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Publisher
St. James Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Provides biographical and career information on more than 350 of the world's most prominent and influential contemporary (20th century) women artists. Includes visual art in the following media: painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, collage, photography, ceramics, mixed media, electronic media, performance art, video, design, and graphic arts.
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
It's time to go back to basics! If you're interested in art, but find that it's becoming an increasingly expensive hobby, The Organic Artist is just the book for you! It encourages us all to return to those days when art was made with all-natural materials, such as charcoal and birch bark. Immersing you in the natural world, The Organic Artist seeks to inspire creativity by connecting you to your organic roots.
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Art scams are today so numerous that the specter of a lawsuit arising from a mistaken attribution has scared a number of experts away from the business of authentication, and with good reason. Art scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of money. The cons perpetrated by unscrupulous art dealers and their accomplices are proportionately elaborate. The Art of the Con tells the stories of some of history's most notorious yet untold...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 210
Publisher
Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
From the eve of the Great Depression to the onset of World War II, Lynd Ward, America's first great graphic novelist, bore witness to the roiling, dizzying national scene as both a master printmaker and a socially committed storyteller. His medium of expression, the wordless "novel in woodcuts," was his alone in the United States, and he quickly brought it from bold iconic infancy to a still unrivaled richness of drama, characterization, imagery,...
Author
Publisher
The Taunton Press
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
"Preserving has been around for thousands of years, from native people smoking and curing meats to pioneers and settlers putting up fruits and vegetables. What started long ago as a means of survival, home preserving has grown into a large component of the locavore movement, with consumers wanting to eat local, seasonal foods as part of a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Although canning might be the most common type of home preserving, many other...
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Series
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Join the construction crew and learn how big vehicles work and about the inventors behind them through simple rhyming text and vibrant illustrations. From bulldozers to excavators to concrete mixers and beyond, this engaging board book connects the dots between people and the technology they create and gives age-appropriate explanations of scientific concepts like homogenous mixtures and power hydraulics!
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