My Ideal Bookshelf

My Ideal Bookshelf
Author: Thessaly La Force
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012-11-13
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0316225002

The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.

Kiki Smith

Kiki Smith
Author: Wendy Weitman
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780870705830

This work is published to accompany an exhibition at MoMA QNS devoted to an under-acknowledged but crucial area of Kiki Smith's art, December 5th, 2003 - March 8th, 2004.

A Velocity of Being

A Velocity of Being
Author: Maria Popova
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2018
Genre: JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN: 9781592702282

An expansive collection of love letters to books, libraries, and reading, from a wonderfully eclectic array of thinkers and creators.

Soul Prints

Soul Prints
Author: Marc Gafni
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2002
Genre: Cabala
ISBN: 0743417003

Soul Prints speaks to all listeners, regardless of religious beliefs or practices. Using the power of myth--Biblical and folk--and drawing on his own personal highs and lows, Gafni offers advice on how to form bonds based in truth and love.

Prints and Their Makers

Prints and Their Makers
Author: Phil Sanders
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: ART
ISBN: 9781616898182

"An exploration of historical and contemporary fine art printmaking, with an emphasis on the roles and processes of the artist, master printer, and publisher"--

Japanese Woodblock Prints. 40th Ed

Japanese Woodblock Prints. 40th Ed
Author: Andreas Marks
Publisher: Taschen
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2021-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9783836587532

The Japanese woodblock print is a phenomenon with no Western equivalent, one where breathtaking landscapes exist alongside blush-inducing erotica; where demons and otherworldly creatures torment the living; and where sumo wrestlers, kabuki actors, and courtesans are rock stars. This condensed edition lifts the veil on a much-loved but little-...

William Kentridge Prints

William Kentridge Prints
Author: William Kentridge
Publisher: David Krut Publishing
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN: 9780958486040

"The publication of this book coincides with an exhibition that opened at the Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Iowa in late 2004 and travels to other museums in the United States through 2007."--Cover p. 2.

Platinum and Palladium Photographs

Platinum and Palladium Photographs
Author: Constance McCabe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2017-02-15
Genre: Photographs
ISBN: 9780997867909

The volume presents the results of a four-year inter-institutional, interdisciplinary research initiative led and organized by the National Gallery of Art. Contributions by 47 leading photograph conservators, scientists, and historians provide detailed examinations of the chemical, material, and aesthetic qualities of this important class of rare, beautiful, and technically complex photographs. The volume will help those who care for photograph collections gain a thorough appreciation of the technical and aesthetic characteristics of platinum and palladium prints and scientific basis for their preservation.

The Wyeths

The Wyeths
Author: Newell Convers Wyeth
Publisher: Gambit Incorporated Publishers
Total Pages: 912
Release: 1971
Genre: Art
ISBN:

N. C. Wyeth was one of America's greatest illustrators and the founder of a dynasty of artists that continues to enrich the American scene. This collection of letters, written from his eighteenth year to his tragic death at sixty-one, constitutes in effect his intimate autobiography, and traces and development and flowering of the "Wyeth tradition" over the course of several generations. -- Amazon.com.