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The Best of Helmut Newton: Selections From His Photographic Work (Schirmer art books on art, photography & erotics)Helmut Newton’s best photographic work from the 1960’s to the 1990’s traveled around Europe in a major retrospective in 1993. The catalogue of that show has now run to a 4th edition. It contains all the icons of Newton’s special fields of interest including fashion, nudes, portraits as well as works for which he became world famous – the sensational fashion photos for the British magazine Vogue, Liz Taylor with a parrot in a swimming pool, Helmut Berger naked at his fireplace, Helmut... |
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LookerIf the model is the exhibitionist, then I am the voyeur.—Richard Kern Richard Kern is a post-modernist punk photographer who has worked in New York city rock music and “No Wave” art circles since the 1970s. In Looker, through a series of carefully constructed vignettes, Kern’s models proceed through their daily private lives, seemingly unaware of the camera. Or are they wittingly playing into the obvious cinematic intrigue? The balance of control present in each frame is a powerful and s... |
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The Compleat Squash: A Passionate Grower's Guide to Pumpkins, Squashes, and GourdsPart gardening book, part "encounters with remarkable vegetables," Amy Goldman's The Compleat Squash unearths the personalities—yes, personalities—of the pumpkin and the squash. They are members in good standing in the horticultural hall of fame, and Goldman lovingly ponders their case histories and culinary merits both with common and uncommon varieties. She gets glorious help from award-winning photographer Victor Schrager, who brings out their eclectic beauty in more than 150 luminous col... |
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The Model Posing Guide For Fashion And Glamour PhotographyA posing guide for models interested in the Fashion and Glamour Photography Industry. Designed for Fashion and Glamour Models, it is about the rules for posing with sample poses and other tips, hints, and bits of information for models. A must have for Photographers too!... |
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Human Anatomy Made Amazingly EasyFrom head to toe, the human form, in all its complexities, is visually simplified to such a degree in this remarkable workbook that even complete beginners will soon be able to draw accurate, well-proportioned faces and figures every time they try. Avoiding complex charts of muscles and bones that are more helpful to doctors than to artists, this book's refreshing approach teaches anatomy from a cartoonist/illustrator's point of view. For example, there are many large and small muscles in the n... |
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American Circus PostersHere collected together for the first time are 48 large, full-color, rare posters, 1890s-1940s, superbly reproduced from originals. Printed in extra large format so that even small details can be clearly seen, the posters feature many of the greats of the American circus: acrobats, clowns, Gargantua, etc., from Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey, Sparks, etc. Visual circus history; fine examples of poster art, American advertising. Material not available elsewhere. Captions.... |
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Picture This: Fun Photography and Crafts (Kids Can Do It)The word photography means "drawing with light." Kids can discover how lighting, angles and composition can bring the world into focus. With fun photography projects, related craft ideas and a glossary, this book lets everyone get in the picture!... |
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Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre: The Ruins of DetroitUntil the 1960s, Detroit was one of America's most important cities, a hub of industry with a population of almost two million and a skyline to rival that of any U.S. city. Its buildings were monuments to its success and vitality in the first half of the twentieth century. At the start of the twenty-first century, those same monuments are now ruins: the United Artists Theater, the Whitney Building, the Farwell Building and the once ravishing Michigan Central Station (unused since 1988) today loo... |
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A Thousand Days of Magic: Dressing Jacqueline Kennedy for the White HouseThere are moments in history where events converge to create something rare and special. Jacqueline Kennedy's selection of Oleg Cassini to design her personal wardrobe as First Lady was one of those moments, not only in fashion history, but political history as well. As creator of the "Jackie look," Cassini made the First Lady one of the best-dressed women in the world and a glamourous icon of the Kennedy era.During the thousand days of the Kennedy administration, Cassini designed over 300 outfi... |
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