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New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain ((Rev)99 Edition) by Betty Edwards Publisher Comments When Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain was first published in 1979, it hit the New York Times bestseller list within two weeks and stayed there for more than a year. In 1989, when Dr. Betty Edwards revised the book, it went straight to the Time list... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities by John M. Carrera Staff Pick This "visual dictionary of curiosities" is charming, quirky, and endlessly entertaining. (It's also very hard to put down.) Fascinating images reproduced from wood engravings illustrate words from albatross and abracadabra to zibeth and zodiac."... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Looking at Textiles Looking at Textiles Looking at Textiles: A Guide to Technical Terms a Guide to Technical Terms a Guide to Technical Terms (Looking at) by Elena Phipps Synopsis Textiles have been made and used by every culture throughout history. However diverse—whether an ancient Egyptian mummy wrapping, a Turkish carpet, an Italian velvet, or an American quilt—all textiles have basic elements in common. They are... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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HarperCollins Dictionary Art Terms & Techniques by Ralph Mayer Publisher Comments The HarperCollins Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, 2nd edition, contains over 3,200 clear definitions of terns encountered in thestudy and practice of the visual arts and in their literature. It covers all forms of easel and mural paintings... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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101 Things to Learn in Art School by Kit White Publisher Comments What is the first thing to learn in art school? "Art can be anything." The second thing? "Learn to draw." With 101 Things to Learn in Art School, artist and teacher Kit White delivers and develops such lessons, striking an instructive balance between... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Hardcover
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Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist (51 Edition) by Stephen Rogers Peck Publisher Comments Stephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Daily Book of Art: 365 Readings That Teach, Inspire & Entertain by Colin Gilbert Publisher Comments 'In today\'s fast-paced world, creative people are as eager as ever to pursue their artistic passions, but many of them simply don\'t have enough time. Catering to this modern dilemma, we\'ve concocted the perfect remedy for over-burdened artists. The... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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20th Century Art Book Mini Edition by Phaidon Press Publisher Comments Presenting a new and original way of bringing art alive, this mini edition offers a gallery of 500 artists and their works plus a jargon-free Glossary of artistic terms and an international directory of museums and galleries. 500 color illustrations.... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts by Kevin F. McCarthy Publisher Comments 'I strongly support the central message of \'Gifts of the Muse.\' Although the arts bestow important secondary benefits--economic, educational, social, and therapeutic--it is their intrinsic value that makes them essential and irreplaceable. The arts... (read more) Your price: $21.25 New - Trade Paper
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Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel by Ernst Heinrich Philip Haeckel Synopsis The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist.... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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Art/Work: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) as You Pursue Your Art Career by Heather Darcy Bhandari Publisher Comments Find Out What They Didn't Teach You in Art School The most comprehensive guide of its kind, Art/Work gives artists of every level the tools they need to make it in an art world so competitive one dealer likens it to "The Sopranos, except nobody gets... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Art Book: Mini Edition by Phaidon Synopsis This is a pocket-sized A-Z guide to 500 great painters and sculptors from medieval to modern times. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of typical work, accompanied by information on each image and its creator. Artists, styles and... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Guide to Getting Arts Grants by Ellen Liberatori Publisher Comments Get that arts grant and be more independent! In this book, artists and arts groups will find all they need to know to support themselves through grants and special projects. This expert guide, written by an insider who has been on both the grant-making... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Art and Its Histories : a Reader (98 Edition) by Steve (ed.) Edwards Synopsis A presentation of 89 texts that have played a role in shaping modern judgements and values about art. Emphasizing the debates and ideological assumptions around the Western canon of art, it ranges through art history from Pliny the Elder to current... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Look! by Anne Dalleva Publisher Comments This handbook is designed to accompany the major textbooks used in the art history survey, presenting various methods for analysis of art as well as extensive tips on writing about art.... (read more) List Price $26.85 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bauhaus: Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago by Hans Maria Wingler Publisher Comments Bauhaus has established itself with designers and architects as a standard work and the most comprehensive collection of documents and pictoral material ever published on this famous school of design.Documents in Bauhaus are taken from a wide array of... (read more) Your price: $70.00 New - Trade Paper
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From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History (Art Basics) Seventh Edition by James Smith Pierce Publisher Comments From Abacus to Zeus, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive handbook that defines and explains the most common terms and concepts used in discussing the history of visual arts. Useful as either a brief reference text or a supplement to an art history survey... (read more) List Price $54.75 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Postmodern Perspectives: Issues in Contemporary Art by Howard Risatti Publisher Comments Exploring the relationship between contemporary art, culture, and society, this book offers non-specialists a guide to the general structure and focus of Postmodern critical discourse, preparing them to understand the origins, theories, and interrelated... (read more) List Price $76.50 Your price: $18.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Artists' Monograms and Indiscernible Signatures (Cartwheel Learning Bookshelf) by John Castagno Publisher Comments Includes 5,200 signatures of 3,700 artists worldwide, listing nationality, birth and death dates, and reference sources.... (read more) Your price: $197.75 New - Hardcover
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The Claude Glass: Use and Meaning of the Black Mirror in Western Art by Arnaud Maillet Publisher Comments In this first full-length study of a largely forgotten optical device from the eighteenth century, Arnaud Maillet reconfigures our historical understanding of visual experience and meaning in relation to notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination.... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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