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My Life in JewelryA Memoir
"How a female artisan became the Arab world’s top jewelry designer"—CNBC  on Azza Fahmy The inspiring personal story of an exceptional female artist and entrepreneur who overcame great obstacles to become one of the most recognized jewelers in the Arab world and an international luxury brand In the Egypt of the 1970s, a young Azza Fahmy set out into …
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- 9781649032911
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Robert WilliamsConversations
A legendary figure of underground comix, Robert Williams (b. 1943) is an important social chronicler of American popular culture. The interviews assembled in Robert Williams: Conversations attest to his rhetorical powers, which match the high level of energy evident in his underground comix and action-filled canvases.The public perception of Williams was largely defined by two events. In 1987, …
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- 9781496850980
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Mary PrattA Love Affair with Vision
Mary Pratt's art has captivated millions of Canadians. Her luminescent paintings capture reality in a way that few artists have been able to achieve — the chip in a glass bowl, the play of light across a dish-strewn supper table, the vulnerability of a naked woman. Replete with symbolism, Pratt's work elevates the traditional still life by transforming the everyday into the iconic. Art hist…
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- 9781773101736
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The Last Lead Holders
As the recession of 2008 looms, Richard Deatherage faces the daunting realization that his 30-year drafting career may soon come to an end. With the advent of computer-aided drafting (CAD) technology taking center stage in 21st-century architectural design, his beloved art of hand-drafting with a lead pencil seems destined for obsolescence. However, for Richard, this isn't just a matter of losi…
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Kein Anschluss unter dieser NummerGespräche statt einer Autobiographie
In ihren letzten Lebensjahren hat Irmgard Keun Freunden und Bekannten am Telefon aus ihrer Autobiographie vorgelesen. »Kein Anschluss unter dieser Nummer« sollte sie heißen. Nach ihrem Tod im Mai 1982 fand sich davon allerdings keine einzige Zeile - Keun hatte druckreife Passagen eines Buchs improvisiert, das nie geschrieben wurde. Schon früh zeigte sich Keuns Phantasie nicht nur in ihren T…
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- 9783311703792
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Rudolf BorchardtDer verlorene Posten
Wolfgang Matz entwirft ein neues Bild des widersprüchlichen Literaten Borchardt im Zeitalter der Extreme.Rudolf Borchardt ist einer der großen Dichter deutscher Sprache, Meister des Essays und des zeitkritischen Romans, eigensinniger Historiker und Übersetzer. Doch wurde sein Schaffen auch begleitet von Legenden und Skandalen, von erotischer Hochstapelei, autobiografischer Fiktion, politisch…
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- 9783835384873
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Ben Katchor
The recipient of a 2000 MacArthur fellowship, Ben Katchor (b. 1951) is a beloved comics artist with a career spanning four decades. Published in indie weeklies across the United States, his comics are known for evoking the sensorium of the modern metropolis. As part of the Biographix series edited by Frederick Luis Aldama, Ben Katchor offers scholars and fans a thorough overview of the artist's…
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Art and LifeThe Story of Samuel Bak
Art & Life: The Story of Samuel Bak traces the development of a child prodigy deeply shaped by the catastrophic events of the Shoah, from his early artistic influences to his years in the Vilna Ghetto and Landsberg DP Camp, his formal training in Israel and Paris, and his fruitful art career in Rome, New York, Switzerland, and Boston. Augmenting the rich existing literature on Bak, Art &…
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Wie ich John Lennon die Haare schnitt, vor Romy Schneider davonlief und Cathe…
Jürgen Vollmer ist ein Ausnahmekünstler. Als Setfotograf hat er mit den Großen der Filmbranche gearbeitet und dabei zahlreiche weltberühmte Porträts und Kinoplakate geschaffen. Sein Werk ist in mehreren Bildbänden dokumentiert. Darüber hinaus ist Jürgen Vollmer aber auch ein begnadeter Erzähler, der seine beruflichen Stationen und seine Erlebnisse mit den Stars auf äußerst unterhalts…
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Jacomo Tintoretto & i suoi figliStoria di una famiglia veneziana
Questo libro è il tentativo di illuminazione di una vita - anzi, di molte vite: quella di Jacomo Tintoretto, il «piú terribile cervello che abbia avuto mai la pittura», di Marietta, la prediletta, e degli altri suoi figli, del padre, della giovane moglie Faustina, dei nipoti rinnegati, e di un'intera città, Venezia. Ed è un libro «scritto alla sua maniera: violando la prospettiva e ogni …
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