Artists, Architects & Photographers 100

»Ich werde oft gefragt: Wann hast du gemerkt, dass du anders bist? Das ist schwer zu sagen. Eigentlich habe ich es schon immer gewusst. Auch wenn es mir anfangs vielleicht gar nicht bewusst war.« Jo……続きを見る

Having been mistakenly perceived as a follower of Salvador Dalí, Catalan surrealist painter and writer Àngel Planells (1901–1989) has passed through the history of art practically unnoticed. Yet his……続きを見る

Originally compiled and published in 1970, this volume contains the full text of The Life of Mr. Thomas Betterton, written in 1710. For Charles Gildon, the text is little more than a skeleton upon w……続きを見る

The definitive and authorised biography of one of the world's most fascinating, famous and admired photographers. Cecil Beaton was one of Britain's greatest cultural icons - not just as a photograph……続きを見る

Charles «Charlie» Spencer Chaplin (1889 – 1977) schuf mit der Figur des tragikomischen Tramp den Prototyp des kleinen Mannes, der gegen die Zwänge der Gesellschaft und für die Freiheit des einzelnen……続きを見る

Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809) sicherten drei Jahrzehnte im Dienst der Fürsten Esterházy eine finanziell sorgenfreie Existenz und verschafften ihm günstige Aufführungsbedingungen für seine Werke. Von de……続きを見る

Sweet Thunder explores the music of Duke Ellington by tracing nine themes through his amazingly productive 50-year career as composer, orchestrator, pianist, and cultural icon. Lifelong listeners to……続きを見る

A memoir of a half mad poet. Talk of abuse, of rape, and a life lived. Poetry and truth laid out in a loose familiar manor. A tough story of survival. 続きを見る

Fotografa, attrice e rivoluzionaria Tina Modotti (1896-1942), dopo un'infanzia trascorsa a Udine, si trasferisce prima a Los Angeles e poi a Città del Messico dove lega il suo percorso esistenziale ……続きを見る

Lovag Országh Sándor József (1838–1917) az Országh Sándor és fia cég alapítója és cégtulajdonosa volt. Orgonaépítő mesterként kezdte pályáját terézvárosi műhelyében. 1898-ban megindította a gyártást……続きを見る

A pioneer among Palestinian artists, Sophie Halaby was the first Arab woman to study art in Paris, subsequently living independently as a professional painter in Jerusalem throughout her life. She w……続きを見る

Mixed media or mystery? There's a secret to understanding the mystery behind the hidden message in a work of mixed-media art. As Seth Apter knows, if you can get to know the artist, you will get to ……続きを見る

The Landscape Paintings of Richard McKinley invites you to experience the artist's life work and lessons learned. In this impressive yet intimate collection of 100 breathtaking pastel and oil landsc……続きを見る

Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson Baker, Los Angeles, 1° giugno 1926 - Los Angeles, 5 agosto 1962), attrice, cantante e modella, è ricordata come una delle più grandi attrici nella storia del ci……続きを見る

Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes is a new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld’s perspective as a former student. The book explores……続きを見る

Com base numa análise da telenovela brasileira no período 1963-1997, o autor mostra que uma das principais características da formação nacional, a de ser multirracial e multiétnica, corre o risco de……続きを見る

Winner of the 2020 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Photography Outside of Merigold, Mississippi, off an unmarked dirt road, stands Po’ Monkey’s, perhaps the most famous house in ……続きを見る

A retrospective on one of BC’s most famous artists that features beautifully reproduced landscape paintings from all over mainland BC, and unveils new photographs, sketches, and ephemera from the ar……続きを見る

Gleah Powers began her adult life at age 14, not as a runaway, but as a "send away" in 1962. Known as Linda in those days, her strong-willed grandmother put her on a greyhound bus to travel alone, c……続きを見る

All the Visions is a short autobiographical novel that Rucker wrote In 1983. Wanting to emulate Jack Kerouac's composition of On the Road, he typed All the Visions on an 80-foot scroll of paper inst……続きを見る

The untold story of Michelangelo's final decadesーand his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian Renaissance As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance art……続きを見る

O. W. “Pappy” Kitchens (1901–1986) was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and began painting at age sixty-seven. His self-taught, narrative, visual art springs directly from the oral tradition of……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE 2013 EISNER AWARD FOR BEST EDUCATIONAL/SCHOLARLY WORK Best known for her long-running comic strip Ernie Pook's Comeek, illustrated fiction (Cruddy, The Good Times Are Killing Me), and ……続きを見る

"L'étude biographique et critique qu'on va lire a paru dans la Revue du XIXe siècle (numéro du 1er janvier 1867). Je l'ai écrite à la suite d'une visite que je fis à l'atelier d'Édouard Manet, où se……続きを見る

The late nineteenth-century Biloxi potter, George Ohr (1857–1918), was considered an eccentric in his time but has emerged as a major figure in American art since the discovery of thousands of examp……続きを見る

Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) - Jeff Tweedys lang erwartetes Memoir über Musik, Familie und Sucht In seinem von Fans ersehnten Memoir schreibt Jeff Tweedy, Frontmann der Rockband Wilco aus Chicago, ……続きを見る

Gennem mere end 30 år har Jan Grarup rejst verden rundt til krigs- og katastrofeområder for at dokumentere ødelæggelserne og de konsekvenser, der rammer uskyldige mennesker. I HVOR JERNKORSENE GROR ……続きを見る

I couldn't sleep the night summer ended. I looked and listened instead of closing my eyes. A collection of poetry and photography by Kawiria Creed. Have you ever stopped to wonder if there's a shark……続きを見る

"Leonardo da Vinci" is a 1910 essay by Sigmund Freud about the childhood of Leonardo da Vinci. It consists of a psychoanalytic study of Leonardo's life based on his paintings. This monograph on Leon……続きを見る

玖 齡 復 刻 版 新増「玖齡‧柯錫杰」篇章 珍貴圖文10則 再次回顧‧全新補遺 如果用眼睛看是一種框 ，用心去體會就是一種寛。 「攝影的路上，指引我的，經常是天邊的一顆孤星。告訴我走自己的路，用自己的心感受天地……続きを見る