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218 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
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"Equal parts stunning, photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball. Each chapter explores the style of an era and the cultural influences that shaped it: The league's inception in 1949, pre-Civil Rights Movement, when the NBA was mostly comprised of white players who wore suits and skinny ties. The years following the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the birth of funk...
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10 unnumbered pages, 405 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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"A photographic celebration of contemporary Native American life and an examination of important issues the community faces today by the creator of Project 562, Matika Wilbur"--
"In 2012, Matika Wilbur sold everything in her Seattle apartment and set out on a Kickstarter-funded pursuit to visit, engage, and photograph people from what were then the 562 federally recognized Native American Tribal Nations. Over the next decade, she traveled six hundred...
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335 pages : photographs (some color) ; 29 cm
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Taken with a 35mm camera by Paul McCartney, these largely unseen photographs capture the explosive period, from the end of 1963 through early 1964, in which The Beatles became an international sensation and changed the course of music history.
4) Quantum criminals: ramblers, wild gamblers, and other sole survivors from the songs of Steely Dan
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268 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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"Steely Dan was a somewhat unusual band that still inspires unusually strong devotion in its fans. Formed in the late '60s in New York, they released seven albums between 1971 and 1981, two of which were nominated for a Grammy. Part of what's unusual about them is that each of those albums was made by a different group of musicians -- founding members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen had no issues swapping players from record to record in order to get...
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The editor of Hugs from Obama presents this photographic celebration of the former first lady's elegance and strength in Go High: The Unstoppable Presence and Poise of Michelle Obama.
Featuring more than 50 full-color photographs illustrating her warmth, wisdom, and belief in a bright future, this one-of-a-kind collection highlights Michelle Obama's compassion, verve, and dynamic approach to unifying people from all walks of life. Each picture...
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Welcome to the world of portrait drawing, an art form that captures the essence of character and the subtleties of human expression. We are thrilled to present our comprehensive eBook, meticulously crafted to guide you through the intricacies of creating lifelike portraits. Whether you're a budding artist or looking to refine your skills, this eBook lays the groundwork, starting with the basics of portrait drawing. You'll build a solid foundation,...
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151 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 33 cm
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"In her latest body of work, multimedia artist Shirin Neshat (born 1957) turns her focus to the American West. With more than 100 photographs, a two-channel video installation and a feature film, Neshat creates a multilayered look at contemporary America through the eyes of a fictionalized artist. Monumental black-and-white photographs are transformed through Neshat's use of Farsi text and images that have been hand-drawn onto the picture. The texts...
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THE LITTLE BOOK OF NEPALESE PORTRAITS a photography book by JULIAN BOUND From National Geographic photography contributor Julian Bound portraiture of the people of Nepal. Portraits from Nepal's capital Kathmandu, Chhaimale Village, the northern district of Sindhupalchowk on the Tibetan borderlands, and the lakeside city of Pokhara. A collection of unique portraiture of the Nepalese people taken over a four year period by award winning documentary...
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Hans Belting has held chairs in art history at the universities of Heidelberg and Munich and has been a visiting professor at Harvard, Columbia, and Northwestern. He also cofounded and taught at the School for New Media in Karlsruhe, Germany. His many books include An Anthropology of Images (Princeton), Florence and Baghdad: Renaissance Art and Arab Science, Looking through Duchamp's Door, The Invisible Masterpiece, and Art History after Modernism....
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Get to know real queer kids from all over the country-these inspiring stories of LGBTQ+ youth, written in their own words, provide crucial snapshots of what it's really like to grow up trans or queer in America.
Photographer and activist Maxwell Poth has traveled all over the United States, inviting LGBTQ+ youth to share their stories as part of Project Contrast, a nonprofit that amplifies these voices and connects kids and families with the resources...
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THE LITTLE BOOK OF TIBETAN PORTRAITS by JULIAN BOUND From National Geographic photography contributor Julian Bound portraiture of the people of Tibet. From Tibet's capital of Lhasa to the country's southern reaches of the Himalayas, Nepal's Tibetan community of Kathmandu's Boudhanath Stupa and India's Tibetan settlement of McLeod Ganj, a collection of unique portraiture of the Tibetan people by award winning documentary photographer Julian Bound,...
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On an Eardisley farm, in conservative, rural mid Wales, lives Dean Goodwin-Evans aka Boo La Croux: farmer, organiser of Hereford Pride, professional hairdresser, son of an Aston Villa footballer, husband of Paul, lover of horses, and Miss Drag UK 2021.
This book explores the day-to-day life of the UK's only known drag farmer through images taken by award-winning photographer, Billie Charity.
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This collection includes classic pinups and stories about some of the most colorful, sexy, and provocative women of the '50s, '60s, and '70s, including B-movie stars, "Playboy" bunnies, and other enduring objects of desire. Steve Sullivan's Bombshells is a wonderful slice of nostalgia, a fascinating look at some of the most beautiful women the world has ever known.
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What does it mean to face a life prison sentence? What have "lifers" learned about life-from having taken a life? Photographer Howard Zehr has interviewed and made portraits of men and women in Pennsylvania prisons who are serving life sentences without possibility of parole. Readers see the prisoners as people, de-mystified.
Brief text accompanies each portrait, the voice of each prisoner speaking openly about the crime each has committed, the utter...
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Dive into a Visual Odyssey: The Unfiltered Gaze of Cannabis Culture-From Forbidden Foliage to Legal Legacy.
This isn't just a book; it's a time capsule. Every page unravels a narrative, each photograph speaks a thousand hushed words. From the hazy underground gatherings of yesteryear to the triumphant legalization rallies of today, witness the evolution of cannabis through the unerring lens of a photographer who dared to capture it all.
This book...
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A photographic celebration of Obama's warmth and compassion
America needs a hug from Obama now more than ever, and this beautiful collection of photographs and quotations showcases President Obama's wit, grace, wisdom, and warmth. As you pore over these pages, you'll be transported back to an era when leadership and dignity went hand in hand. Alongside touching images of our 44th president embracing his fellow citizens are some of his most inspirational...
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Incisive reflections on more than twenty portraits of the author by some of the greatest artists of the last century
Over the course of his life as a friend and confidant of artists and collectors, and as a lover of art himself, James Lord has written some of the best accounts we have of modern aesthetic genius; his biography of Giacometti was widely acclaimed for succeeding, in the words of one reviewer, "in every way as one of the most readable,...
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Ce second tome de notre plongée dans les Mémoire(s) afghane(s)—le premier a été publié 2022 et est toujours disponible en librairie ou sur la boutique de notre site sept.info—, donne la parole à celles et ceux qui ont vécu, aimé et travaillé dans ce pays au patrimoine culturel richissime avant que les talibans ne reprennent le pouvoir en août 2021 et imposent leurs règles discriminatoires, notamment à l'encontre des femmes et des filles:...
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Curvaceous, friendly and wholesome-looking, Playboy pinup Betty Page was the perfect complement to the still-innocent fantasies of young men during the Eisenhower years. Betty Page Confidential includes a biography of the reclusive goddess, an official Betty Page trivia quiz and 100 photos.
Betty Page Confidential is the ultimate book on this 1950s icon.
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