A Century of Artists Books

A Century of Artists Books
Author: Riva Castleman
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9780810961814

Published to accompany the 1994 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, this book constitutes the most extensive survey of modern illustrated books to be offered in many years. Work by artists from Pierre Bonnard to Barbara Kruger and writers from Guillaume Apollinarie to Susan Sontag. An importnt reference for collectors and connoisseurs. Includes notable works by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.

Class

Class
Author: Paul Fussell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1992
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0671792253

This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.

Book Auction Records

Book Auction Records
Author: Frank Karslake
Publisher:
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1978
Genre: Autographs
ISBN:

A priced and annotated annual record of international book auctions.

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Corcoran Gallery of Art
Author: Corcoran Gallery of Art
Publisher: Lucia Marquand
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Painting
ISBN: 9781555953614

This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.

High & Low

High & Low
Author: Kirk Varnedoe
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1990
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present

The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present
Author: Clarence R. Geier
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2017-02-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781541023482

The book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.

The Silver Canvas

The Silver Canvas
Author: Bates Lowry
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2000-02-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892365366

By the middle of the nineteenth century, the most common method of photography was the daguerreotype—Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre’s miraculous invention that captured in a camera visual images on a highly polished silver surface through exposure to light. In this book are presented nearly eighty masterpieces—many never previously published—from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s extensive daguerreotype collection.

Select Documents of English Constitutional History

Select Documents of English Constitutional History
Author: George Burton Adams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 582
Release: 2019-07-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9789353806286

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.