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"Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten - certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom float through...
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork takes readers on another fascinating, hilarious, and revelatory journey--this time burrowing deep inside the impassioned, secretive world of art and artists. An award-winning journalist obsessed with obsession, Bianca Bosker's existence was upended when she wandered into the art world--and couldn't look away. Intrigued by artists who hyperventilate around their favorite colors and art fiends who...
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"A time-traveling trip through a whole world of art. Even before they could write, people have always told stories with pictures and sculptures. And though art is universal, the story we know about it is not. Join two young adventurers on a truly global journey through thousands of years of art history. Discover treasure in Ancient Greece, marvel at bronze sculptures in Benin, decode messages hidden in Frida Kahlo's self-portraits, and think about...
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Volume 4 of the art gallery of Paulo Teles (or Yonami). He has worked as a manager, leading a team of almost 40 artists, illustrating for NBA and NFL teams like the Boston Celtics, designing album covers for the future funk band Dr. Justice & the Smooth Operators and the progressive rock band - Dead Venus. He has also worked for publishers such as Marvel , Capstone, Glyph Productions, Galaxy Graphix, Dynamite, Titan Comics, TidalWave, and DC. In...
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"Take a colorful tour of art through the ages. Trace the development of styles and techniques, and take a close look at some of the world's greatest masterpieces. From cave paintings to street art, totem poles to the Terracotta Army, Michelangelo to Frida Kahlo, discover art from around the world, and find out what inspired the men and women who created it"--Back cover.
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Signs of Hope is a picture book biography of groundbreaking artist, teacher, and Catholic nun Corita Kent from critically acclaimed author Mara Rockliff, with stunning full-color art from Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet.
Let Corita teach you how to see the world in a whole new way!
Sister Corita Kent, the "pop art nun," burst onto the 1960s art scene with splashes of color and ad slogans transformed...
Let Corita teach you how to see the world in a whole new way!
Sister Corita Kent, the "pop art nun," burst onto the 1960s art scene with splashes of color and ad slogans transformed...
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Presents step-by-step projects for taking old scrap things--like extra silverware, metal things in a junk drawer, and old tools--and turning them into spooky creature decorations and figures. Creepy creatures include dinosaurs, aliens and their spaceship, and a spider out of a short metal can.
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"From former editor-in-chief of New York magazine Adam Moss, a collection of illuminating conversations examining the very personal, rigorous, complex, and elusive work of making art. What is the work of art? In this guided tour inside the artist's head, Adam Moss traces the evolution of transcendent novels, paintings, jokes, movies, songs, and more. Weaving conversations with some of the most accomplished artists of our time together with the journal...
16) We can draw cats
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"Cats are some of the oldest-known companions to humans. . . . This book explores different breeds of modern cats as well as their ancestors. . . . As they learn fun facts about cats, readers will also follow step-by-step instructions to draw their own cats"--Provided by publisher.
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Internal Wilderness is part of an ongoing project looking at landscape and memory - our relationship with the environment, effects we have on the world and space around us, and in turn its profound effect on our own memory and emotions. On each page, illustrator Claire Scully presents an entire world that stems from a childhood memory or a future desire. Beautifully produced, this mesmerising book will take you deep into the landscapes Scully creates....
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Desolation Wilderness is part of an ongoing project looking at landscape and memory - our relationship with the environment, effects we have on the world and space around us and in turn its profound affect on our own memory and emotions. Each of these landscapes is a starting point to a much bigger adventure that strives to answer the question of what lays beyond the horizon. This book is the second part of a series that began in Internal Wilderness,...
19) We can draw dogs
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"Introduces readers to different dog breeds and their histories. They'll learn what each breed was used for in the past, and how they use their skills and senses today. . . . Instructions are provided step by step so young artists can draw their own dogs"--Provided by publisher.
20) Art club
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"After the art programs are cut at his school, Dale Donovan recruits talented artists to create an after-school art club"--