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Andy Warhol: The Record Covers 1949-1987, Catalogue RaisonneCount Basie, Tchaikovsky, Aretha Franklin, Lou Reed, DianaRoss, John Lennon, and the Rolling Stones all had their musicpromoted by Andy Warhol s record covers. This catalogueraisonné reproduces the fifty covers, front and back, designedover four decades that bear Warhol s unmistakable imprint. Italso includes over 100 additional illustrations, featuring relatedworks by Warhol, photographs of performances as well asdocumentary images identifying his visual sources. PaulMarÃ... |
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The The International Art Markets: The Essential Guide for Collectors and Investors"Art as an asset offers good long-term returns, an attractive risk and return profile, counter cyclical properties with regards to the wider economy and international marketability" (Business Week, 4/2/2009). So in the current climate, if we want to invest "for the love of money, not art" where do we get knowledgeable advice? We can turn to The International Art Markets which assesses art's potential as an investment class on a country-by-country basis and is designed for collectors and inves... |
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Chasing Rainbows: Collecting American Indian Trade & Camp BlanketsThe dazzling Indian trade blanket has become one of the hottest categories in collecting. Icons of Adirondack and Western décor, these stunning geometric-patterned blankets remain a staple of Native American life and are regularly featured in design and shelter magazines. CHASING RAINBOWS is the only book to trace both the fascinating story of the commercially produced wool trade blankets from the 1892-1942 "golden age" and the equally collectible 1910-1942 cotton Indian camp blankets. Illustra... |
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Hundertwasser: Complete Graphic Work 1951-1976Although books on Hundertwasser s work abound, few are assatisfying as this luxuriously designed, one of a kind volumethat was originally created as an exhibition catalog. Bound inblack linen, foil-embossed, and printed in six colors withimpeccable attention to detail, this gem of a book containsninety-eight color illustrations featuring a selection ofHundertwasser s graphic works along with critical texts andcommentary by the artist. A short introduction, an essay onthe artist s graphic work an... |
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Color as Field: American Painting, 1950-1975 (American Federation of the Arts)Colour field painting, which emerged in the United States in the 1950s, is based on radiant, uninflected hues. Exemplified by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Larry Poons and Frank Stella, among others, these stunningly beautiful and impressively scaled paintings constitute one of the crowning achievements of postwar American abstract art. "Color as Field" offers a long-overdue reevaluation of this important aspect of American abstract painting. The a... |
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Inventing Marcel Duchamp: The Dynamics of PortraitureOne of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was a master of self-invention who carefully regulated the image he projected through self-portraiture and through his collaboration with those who portrayed him. During his long career, Duchamp recast accepted modes for assembling and describing identity, indelibly altering the terrain of portraiture. This groundbreaking book (which accompanies a major exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Po... |
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Collecting PhotographyPeople have been collecting photographs since the first shots were taken, but its growth in the last decade has been phenomenal. Yet photographs are complex objects involving a minefield of specialist and technical issues. Collecting Photography assembles all the knowledge and information the first-timer needs. It analyzes every aspect of the art, shows how to build a collection, discusses the photographic print, and offers advice on displaying and caring for the images. Written by photography h... |
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Mazatlan IS ParadiseDon't plan a visit to Mexico without first reading about the advantages of Mazatlan as a vacation paradise. Once you visit Mazatlan, the same thing will happen to you that happened to many visitors. You will continue to return, and you may even decide to make your home in the Paradise of the Pacific. The book also has valuable information for "snowbirds," as well as permanent residents of Mazatlan.... |
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Renoir: 16 Art Stickers (Fine Art Stickers)This splendid assortment features 16 of the great French Impressionist's best-loved works as pressure-sensitive stickers. Included are vivid reproductions of Woman with a Fan, After the Bath, Self-Portrait, Girl in a Boat, and 12 more. Perfect for decorating gift packages, letters, notebooks and other flat surfaces. 16 full-color stickers on 4 plates.... |
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