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Brooklyn Street Art
by Steven P Harrington  Synopsis From the warehouses of ultra-hip Williamsburg to the brick facades of Bushwick tenements and DUMBO'S waterfront cool, from subway cars to bridge pylons, the 150 images in this book by photographer Jaime Rojo capture the wide range of mediums and styles...
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Mingering Mike
by Dori Hadar Synopsis One cold December morning, Dori Hadar DJ by night, criminal investigator by day was digging through crates of records at a flea market in Washington, D.C. There he stumbled into the elaborate world of Mingering Mike a soul superstar of the 1960s and '70s...
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Desert to Dream: A Decade of Burning Man Photography
by Barbara Traub Publisher Comments "Barbara Traub captures an expansive desert of everything but normality where monstrous beings of all shapes, colors and sizes congregate each year with contraptions that challenge everyday familiarity."-Sidelines Online "The event is more than the sum...
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African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent
by John Gillow Synopsis Encompassing the enormous range of traditional, hand-crafted textiles from every region of Africa, this illustrated volume explores the materials, dyes, decorations and techniques of the people who create them....
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Crafting Tradition: The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and)
by Michael Chibnik Publisher Comments Since the mid-1980s, whimsical, brightly colored wood carvings from the Mexican state of Oaxaca have found their way into gift shops and private homes across the United States and Europe, as Western consumers seek to connect with the authenticity and...
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Sublime Spaces and Visionary Worlds: Built Environments of Vernacular Artists
by Leslie Umberger Publisher Comments The need to personalize our surroundings is a defining human characteristic. For some this need becomes a compulsion to transform their personal surroundings into works of art. The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, has undertaken...
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Mehndi Designs: Traditional Henna Body Art (Dover Pictorial Archives)
by Marty Noble Publisher Comments More than 160 lovely designs, adapted from authentic images used in the ancient art of henna body painting, incorporate scores of lovely patterns (largely Indian). Used to cover hands, forearms, and feet during the celebration of weddings, births, and...
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Islamic Patterns
by J Bourgoin Publisher Comments Fascinating collection of authentic Islamic designs, all copyright-free, for artists, designers and craft enthusiasts. Visually rich, yet inexpensive source of ideas for designing textiles, wallpaper, floor coverings, and much more. 45 full-page plates....
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Everything's Coming Up Sock Monkeys!: Art, History and Business of the American Sock Monkey
by Bonnie Kraus Connelly Synopsis Fascinated with the sock monkey since childhood Bonnie Kraus Connelly, a 30 year professional graphic artist, illustrator and business owner, has spent the last decade developing a catalog of childrens stories, illustrations, graphics, and products built...
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Self-Taught Artists of the Twentieth Century: An American Anthology
by Elsa Wei Longhauser Publisher Comments Today the work of so-called "outsider" artists is receiving unprecedented attention. Now, to coincide with a major traveling exhibition organized by the Museum of American Folk Art in New York and opening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this spring...
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Woody Guthrie: A Life in Art
by Woody Guthrie Publisher Comments Songwriter, poet, writer, political activist . . . and, perhaps most fundamental to his work but least known about Woody Guthrie, artist. Contrary to popular mythology, it was with paint brushes in hand, not a guitar, that Guthrie hit the road for...
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Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel, Jewish Carving Traditions (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture and Life)
by Murray Zimiles Publisher Comments Based on more than 20 years of original research in Europe, Israel, and the United States by artist Murray Zimiles, and accompanied by an essay by distinguished Judaica scholar Vivian B.Mann, this book is the first fully developed study of the...
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Temptation: Edgar Tolson and the Genesis of Twentieth-Century Folk Art
by Julia S Ardery Publisher Comments The tug-of-war over the definition, sale, and interpretation of 20th-century American folk art is revealed through the life story of Kentucky woodcarver Edgar Tolson (1904-1984) and interviews with key players in the folk art scene....
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Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation, Continuity
by Susan W. Fair Publisher Comments The rich artistic traditions of Alaska Natives are the subject of this landmark volume, which examines the work of the premier Alaska artists of teh twentieth century. Ranging across the state from the islands of the Bering Sea...
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Mexico: Stencil: Propa
by Arts & Graphics Rm Publisher Comments When the Mexican government attempted to violently quell the teacher's union's demonstrations in Oaxaca in June of 2006, artists were quick to protest. Graffiti covered government buildings, and both street and fine artists quickly formed an organization...
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Raw Creation: Outsider Art & Beyond
by John Maizels Synopsis "Outsider" art - produced by visionaries, the "mad" and the socially marginalized - presents images of immediacy and power, arising outside accepted art circles. This book provides an account of the work of "outsiders", other non-academic artists, and...
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Arts and Crafts Movement (91 Edition)
by Elizabeth Cumming Synopsis Surveys Arts and Crafts design in Britain, America, and Europe, as applied to architecture, furniture, glass, ceramics, metalworks, textiles, and books....
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Mexican Muralists Orozco Rivera Siqueiro
by Desmond Rochfort Synopsis Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros--these now legendary men have emerged as the most prominent figures of the famed Mexican mural movement from the 1920s through the early '70s. The dramatic story of the movement is told here in a...
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Contemporary Folk Art
by Tom Patterson Publisher Comments Many of the best folk artists have lived their lives in obscurity, mostly in small communities largely unknown to the public. Over the past decade, however, thousands of artists and art lovers have discovered the remarkable ingenuity and creative genius...
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Alabama Folk Pottery
by Joey Brackner Publisher Comments Celebrating the people, techniques, and artistry of a traditional craft. Based on 20 years’ research and experience with potters and their wares, folklorist Joey Brackner presents a definitive, comprehensive survey of folk potters and the...
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