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The handy art history answer book / by Dickerson, Madelynn,author.(CARDINAL)402775;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-272) and index.Art principles and history -- Art fundamentals -- Basics of architecture -- Form and style -- Finding meaning in art -- Prehistoric art -- Art of the ancient world, 5000 B.C.E.-400 C.E. -- Art of the ancient Near East -- Art of India and Southeast Asia -- Art of ancient Africa -- Ancient Egyptian art -- Art of ancient China -- Early Japan and Korea -- Art of the ancient Americas -- Aegean art -- Ancient Greek art -- Etruscan art -- Roman art -- The medieval world, c.400-1300 -- Early Jewish and Christian art -- Byzantine art -- Islamic art -- Early Medieval art from Northern Europe -- Carolingian and Ottonian art -- India and Southeast Asia -- Chines art from the Sui to the Yuan Dynasties, c. 589-1368 -- Korean art until c. 1400 -- Japanese art until c. 1400 -- Art of Medieval Africa -- Pre-Columbian America -- North America -- Romanesque Europe -- Gothic Europe -- The early modern world, c.1300-1600 -- Proto-renaissance -- Early Renaissance in Italy -- Northern European Renaissance -- High Renaissance in Italy -- Renaissance Venice -- Sixteenth-Century European art and architecture -- Islamic art and the Ottoman Empire -- African art -- Art and Zen Buddhism -- Art in the New World -- Baroque and beyond, c.1600-1850 -- Baroque Italy and France -- Dutch and Flemish painting -- The Golden Age of Spain -- Asian art -- Rococo and the Eighteenth Century -- Mughal art in India -- Neoclassical art -- Romanticism -- Art in the Americas -- From the Industrial Revolution to World War I, c.1850-1914 -- Late Nineteenth-century painting -- Early photography -- Japanese art -- Impressionism -- Post-Impressionism -- Architecture -- African art -- Early Twentieth-century art -- The modern world, during and after the world wars, c.1914-1960 -- Early Twentieth-century Avant-Garde -- Architecture and design -- Dada and Surrealism -- Photography -- Modern art until c.1960 -- American art and the influence of Europe -- Modern art in Latin America -- European art after World War II -- Native American art -- Pacific art -- Contemporary art, 1960s-present -- Pop art -- Conceptual art and other modern art movements -- Art, culture, and politics -- Figurative art -- Postmodernism and art -- Contemporary art and technology -- Emerging forms of art -- Contemporary art and globalization -- Exploring art on your own."The major art pieces, most important artists, and significant artistic movements from 35,000 BCE to today are collected together in this easy to read resource on art history. Continuing in the tradition of the standout Handy Answer Book reference series, this book not only the covers the development of Western art, but also the history of art across the globe. An overview of art--its history, techniques, materials, forms, colors, style, the nature of artistic expression, and how to look at art--is followed by examinations of the main periods and movements of art history. The book both explains and shows important elements, influences, artists, and masterworks of era and the world events and cultures that influenced and changed them through nearly 150 color images of indispensable masterworks. This accessible and entertaining resource for readers with a casual interest in art history as well as industry professionals also includes a glossary of terms to demystify jargon and explain theory"--
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Art;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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French and American impressionist works from the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art / by Brooklyn Museum of Art.(CARDINAL)227000; Ferber, Linda S.(CARDINAL)154431; Kelly, Sarah.(CARDINAL)277805; Lucy, Martha.(CARDINAL)277804; Kōriyama Shiritsu Bijutsukan.(CARDINAL)225704; Burēn Torasuto (Firm)(CARDINAL)224601;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Catalogs.; Exhibition catalogs.; Brooklyn Museum of Art; Impressionism (Art); Impressionism (Art); Painting, French; Painting, American;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society / by Mah, Adeline Yen,1937-(CARDINAL)531507;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-242).During the Japanese occupation of parts of China, twelve-year-old Ye Xian is thrown out of her father's and stepmother's home, joins a martial arts group, and tries to help her aunt and the Americans in their struggle against the Japanese invaders. Includes historical notes.850LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Spy fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Martial arts; Aunts;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Asian American history and culture : an encyclopedia / by Ling, Huping,1956-(CARDINAL)647161; Austin, Allan W.(CARDINAL)541360;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 605-627) and index.Offers coverage of the arts, culture, community, education, family, gender, marriage, occupation, and work of more than twenty national-origin groups, both historically and in contemporary American society.v. 1. The Asian American experience: history, culture, and scholarship ; The Bangladeshi American experience: history and culture ; The Burmese American experience: history and culture ; The Chinese American experience: history and culture ; The Filipino American experience: history and culture -- v. 2. The Indian American experience: history and culture ; The Indonesian American experience: history and culture ; The Japanese American experience: history and culture ; The Korean American experience: history and culture ; The Laotian and Hmong American experience: history and culture ; The Malaysian American experience: history and culture ; The Mongolian American experience: history and culture ; The Nepalese American experience: history and culture ; The Pacific Islander American experience: history and culture ; The Pakistani American experience: history and culture ; The Singaporean American experience: history and culture ; The Sri Lankan American experience: history and culture ; The Taiwanese American experience: history and culture ; The Thai American experience: history and culture ; The Tibetan American experience: history and culture ; The Vietnamese American experience: history and culture.
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Asian Americans; Asian Americans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The attack on Pearl Harbor [videorecording] a day of infamy / by Timeless Media Group.;
On the morning of December 7, 1941, a surprise attack by Japanese naval aviation against the American held island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into World War II. This story details one of the most momentous events in American history and a crucial turning point in the 20th century.Not rated.DVD ; NTSC ; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Propaganda films.; War films.; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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After Hiroshima / by Slavick, Elin O'Hara,author,photographer.(CARDINAL)853461; Selden, Kyoko Iriye,1936-2013,translator.(CARDINAL)526973; Elkins, James,1955-On an image of a bottle.; Elkins, James,1955-On an image of a bottle.Japanese.; Daylight Books,publisher.;
Includes bibliographical references.In After Hiroshima, American artist elin oHara slavick attempts to address the aftermath of the 1945 bombing--historically, poetically and visually. This act of ethical seeing 2brings to us with harrowing clarity & what may lie ahead if we cannot cure ourselves of the pathology that has brought us this far.-- Amazon.com.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Slavick, Elin O'Hara.; Photography, Artistic.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hunters Point : a novel of San Francisco / by Kageyama, Peter,author.(CARDINAL)601312;
"Katsuhiro, 'Kats' Takemoto is a war hero turned private detective in the exploding metropolis of San Francisco in 1958. Drawn into a deadly cover-up, Kats investigates the US Navy, the west coast organized crime families and the Beat art scene of North Beach in search of the truth that hides in the dark, cold waters of San Francisco Bay." --
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Japanese Americans; Private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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They called us enemy / by Takei, George,1937-author.(CARDINAL)752464; Eisinger, Justin,author.(CARDINAL)426086; Scott, Steven(Comics author),author.(CARDINAL)785062; Becker, Harmony,artist.(CARDINAL)785061;
Presents a graphic memoir detailing the author's experiences as a child prisoner in the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II, reflecting on the choices his family made in the face of institutionalized racism.GN680LTarget Age Group: 12 to 17.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Autobiographical comics.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Young adult literature.; Autobiographies.; Takei, George, 1937-; Actors; Japanese Americans; Japanese; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 85 / Total copies: 110
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Learn to draw cats & kittens : step-by-step instructions for more than 25 favorite feline friends / by Cuddy, Robbin,illustrator.(CARDINAL)384183;
Breeds -- Coats -- Abyssinian -- American curl -- Balinese -- Bengal -- Birman -- Bombay -- British shorthair -- Burmese -- Color pointed British shorthair -- Devon rex -- Egyptian mau -- Exotic -- Himalayan -- Japanese bobtail -- Maine coon -- Manx -- Munchkin -- Norwegian forest cat -- Ocicat -- Persian -- Ragdoll -- Scottish fold -- Selkirk rex -- Siamese -- Siberian -- Somali -- Turkish Angora -- Turkish Van -- Mini quiz answers.IG970L
Subjects: Cats in art; Drawing; Kittens in art;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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When I grow up / by Wells, Rosemary.(CARDINAL)149626; Wheeler, Jody,illustrator.(CARDINAL)342149;
The students in Mrs. Jenkins' class explore the careers they'd like to have when they grow up, including Yoko who wants to be a Japanese teacher.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Occupations; Schools; Cats; Animals; Japanese Americans;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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