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Authentic Americana:

The Art of Social Documentary

by James Crnkovich, Lester Joos ...

This is retrospective collection of the photography of photojournalist James Crnkovich. It is introduced by Bob Mielke and has commentaries by Lester Joos. The book contains fifty-five of James's finest photographs in either black and white or color. The photographs document life in America under the following categories: Intimate Relationships, Studies, Rethinking Art, Geometry, Incongruous ... Read more

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This is retrospective collection of the photography of photojournalist James Crnkovich. It is introduced by Bob Mielke and has commentaries by Lester Joos. The book contains fifty-five of James's finest photographs in either black and white or color. The photographs document life in America under the following categories: Intimate Relationships, Studies, Rethinking Art, Geometry, Incongruous
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Robert Frank's 'The Americans'

The Art of Documentary Photography

by Jonathan Day ...

In the mid-1950s, Swiss-born New Yorker Robert Frank embarked on a ten-thousand-mile road trip across America, capturing thousands of photographs of all levels of a rapidly changing society. The resultant photo book, The Americans, represents a seminal moment in both photography and in America's understanding of itself. To mark the book’s fiftieth anniversary, Jonathan Day revisits this pivotal ... Read more

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In the mid-1950s, Swiss-born New Yorker Robert Frank embarked on a ten-thousand-mile road trip across America, capturing thousands of photographs of all levels of a rapidly changing society. The resultant photo book, The Americans, represents a seminal moment in both photography and in America's understanding of itself. To mark the book’s fiftieth anniversary, Jonathan Day revisits this pivotal
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Around the World in 80 Years

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An illustrated ebook documenting the hugely varied and always entertaining career of one of Britain’s best-loved travel writers.Born in London in 1919, Eric Newby was educated at St Paul’s School. He began his travelling career in a perambulator commuting between Hammersmith Bridge and such seaside resorts as Frinton. In 1938 he persuaded his father to have him apprenticed to the four-masted ... Read more

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An illustrated ebook documenting the hugely varied and always entertaining career of one of Britain’s best-loved travel writers.Born in London in 1919, Eric Newby was educated at St Paul’s School. He began his travelling career in a perambulator commuting between Hammersmith Bridge and such seaside resorts as Frinton. In 1938 he persuaded his father to have him apprenticed to the four-masted
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Wartime Kiss

Visions of the Moment in the 1940s

by Alexander Nemerov ...

Series series Essays in the Arts
A deeply personal meditation on the haunting power of American photos and films of the 1940sWartime Kiss is a personal meditation on the haunting power of American photographs and films from World War II and the later 1940s. Starting with a stunning reinterpretation of one of the most famous photos of all time, Alfred Eisenstaedt's image of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on V-J Day, ... Read more

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A deeply personal meditation on the haunting power of American photos and films of the 1940sWartime Kiss is a personal meditation on the haunting power of American photographs and films from World War II and the later 1940s. Starting with a stunning reinterpretation of one of the most famous photos of all time, Alfred Eisenstaedt's image of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on V-J Day,
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Audubon's Birds

by John James Audubon ...

Audubon’s ambitious project to paint all the birds of North America resulted in a work that represents one of the greatest advances in ornithology. Not only did he identify new species, he also depicted birds within their natural habitat and in vivid poses. This impressive collection ranges from the Greater Flamingo and Bald Eagle to the Carolina parakeet. Audubon describes every species in ... Read more

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Audubon’s ambitious project to paint all the birds of North America resulted in a work that represents one of the greatest advances in ornithology. Not only did he identify new species, he also depicted birds within their natural habitat and in vivid poses. This impressive collection ranges from the Greater Flamingo and Bald Eagle to the Carolina parakeet. Audubon describes every species in
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The Cotton Plantation Remembered

An Egyptian Family Story

by Mona Abaza ...

Cotton made the fortune of the Fuda family, Egyptian landed gentry with peasant origins, during the second part of the nineteenth century. This story, narrated and photographed by a family member who has researched and documented various aspects of her own history, goes well beyond the family photo album to become an attempt to convey how cotton, as the main catalyst and creator of wealth, ... Read more

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Cotton made the fortune of the Fuda family, Egyptian landed gentry with peasant origins, during the second part of the nineteenth century. This story, narrated and photographed by a family member who has researched and documented various aspects of her own history, goes well beyond the family photo album to become an attempt to convey how cotton, as the main catalyst and creator of wealth,
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George Inness: Selected Paintings (Colour Plates)

by Lorita Barchard ...

George Inness (1825 – 1894) was a prominent American landscape painter. One of the most influential American artists of the nineteenth century, Inness was influenced, in turn, by the Old Masters, the Hudson River school, the Barbizon school, and, finally, the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg, whose spiritualism found vivid expression in the work of Inness's maturity (1879-1894).Although Inness’s ... Read more

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George Inness (1825 – 1894) was a prominent American landscape painter. One of the most influential American artists of the nineteenth century, Inness was influenced, in turn, by the Old Masters, the Hudson River school, the Barbizon school, and, finally, the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg, whose spiritualism found vivid expression in the work of Inness's maturity (1879-1894).Although Inness’s
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Louis Comfort Tiffany and artworks

by Charles De Kay ...

A jeweler with an established reputation through the world, Louis Comfort Tiffany was the spearhead of the Art Nouveau movement in the United States. At a time and in a country in perpetual growth, Tiffany succeeded in elevating the decorative to the rank of fine art. Glass was the field of expertise of Tiffany’s workshops. There they developed groundbreaking techniques of treatment which produced ... Read more

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A jeweler with an established reputation through the world, Louis Comfort Tiffany was the spearhead of the Art Nouveau movement in the United States. At a time and in a country in perpetual growth, Tiffany succeeded in elevating the decorative to the rank of fine art. Glass was the field of expertise of Tiffany’s workshops. There they developed groundbreaking techniques of treatment which produced
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A Tricky Tale, Ashes to Roses

by Sean Allen ...

Author's Preface to the Second Edition,This two-part story correlates with selected songs of the band Genesis, from 1972 to 1982. It includes tracks from the albums; Foxtrot, Selling England By the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, A Trick of the Tail, Wind & Wuthering, And Then There Were Three, Duke, Abacab and Three Sides Live.This story is a genesis of a musical. The story line was ... Read more

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Author's Preface to the Second Edition,This two-part story correlates with selected songs of the band Genesis, from 1972 to 1982. It includes tracks from the albums; Foxtrot, Selling England By the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, A Trick of the Tail, Wind & Wuthering, And Then There Were Three, Duke, Abacab and Three Sides Live.This story is a genesis of a musical. The story line was
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Maurice Prendergast: Selected Paintings (Colour Plates)

by Gerard Varela ...

Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858 – 1924) was an American Post-Impressionist artist who worked in oil, watercolor, and monotype. He exhibited as a member of The Eight, though the delicacy of his compositions and mosaic-like beauty of his style differed from the artistic intentions and philosophy of the group.Prendergast's work was strongly associated from the beginning with leisurely scenes set on ... Read more

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Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858 – 1924) was an American Post-Impressionist artist who worked in oil, watercolor, and monotype. He exhibited as a member of The Eight, though the delicacy of his compositions and mosaic-like beauty of his style differed from the artistic intentions and philosophy of the group.Prendergast's work was strongly associated from the beginning with leisurely scenes set on
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The Pleasures of Green Lake

by Herb Allenger ...

Come along on a 2-year photographic journey of Green Lake park with reflective, informative, and humorous commentary accompanying each image, creating a work that is both entertaining and captivating.Feel the exhilaration the author feels when taking walks, and rejoice with him at nature’s magnificence, appreciating its diverseness in color and artistry. Allenger never tires of exercising at Green ... Read more

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Come along on a 2-year photographic journey of Green Lake park with reflective, informative, and humorous commentary accompanying each image, creating a work that is both entertaining and captivating.Feel the exhilaration the author feels when taking walks, and rejoice with him at nature’s magnificence, appreciating its diverseness in color and artistry. Allenger never tires of exercising at Green
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Eternal Bliss at Dawn's Light

GNU Journal Winter Other Works Issue 2017

by Multi-Author Anthology ...

Series Book 2017 - GNU Journal Winter Other Works
Eternal Bliss at Dawn’s Light is a multi-author literary fiction body of work that contains poetry and prose.Contributing Authors:NON-FICTION SHORT STORIESAYERS, MEGAN: Two, Too, To, TuCIMMONE, C.: The Common ManGONZÁLEZ, MIRANDA: A Lesson in GuiltMcDONOUGH, PATRICK: Taal VolcanoRAE, DAVID: Slight GhostsNOVEL EXCERPTSMALLWOOD, CAROL: The SermonART W... ... Read more

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Eternal Bliss at Dawn’s Light is a multi-author literary fiction body of work that contains poetry and prose.Contributing Authors:NON-FICTION SHORT STORIESAYERS, MEGAN: Two, Too, To, TuCIMMONE, C.: The Common ManGONZÁLEZ, MIRANDA: A Lesson in GuiltMcDONOUGH, PATRICK: Taal VolcanoRAE, DAVID: Slight GhostsNOVEL EXCERPTSMALLWOOD, CAROL: The SermonART W...
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