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Published in conjunction with a 2011 exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this volume celebrates the energetic waves of 19th-century-American ingenuity in a variety of cultural endeavors. Perry, who initiated and curated the exhibition, begins with Charles Wilson Peale's famous Philadelphia museum--the first American "Hall of Wonders." She then discusses democracy, Niagara Falls, the buffalo, trains, and big trees, among other topics--all...
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"Vassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a seminal figure in the art and thought of the twentieth century. His paintings and theories about art delved into spirituality and music, all the while providing the world with some of the earliest abstract images ever seen. In Europe, his influence has long been acknowledged through his tenure at the Bauhaus, his cofounding of the Blaue Reiter group, and his important writings. Only in recent years, however, has...
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A fresh exploration of Native American art that positions the work within the broader context of North American art history. This landmark publication presents Native American art within the broader context of American art history, through an examination of notable works from a major private collection. The insightful texts provide a new evaluation of the art, culture, and daily life of numerous North American tribes, including Acoma, Apache, Cheyenne,...
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"Illustrator by day, surrealist by night, Ted Geisel created a body of previously little-known work during his leisure hours that he called his 'Midnight Paintings,' and which is now known as 'The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss.' This irrepressible and soulful collection redefines Ted Geisel as an iconic American artist. For sixty years, his 'Secret Art' allowed Geisel to expand his artistic boundaries without the confines and pressures of commercial deadlines...
68) La Raza
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The scope of Native American dance -- from the Fancy dancers of the powwow circuit and the traditional keepers of sacred Indian ceremonies to the contemporary flourishes of modern Indian choreographers -- is explored in this collection of essays by leading Native and non-Native scholars and practitioners of dance in the Indian community.
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"In 2011 [the author/artist] was invited by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City to curate an exhibit based on their collection. Like a shopper in some great, mad department store that housed many centuries' worth of objects, [she] browsed and inspected their archives for a year or so. The pieces that [she] chose were based on one thing only-- a gasp of delight."--Introduction.
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Exploring Calvin and Hobbes is the catalog for an exhibition by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University that ran in 2014. The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal exploration of how the wonder of Calvin and Hobbes came to be. It includes original art of Calvin and Hobbes, along with Watterson's original commentary. The show also includes art from cartoons and cartoonists that Watterson has identified as...
77) Daliland
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In 1974 a young gallery assistant is drawn into the wild, never-ending party that is artist Salvador Dal'̕s life in New York City. As he helps the aging genius prepare for an important show, he discovers not everything is as it seems.
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