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Calligraphy For Dummies
A fun introduction to the art of calligraphy—plus how-tos and practice exercises Calligraphy For Dummies, 2nd Edition is an approachable place to start for anyone interested in lettering with flair. This book provides helpful tips and tricks for learning this expressive artform, including choosing your pen and paper, taking care of your materials, understanding foundational concepts, and put…
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Where Is My Home?The Art and Life of the Russian-Jewish Sculptor Mark Antokol…
Where Is My Home?: The Art and Life of the Russian-Jewish Sculptor Mark Antokolskii, 1843–1902 is the first full-length study in English of the art and life of Mark Antokolskii, the widely recognized Russian and European sculptor of the late 19th century. An originator of novel trends in sculpture in its transition to modernism, Antokolskii was the first artist of Jewish origin to attend the …
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Cosmologías vulnerablesPrácticas artísticas, cuidados y diversidad funcional
A través de voces diversas —artistas tullides, mediadoras, educadoras y activistas culturales— esta obra aborda los nudos y retos que atraviesan la autorrepresentación y las jerarquías en el campo de las prácticas artísticas vinculadas a la discapacidad, la neurodivergencia, la salud mental o los cuidados, y que han sido profundamente despolitizadas y desautorizadas. Surge de la volunt…
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Inexorable ModernityJapan's Grappling with Modernity in the Arts
Beginning in late Edo, the Japanese faced a rapidly and irreversibly changing world in which industrialization, westernization, and internationalization was exerting pressure upon an entrenched traditional culture. The Japanese themselves felt threatened by Western powers, with their sense of superiority and military might. Yet, the Japanese were more prepared to meet this challenge than was th…
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King MobThe Negation and Transcendence of Art
Twin brothers David and Stuart Wise, as art students in mid-1960s Newcastle, immersed themselves the radical ideas of Icteric ('the often confusedly anti-art magazine'). The Wises participated in the saving and restoration of Kurt Schwitters' Lakeland Merz Barn, and organised a controversial commemoration of the Russian Futurist, Kazimir Malevich. The documents in this book, written over a 50-y…
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Movement, Manifesto, MeleeThe Modernist Group, 1910-1914
The years before World War I were a fertile period for artists in Europe and the United States who were challenging aesthetic convention in music, writing, and the visual arts. These early pioneers of modernism sometimes preferred to work alone, but just as often they were associated with groups whose boundaries were permeable and freely changing. While these individual groups-including the Fut…
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The Curator's HandbookMuseums, Commercial Galleries, Independent Spaces
From pitching your ideas and writing loan requests to working with artists, lenders and art handlers, to writing interpretation material, installing and promoting your exhibition; The Curator's Handbook is the most clear and complete guide yet to the art and practice of curating. An introduction maps the history of curating from its origins in the 17th century to the multifarious roles of the …
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American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820A Guide to Identification …
Bracelets, buckles, buttons, and beads. Clasps, combs, and chains. Items of personal adornment fill museum collections and are regularly uncovered in historical period archaeological excavations. But until the publication of this comprehensive volume, there has been no basic guide to help curators, registrars, historians, archaeologists, or collectors identify this class of objects from colonia…
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Color Theory 101: Pocket GuideEssential Guide to Color Relationships, Symboli…
Quickly learn the basics of using color to create amazing art with the Color Theory 101 Pocket Guide! Designed for artists who are starting out on their journey, or those who just need a refresher on the basics, this handy and ultra-portable reference guide helps artists utilize color effectively no matter the medium. Including: Essential rules of color relationships and harmonies Best wa…
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The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820'A True North Britain' in the Souther…
This book is a full-color catalogue raisonne interprets the distinctive furniture made by John Shearer, one of the most accomplished and intriguing furniture makers during the post-Revolutionary period. Shearer emigrated from Scotland in the late 18th century and retained loyalist sympathies throughout his life, evidenced by the imagery and inscriptions sympathetic to various British causes-suc…
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