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Autumn M. (neonnit) |
A Carrot for a Nose: The Form of Folk Sculpture on America's City Streets and Country...
Most streets and highways offer any number of folk figures to anyone who cares to see them. A few -- like snowmen or scarecrows -- are ephemeral; but most of these folk forms have a longer life expectancy, and some like weathervanes or trade signs are older than the nation.
Their makers... more
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Autumn M. (neonnit) |
The Humanistic Tradition: The Global Village of the Twentieth Century (Humanistic Tra...
Beginning with the startling twentieth century developments in physics and the Freudian revolution, this volume of The Humanistic Tradition addresses 100 years of precipitous change. The exciting conclusion to the six-volume series, Book 6 can also be used as a literary or cultural supplement to... more
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A Visible Heritage: Columbia County, New York : A History in Art and Architecture by ...
Dutch settlers in the 1600s, English manor lords and colonial aristocrats like the Livingstons of Clermont, political and industrial leaders of the new republic, waves of immigrants from New England and New York City, the great landscape painters of the Hudson River School like Frederic... more
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Autumn M. (neonnit) |
Mary: Images of the Holy Mother by Jacqueline Orsini
Although she is mentioned only a few times in the Bible, Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most holy and revered woman in the Christian world. Through the ages she has inspired millions through her quietly majestic visage, and is second only to Jesus as a revered subject for artists over the... more
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Autumn M. (neonnit) |
The American Art Book by Editors of Phaidon Press
On its publication in 1999, The American Art Book immediately filled a critical gap in accessible yet authoritative surveys on American artists of the past three centuries. With an A to Z format that departs from the usual emphasis on genres and time periods, it offers an unparalleled overview... more