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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Hardcover. In big cities, major museums and elite galleries tend to dominate our idea of the art world. But beyond these moneyed institutions are vibrant, local communities of artists and art lovers. This book offers a guided tour of three such alternative worlds that thrive in the Chicago neighborhoods of Bronzeville, Pilsen, and Rogers Park. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 colour plates, 2 halftones, 7 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; ACX; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305172
ISBN
9780226305172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.01

Hardcover. Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, and heat exhaustion. This title presents a chronicle of this journey. Series: Culture Trails. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226348452
ISBN
9780226348452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.59

Hardcover. In 1934, New York's Museum of Modern Art staged a major exhibition of ball bearings, airplane propellers, pots and pans, cocktail tumblers, petri dishes, protractors, and other machine parts and products. This title tells the story of this extraordinarily popular but controversial show. Num Pages: 224 pages, 61 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226507156
ISBN
9780226507156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.36

Hardcover. Over the years, the idea of primitivism has motivated artistic modernism. Focusing on the three decades after World War II, known in France as "les trentes glorieuses" despite the loss of most of the country's colonial empire, this book argues that primitivism played a key role in a French society marked by economic growth and political turmoil. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 colour plates, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752693
ISBN
9780226752693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.41

Hardcover. Romaine Brooks: A Life introduces much fresh information from Langer s decades of research on Brooks and establishes this groundbreaking artist s centrality to feminism and contemporary sexual politics as well as to visual culture." Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299298609
ISBN
9780299298609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.86

Paperback. Focuses on the forces that have kept the craft of handweaving alive in Michigan and throughout the country: individuals, organizations, and communities enlivened through necessity, opportunity, and creativity. This book is based on oral histories, interviews, documentary, and artifact research. Num Pages: 168 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; ACV; ACX; AFW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031139
ISBN
9780472031139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

Paperback. Examines the paradoxical narrative features of the photo montage aesthetics of artists associated with Dada, Constructivism, and the New Objectivity. McBride offers an historicized reappraisal of 1920s and 1930s German photo montage work to show that its peculiar mimicry was less a rejection of narrative and more an extension or permutation of it. Num Pages: 252 pages, 26 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACXD; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472053032
ISBN
9780472053032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

Hardcover. Examines the paradoxical narrative features of the photo montage aesthetics of artists associated with Dada, Constructivism, and the New Objectivity. McBride offers an historicized reappraisal of 1920s and 1930s German photo montage work to show that its peculiar mimicry was less a rejection of narrative and more an extension or permutation of it. Num Pages: 252 pages, 26 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACXD; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472073030
ISBN
9780472073030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.36

Hardcover. Editor(s): Leigh, Ted. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472109760
ISBN
9780472109760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.19

Hardcover. How reading literature through the lens of visual art sheds new light on the accomplishments of modernist and postmodernist writers Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472111756
ISBN
9780472111756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.18

Hardcover. An exploration of the career of Franz Radziwill, investigating the question of art in a Nazi context Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472116287
ISBN
9780472116287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.49

Hardcover. The evocative performances of Peggy Shaw, cross-dressed and class-conscious performance artist Editor(s): Dolan, Jill. Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ANB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472116478
ISBN
9780472116478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.58

Hardcover. Focuses on the critical role that women artists have played in the evolution of the American avant-garde. Drawing upon broadly conceptualized notions of collage aesthetics and performance art, this work may appeal to those interested in the cultural history of the avant-garde and the role that feminist experimental artists have played in it. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472117185
ISBN
9780472117185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.14

Paperback. Ranging from the realists to the abstract expressionists, from the famous to the obscure, Schultz reveals how various artists have tried to capture the essence of the meaning of "Moby-Dick" and to use it as a springboard for their own imaginations. Num Pages: 440 pages, 61 colour plates, 232 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; ACX; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1619.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607426
ISBN
9780700607426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.68

Paperback. Examines the depiction of women in World War II popular visual art, showing that it reflected decidedly mixed feelings about the status of women in American society. Dispels the popular belief that World War II was a halcyon age for women's rights in America. Series: Culture America (Hardcover). Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: ACX; AG; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619665
ISBN
9780700619665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.09

Paperback. Examines the importance of the year 1958 as a critical tipping point in the evolution of American art. This title explores the moment American artists first departed from Abstract Expressionism to develop fresh trends that helped define the last half of the 20th century. It includes approximately sixty-one works by fifty-six artists. Num Pages: 160 pages, with 62 full-colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807859490
ISBN
9780807859490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.45

Paperback. Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; ACV; ACXD; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810129849
ISBN
9780810129849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JJ; ACX; AFF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810129931
ISBN
9780810129931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.11

Hardcover. The mentor to an entire generation of Soviet sculptors, Sergei Konenkov was renowned for his personal charisma and artistic versatility. This collection of essays, interviews and personal reminiscences is an appraisal of his work. Editor(s): Turbow, Marie; Bowlt, John E.; Salmond, Wendy R.; Lampard, Mark. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 colour and 118 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1243.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813528540
ISBN
9780813528540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.52

Paperback. "This extremely informative guide should prove useful even to those well acquainted with the University of Virginia campus. Other visitors to Charlottesville can rely upon it to guide them on a thoughtful inspection of Jefferson's last great architectural work." -- "Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians" Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AM; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813911090
ISBN
9780813911090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.80

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