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Ittmann, John W.; Ittmann, John: Dox Thrash: An African-American Master Printmaker Rediscovered, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Univ of Washington Pr 2001 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover; 1. Ed. ISBN: 0295981598
0295981598 As New

First Edition. Maroon cloth binding, 176 pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white and color. Georgia-born printmaker Dox Thrash came of age as an artist in Chicago and New England in the 1920s and 1930s-a time when art in the United States was beginning to produce realistic reflections of everyday life, in a movement alternately known as "Regionalism," "Social Realism," or simply the "American Scene." Throughout his career Thrash drew on personal experience for the striking imagery in his work, with scenes ranging from childhood memories of the rural South to hard times in the urban centers of the North; from patriotic defense work during wartime to poetic portraits of his community and its residents. This monograph presents 125 color and black and white illustrations of his work, that of his contemporaries, and photographs from his life. There is also a catalogue raisonne of his 188 known prints. Four essays in this volume offer a historical overview on Thrash's training and career as a printmaker, an examination of the inner workings of the WPA's Fine Print Workshop in Philadelphia, a portrait of Philadelphia's African-American Pyramid Club as it was in the 1940s and 50s, and an investigation of African-American themes in Thrash's work. First Edition As New Cloth 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Exhibition Catalog; First Edition

[KW: ART AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY WPA PYRAMID CLUB REGIONALISM SOCIAL REALISM AFRICAN-AMERICAN THEMES IN ART]

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Grötvedt, Paul (Ed.): Ad Fontes: The Art and Projects of Vebjörn Sand, Oslo Forlaget Geelmuyden Kiese 1998 ; weicher Einband / soft cover ISBN: 82-7547-022-6
82-7547-022-6 VG/No dj

Joint publisher in the United States is The American Architectural Foundation, Washington, D.C. Sewn in pictorial wraps, 152 pp. A bit of rubbing & curling of edges of covers, owner's address label & purchase record on inside front cover. Signed by artist & architect Vebjörn Sand on the title page. Sand's painting is inspired by the Renaissance masters, as are many of his architectual projects, particularly his bridges, which are inspired by a startlingly modern looking sketch by Leonardo da Vinci for a bridge over the Golden Horn (never built). The exhibition toured the United States in 1998 & 1999. Shipping weight 2 lbs. Wraps 25½ X 21 cm

[KW: Art Exhibition Catalogs Catalogues Painting Architecture Bridges]

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Abbott, Steven. GORE VIDAL: A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1940-2009. New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2009
First edition. Gore Vidal, a twentieth-century Renaissance man, was described in the Citation for the 1993 National Book Award as "a masterly, learned, and percipient observer of an unparalleled range of subjects" which he addressed "with an artist's resonant appreciation, a scholar's conscience and the persuasive powers of a great essayist." In 1948, Vidal wrote the groundbreaking novel The City and the Pillar. He is the undisputed master of the historical novel through Creation, Julian, and his American Chronicle series and is equally well-known for his inventive novels, including Myra Breckinridge and Duluth. In 2002, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got To Be So Hated was an international best seller critiquing U.S. foreign policy. Vidal is a powerful voice interpreting and critiquing our world with insight, originality, and scholarship, often resulting in thought-provoking controversy. This bibliography documents all phases of Vidal's ongoing remarkable work. It focuses on Gore Vidal as a writer from 1940 through June, 2009. In two volumes (second on CD), this is the definitive, comprehensive, and descriptive bibliography of his work and is a valuable reference book for libraries, collectors, scholars, booksellers, and Vidalophiles. The book is organized in user-friendly sections, of which the A (Books and Pamphlets), B (Contributions to Books and Pamphlets), and D (Foreign Language Translations of Books) Sections identify, with detailed descriptions, Vidal's books, significant textual variations within a title by comparing different editions of a book, books and pamphlets with contributions by him and foreign translations in more than 30 languages, with full bibliographic citations of the books in French, Italian, and Spanish. More than 400 of his contributions to periodicals are listed and cross-referenced to their reappearances in books, collections, and anthologies. Also included are selected interviews with Vidal. His screenplays for film and television, both original writings and adaptations, are included, as are web postings and podcasts of essays, comments, excerpts, and reviews. The Appendices include a chronology of Vidal's life, a table of essay titles (including title changes), a table of Vidal's small press appearances, a selection of critical works about him and his oeuvre, and a listing of Vidal's work as an actor. More than 650 images of the covers and title pages of a wide selection of Vidal's books are included in grayscale in Volume I, and more than 1400 in color on the accompanying CD-ROM. Through this bibliography, scholars and readers interested in literature, social commentary, sexuality, media, religion, history, politics, and public life have a valuable tool for research on one of the Modern Era's most celebrated authors. Steven Abbott has a master's degree in library science from Simmons College. He first met Gore Vidal when he interviewed him in Boston in 1973. Throughout the years, Abbott has built a definitive Vidal collection that is the foundation of this bibliography. At Vidal's direction, while researching this bibliography, Abbott located the original manuscript of Creation, which was then published as Creation: Restored Edition. Vidal generously authorized Abbott's access to his literary archives, agents, publishers and personal library in Ravello, Italy.

8.5 x 11 inches, Hardcover, dust jacket, with CD-ROM containing text and images. 516 pages plus 120 pages on CD-ROM.

[KW: 9781584562207 BIBLIOGRAPHY, TWENTIETH CENTURY BIBLIOGRAPHY, TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY UNITED STATES VIDAL, GORE HOMOSEXUALITY POLITICS-TWE POLITICS-TWF OAK KNOLL PRESS NEW]

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GARDNER, ALBERT TEN EYCK. WINSLOW HOMER AMERICAN ARTIST: HIS WORLD AND HIS WORK. NEW YORK: BRAMHALL HOUSE, 1961.
EX-LIB. - FRONT BLANK OUT. - DJ FLAPS PASTED DOWN. ; IN B/W & COLOR. ; 4to; 262 pages.

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