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Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen years after his Eisner Award-winning, nationally best-selling Mythology--here is the long-awaited Marvel Comics counterpart, a retrospective celebration of the other half of the comics galaxy that is currently ruling the world: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, the Avengers, the X-Men, Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Fantastic Four. "Alex is a legend. Even if you don't consider yourself a comics-head,...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Meet the villains we all love to hate! The essential guide to more than 50 of the most villainous Disney and Disney Pixar movie characters. What makes Cruella De Vil so cruel? Why is Scar jealous of his brother Mufasa? Who are the troublesome toys at Sunnyside Daycare?
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Hmong story cloths provide a visual documentation of the historical and cultural legacy of the Hmong people from the country of Laos. The Hmong first began making the story cloths during their time in refugee camps, and featured here are 48 vibrant story cloths that provide a comprehensive look at their lives and culture. The creation of a story cloth begins with the selection of fabric and images outlined onto the fabric. Long satin stitches of...
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
To coincide with the 2016 centennial anniversary of the National Parks Service, the Creative Action Network has partnered with the National Parks Conservation Association to revive and reimagine the legacy of WPA travel posters. Artists from all over the world have participated in the creation of this new, crowdsourced collection of See America posters for a modern era. Featuring artwork for 75 national parks and monuments across all 50 states, this...
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this sequel to the tour de force children s art-history picture book If Picasso Painted a Snowman, Amy Newbold conveys nineteen artists styles in a few deft words, while Greg Newbold s chameleon-like artistry shows us Edgar Degas dinosaur ballerinas, Cassius Coolidge s dinosaurs playing Go Fish, Hokusai s dinosaurs surfing a giant wave, and dinosaurs smelling flowers in Mary Cassatt s garden; grazing in Grandma Moses green valley; peeking around...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"At the age of 42, his father not long dead and his young sons growing fast, Toby Ferris set off on a seemingly quixotic mission to track down each of the 42 surviving paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, who, at the age of 42, had been approaching the end of his own short life. The results of his journey are a revelation: Bruegel's panels, their landscapes teeming with robust life, become a lens through which Ferris takes stock of the world, informing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"What happens when DC Super Heroes and Villains unite with the popular manga art style? You get dynamic artwork that practically leaps off the page! Join in the fun and learn how to draw Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the DC Super-Pets, as well as their friends and foes, as compelling manga characters. With 45+ projects broken down in easy-to-follow steps and stunning illustrations by talented, DC-approved artists, this drawing guide is perfect...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Approaching the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death, the world-renowned da Vinci expert recounts his fifty year journey with the work of the world's most famous artist. We learn of his encounters with the vast population that surrounds Leonardo: great and lesser academics, collectors and curators, devious dealers and unctuous auctioneers, major scholars and authors and pseudohistorians and fantasists; but also how he has grappled with swelling legions...
Author
Publisher
AMMO, American Modern Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Charley Harper was an American original. For over six decades he painted colorful and graphic illustrations of nature, animals, insects and people alike, from his home studio in Cincinnati, Ohio until he passed away in 2007 at the age of 84. Renowned New York based designer Todd Oldham rediscovered Charley's work in 2001, and collaborated closely with him in the ensuing years; combing through his extensive archive to edit and design this stunning...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This informative and whimsical picture book explores how a love of birds inspired two literary greats--Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe. It was Dickens's own pet raven, Grip, that inspired Poe's greatest poem. In this ingenious slice of history, biography, and even ornithology, two brilliant writers bond over an unexpected, shared fascination. This endearing and unusual book celebrates the fact that creative inspiration can be found everywhere."--...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In this powerful new collection of oil paintings and stories, President George W. Bush spotlights the inspiring journeys of America's immigrants and the contributions they make to the life and prosperity of our nation. The issue of immigration stirs intense emotions today, as it has throughout much of American history. But what gets lost in the debates about policy are the stories of immigrants themselves, the people who are drawn to America by its...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Angela Haseltine Pozzi makes animal sculptures from plastic that washes up on beaches. Photos of these sculptures are paired with facts about featured sea creatures and the impacts of plastic on sea life"--
Author
Publisher
Des Moines Art Center
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Queer Abstraction will be the first exhibition in the Des Moines Art Center's 70-year history to focus exclusively on queer subject matter. It marks a substantial shift in the Art Center's programming by purposely including queer voices that have been left out of art history. Assistant Curator Jared Ledesma is organizing the exhibition. For more than a century, many Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer artists have turned to the language...
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books, in association with British Museum Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
'African Textiles Today' shows how ideas, techniques, materials and markets have adapted and flourished, and how the dynamic traditions in African textiles have provided inspiration for the continents foremost contemporary artists and photographers.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A Middle-earth Traveler is an illustrated guide to J.R.R. Tolkien's most famous creation, with lavish art showing the many locations and characters the author described in his classic novels, along with notes on their importance to the world"--
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