Private Place In the late 1880s, two supreme talentsarchitect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstedwere brought together by the Vanderbilt fortune. The result was the magnificent Biltmore Estate, explored here in archival and new color photography, sketches, and construction photos that document the entire design, development, and construction....
	Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Prints and Drawings Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30–1569) was a remarkable draftsman and designer of prints as well as a great painter. His independent drawings and designs for engravings and etchings, which were carried out by the leading printmakers of his day, have fascinated scholars and the general public alike since they were created. They have recently been the subject of research that has given rise to a reevaluation of the parameters of Bruegel's oeuvre. The new scholarship has been brought...
	Collage with Color: Create Unique, Expressive Collages in Vibrant Color • Popular craft with a fabulous new twist• Color theory for crafters, plus appealing projects glowing with colorCollage is a favorite with crafters at every level—it’s fun and easy. But sometimes the results can be a little…drab. No more! Collage with Color shows crafters how to create brilliantly colored collages by decorating papers with acrylics, watercolors, and watercolor dyes. Author Jane Davies explains color theory in clear, straightforward terms, then moves on to step-by-step ...
	Lethal Elegance As the "soul of the samurai," the sword is famously both the symbol and instrument of Japanese military prowess. Less known, at least in the West, is its role as a fashion accessory or status symbol. And more than the weapon itself, it was the sword’s metal fittings--from the hand guard to the small decorative plates on the hilt--that reflected the complexities of samurai life. Some fittings were meant to convey the honor and self-control expected of a samurai while on official duty, while oth...
	The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now The first fully illustrated survey of participatory art and its key practitioners, published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.This new survey covers the rich and varied history of participatory art, from early happenings and performances to current practices that demand audience interaction. As the hallmarks of Web 2.0—browsing, sharing, collecting, producing—increasingly permeate every aspect of society, this timely project reveals the ways in which artists and vie...
	Photographs of the Past: Process and Preservation In recent years, interest in old photographs has grown significantly among a broad public, from collectors, conservators, and archivists to amateurs seeking to preserve precious family albums. Although the medium of photography is barely 150 years old, its relatively brief history has witnessed the birth of a wide range of photographic processes, each of which poses unique conservation challenges. Photographs of the Past: Processes and Preservation provides a comprehensive introduction to the p...
	Callahan, Siskind & Sommer: At the Crossroads of American Photography At the Crossroads of American Photography examines the aesthetic and personal interrelationships of three photographers who helped define the course of American photography after Steiglitz: Frederick Sommer (1905-1999), Harry Callahan (1912-1999) and Aaron Siskind (1903-1991). Although each member of this "holy trinity" (as they were dubbed by photographer and publisher Jonathan Williams) has been honored with individual museum retrospectives, this is the first full comparison of their work, as ...
	Holbein Portrait Drawings (Dover Art Library) Superb reproductions of 44 of Holbein’s finest portrait drawings: Sir Thomas Moore, Jane Seymour, the Prince of Wales, Anne Boleyn, dozens more personalities from the court of Henry VIII. 44 black-and-white illustrations. Publisher’s Note. Captions....