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• Art Students League of New York on Painting

  Lessons and Meditations on Mediums, Styles, and Methods

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  This unique book brings you into the studio classrooms of some of the Leagues most celebrated paintersincluding William Scharf, Mary Beth McKenzie, Henry Finkelstein, and Knox Martinfor lessons on a variety of fundamental topics, idiosyncratic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Social and the Real

  Political Art of the 1930s in the Western Hemisphere

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  During the 1930s, American artists such as Ben Shahn developed a mode of representation generally known as Social Realism. This term is given broad new meaning in the anthology brought together by Alejandro Anreus, Diana L. Linden, and Jonathan…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anatomy Lessons From the Great Masters

  Hale, Robert Beverly, 1901-1985

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  This classic book, whose foremost author was one of the great artistic anatomy teachers of the twentieth century, is an invaluable instructor and reference guide for any professional, amateur, or student artist who depicts the human form.

• An American Experiment : George Bellows and the Ashcan Painters

  Peters Corbett, David, 1956-

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  This book introduces the artists of the Ashcan School and the key characteristics and themes of their work. Detailed commentaries are provided for twelve significant paintings by George Bellows, William Glackens, Robert Henri, George Luks, and John…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Classical Life Drawing Studio

  McElhinney, James Lancel, 1952-

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  The Art Students League of New York presents a unique and perfect celebration of this revival: a gallery of never-before-published 19th- and 20th-century drawings and invaluable insights from the League's figurative drawing teachers along, with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Swing Time : Reginald Marsh and Thirties New York

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  The first major assessment of the work of "American Scene" artist Reginald Marsh (1898?1954) in thirty years, covering his art and photography. It puts Marsh's exuberant depictions of urban daily life within the context of the economic uncertainty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Suspension of Time : Reflections on Simon Dinnerstein and the Fulbright Triptych

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  The Suspension of Time is a collection of essays on Dinnerstein’s masterpiece, The Fulbright Triptych. It includes writing by an extraordinarily diverse range of contributors, from the Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist Jhumpa Lahiri to acclaimed poet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Mirror Garden

  Farmanfarmaian, Monir Shahroudy, 1924-

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  In Persia in 1924, when a child still had to worry about hostile camels in the bazaar and a nanny might spin stories at her pillow until her eyes fell shut, the extraordinary and irresistible Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was born. From the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Richard Estes

  Estes, Richard, 1932-

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  Estes is regarded as one of the most important painters of the New York urban landscape. The crisp clarity of Estes's paintings is reminiscent of photography, yet upon closer inspection his work reveals elements and perspectives that do not exist in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Romare Bearden : Southern Recollections

  Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988

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  Featuring ninety works covering the full range of the artist's oeuvre and career, this volume marks a significant development in our wider understanding of the numerous sources and inspiration behind much of Romare Bearden's art. It focuses on a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Backing Into Forward : a Memoir

  Feiffer, Jules

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  At the center of this journey is Feiffer's prolific creativity. In dazzling detail, he recounts the birth of his subversive graphic novella Munro, his entrée into New York's literary salons, collaborations with film greats Mike Nichols, Robert…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Frankenthaler

  Works on Paper, 1949-1984

  Wilkin, Karen

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  A collection of the paintings and drawings of Helen Frankenthaler is accompanied by a discussion of her artistic techniques and style.

• Marsden Hartley

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  This superbly illustrated book encompasses the extraordinary range and depth of Hartley's creative output. Some one-hundred and five of his works - landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and abstract paintings - demonstrate the visual power for which…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nell Blaine

  Her Art and Life

  Sawin, Martica

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  Nell Blaine (1922-1996) was an important member of the second generation of the New York School. Her work represents a dialogue between abstract principles and her sensory-response to the visible world.

• Walt Kelly's Fairy Tales

  Kelly, Walt,

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  Walt Kelly, Disney animator on Dumbo, Fantasia, Snow White, and Pinocchio and the creator of the Pogo comic strip, created beautiful, action-packed fairy tale comic book stories from his own incredible imagination and ones based on The Brothers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lee Krasner : A Biography

  Levin, Gail, 1948-

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  LEE KRASNER, best known as Jackson Pollock's wife, reveals a woman who was a firebrand and trailblazer for women's rights, who also led a fascinating life, and who is finally now being recognized as one of the 20th century's modernist masters.

• John Marin's Watercolours : a Medium for Modernism

  Tedeschi, Martha, 1958-

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  American modernist John Marin (1870–1953) worked prolifically in watercolor, etching, and oil during a career that spanned more than 50 years. It was the medium of watercolor, however, that encouraged him in his development of a bold, original style…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Universe of Peter Max

  Max, Peter, 1937-

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  Accompanied by his artwork, the pop culture icon presents a glimpse into his life, from a childhood spent in Berlin and Shanghai to his teenaged odyssey to New York City in the 1960s where he became a rising star in the art world.

• Paul Outerbridge

  Command Performance

  Martineau, Paul, 1967-

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  This catalogue was produced for the first exhibition of Outerbridge’s work since 1981, which was held March 31 through August 9, 2009, at the J. Paul Getty Museum. It brought together one hundred photographs from all periods and styles of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Charles White

  a Retrospective

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  This comprehensive study offers a much-needed reexamination of the artist’s career and legacy. With handsome reproductions of White’s finest paintings, drawings, and prints, the volume introduces his work to contemporary audiences, reclaims his…Read moreRead more of this annotation