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Official Portraits
K Zwangsleitner
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Description for Official Portraits
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill.191col.ill. BIC Classification: AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
A collection of every 'official portrait' from the members of the United Nations, resulting in a fascinating insight into power and portraiture from around the world.
Authority, leadership, stability, benevolence, even grace: these are some of the qualities state leaders seek to portray in their official portraits.
When all member states of the United Nations were asked to submit the official portrait of their Head of State the diversity was surprising: ranging from snapshots to staged tableaux in generic offices, from full-length portraits in front of stately buildings to close-ups before national emblems. Some portraits invoke the bureaucratic ... Read more
A collection of every 'official portrait' from the members of the United Nations, resulting in a fascinating insight into power and portraiture from around the world.
Authority, leadership, stability, benevolence, even grace: these are some of the qualities state leaders seek to portray in their official portraits.
When all member states of the United Nations were asked to submit the official portrait of their Head of State the diversity was surprising: ranging from snapshots to staged tableaux in generic offices, from full-length portraits in front of stately buildings to close-ups before national emblems. Some portraits invoke the bureaucratic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Trolley Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904563334
SKU
V9781904563334
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99-50
About K Zwangsleitner
Klaus Zwangsleitner is the founder of imprint Berlin Press.
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