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Fine artist Leah Tinari, turns her formidable and singular talents to the presidents of the United States. Each engaging portrait—and the accompanying facts—paint a powerful and playful picture of the presidents, introduce readers to the personable side of these leaders and make them more relatable, approachable, human, and even fun!
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Originally published in 1983, "Les Amies" focuses on the transsexual community around the Place Blanche district of Paris in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The book established Christer Stromholm's reputation as one of the leading photographers of the twentieth century.
The book includes the original essays by Stromholm and publisher Johan Ehrenberg as well as newly commissioned texts by Jackie and Nana, two of the women who feature in many photographs...
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Told through a series of stunning photographs of Robin Williams taken by photographer Arthur Grace over the course of this decades-long partnership, offers a touching and up-close look at the real Robin Williams - the manic and happy, the pensive and weary, the engaged and disengaged, a true portrait of one of America's greatest comics and most beloved actors.
193) Girls and their cats
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For New York City fashion and beauty photographer BriAnne Wills, the "crazy cat lady" is a myth. Co-written with Elyse Moody, senior editor at Martha Stewart Living, this book redefines the stereotype by showcasing 50 strong, independent, and artistic women who take the world in stride, flanked by their beloved felines. With its vibrant cover and gorgeous faux-suede spine, Girls and Their Cats features striking portraits and engaging profiles of each...
194) Faces places
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Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
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The spellbinding story, part fairy tale, part suspense, of Gustav Klimts Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, one of the most emblematic portraits of its time; of the beautiful, seductive Viennese Jewish salon hostess who sat for it; the notorious artist who painted it; the now vanished turn-of-the-century Vienna that shaped it; and the strange twisted fate that befell it.
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"On June 1, 1962, George Barris, internationally renowned photographer and journalist, arrived at the Hollywood movie set where Marilyn Monroe was making her last film, Something's Got to Give. It was Marilyn's thirty-sixth birthday and George Barris was assigned by a national magazine to photograph and interview her. Eight years earlier, Barris first met Marilyn while she was filming The Seven Year Itch in New York. They got on famously then and...
199) Baby! baby!
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Baby animals and baby people are often similar. Side by side photographs showcase the similarities.