Arts, Design & Photography

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“In addition to this stunning collection of Parks’ photography, featuring gorgeous plate transfers, the text explores the different aspects of Parks’ life and thoughtful analysis of his aes

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“New colors are created every day and their future longevity will still hinge on reducing toxicity, discovering renewable sources, and finding new applications in both the arts and the scie

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“does an admirable job making connections between Gauguin’s artwork, the international settings, and sculptural artifacts.”

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“A dynamic companion piece to the groundbreaking animated movie.”

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“in a volume that runs for some 600 pages, not a single word seems wasted, not a sentence seems too long.” 

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“Beth Moon is a gifted photographer with abundant creative insight and an eye for unconventional subject matter.

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“Helen Levitt is a remarkable book, and a substantial addition to the library of anyone who values the beginning

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Steve McCurry: A Life in Pictures is an homage by his sister to an extraordinary photographer who broadens our view of humanity and the world.

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“Gall’s collages will cause much shoulder shrugging, eye rolling, and brain scratching. And thank heavens for that.” 

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“The result is an art book: an exploration of an artist’s work with an eye to comprehensive coverage.”

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Forgotten Women: The Artists is part of a “brand new series, which will uncover the lost histories of the women who, over thousands of years have refused to accept the hand they were dealt

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“Joni: The Joni Mitchell Sessions is populated by myriad photographs of Joni Mitchell—Joni singing, Joni gesticulating, Joni posing, Joni mugging, even Joni swimmi

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“Rosetsu: Ferocious Brush will continue to promote this masterfully exciting artist to a much broader audience and help narrow the perception gap between Eastern a

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“an exquisite book about a poignantly wretched little girl and everything she represented.”   

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“Harryhausen: The Movie Posters is infotainment in the best sense of the word.

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“This is a treasure of a book from both the visual standpoint and the informational since the images are skillfully and comprehensibly described and given context.”

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“The people and events that are documented by McDarrah are legendary and huge, and taken together as a body of work create an extraordinary visual record of this vital moment in New York an

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“Dimensionism: Modern Art in the Age of Einstein documents the expansive influence of modern scientific discovery on art and art theory . . .”

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“As a biography of Lange’s ‘visual life,’ her aesthetics, and her activism, this book lives up to Lange’s own belief that ‘Beauty is a byproduct.

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“politics on the level of the librarian, the parent, and the teacher.

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“The Art of Looking explains in layperson’s vernacular why investing oneself in art history matters at both a personal level and to the community at large.”

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“a fascinating journey.”

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There seems to be endless ways to approach Christian Dior, the brand, the designer, and the maison.

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Not knowing quite what to expect from this monograph, this reviewer was pleasantly surprised as Rankin is most certainly a photographer’s photographer.

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“The Word Is Art highlights the unique ability of artists to manipulate different forms of language, and distill them into a common understanding of humanity.

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