"The first comprehensive examination of the life and art of one of America's premier printmakers ... Thomas Dewey II chronicles Saunders not only as a printmaker, but also as a painter, sculptor, illustrator, author, educator, amateur musician, and sometimes horseman ... A view …
Highlighting some of Dr. Seuss's lesser known works, the author offers insights into the imaginative and creative processes of a very private man and one of the twentieth century's most original artists.
Explores the life and career of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, through an investigation of his early work, interviews, and writings.
This volume the life and career of children's books author and illustrator Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka "Dr. Seuss" (1904-1991). Geisel published 46 children's books, often characterized by imaginative characters, rhyme, and frequent use of anapestic meter. His most-celebrated book…
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (10 July 1834 -- 17 July 1903) was an American-born painter, who spent most of his life in Great Britain. He was a great advocate of the art for art's sake philosophy and he was one of the leaders of the Aesthetic Movement. Many influences can be fo…
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) exprime avec poésie la solitude de l'homme face à cet american way of life qui se développe dans les années 1920. S'inspirant du cinéma par les prises de vue ou les attitudes des personnages, ses peintures reflètent et dénoncent l'aliénation de la cultu…
In 2004, artist Zak Smith blew away New York's art world at the Whitney Biennial with his visual interpretation of Gravity's Rainbow, a wall-size installation consisting of over 750 illustrations of Thomas Pynchon's famous novel. Five years later, Smith brings us We Did Porn, a …
Follows Zak Smith (or Zak Sabbath) from the New York art scene to Los Angeles's seedy, yet colorful, underbell--the world of alt porn. Smith narrates his own foray into pornography and gives his readers a new understanding of the industry, its players, and its audience. Blends m…