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The art of Robert Emmett Costelloe / by McCabe, Patricia(Art historian)(CARDINAL)793624;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169).Robert Emmett Costelloe art
Subjects: Catalogs.; Costelloe, Robert Emmett, 1943-1974;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Derain / by Lee, Jane(Art historian)(CARDINAL)679251; Museum of Modern Art (Oxford, England)(CARDINAL)133424;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-143) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Derain, André, 1880-1954.; Painters;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Symbols in art / by Wilson, Matthew(Art historian),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Land and sky -- Plants -- Birds -- Beasts -- Bodies -- Possessions.Iconography, the study of symbols - be they animals, artefacts, plants, shapes or gestures - is an essential element of art history. 0 This guide unravels over fifty of the most common and intriguing visual symbols from across the globe from 2300 BCE to the present day. While symbols cross dialects and national boundaries, their meanings can vary and are often culturally specific. The snake, an object of fascination and mysticism in Aztec culture, usually represents sin in the west. Yinka Shonibare's Last Supper (2013) plays on the grapevine's historic associations to satiric and startling effect. Matt Wilson explores symbolism's subtle implications and overt and covert meanings, providing an indispensable tool for interpretation. A reference section includes suggestions for further reading and a glossary of art and historical terms.
Subjects: Symbolism in art.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Art unpacked / by Wilson, Matthew(Art historian),author.(CARDINAL)876495;
Introduction -- how art works -- The roots of art -- The growth of knowledge -- The expansion of vision -- The modern world -- New practices and beyond."A down-to-earth, visual guidebook that shows how to "read," understand, and get the most out of art. For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of how to think about art is a perennial riddle. Art Uncovered is the perfect resource for both audiences: an engaging, visual primer for the general reader and educators. Designed like an instruction manual, fifty key artworks from around the world are deconstructed with explanations, diagrams, and close-ups in order to reveal the elements that comprise a masterpiece. Dating from the earliest times to the present, the artworks under analysis are drawn from many cultures and cover all forms of visual media, including drawing, illustration, photography, prints, and sculpture. Matthew Wilson's simple approach, using established art historical methods, enables the reader to discover the fundamentals of art history, from considerations of function, historical context, iconography, and artists' experience to broader issues of identity, including feminism, gender, and postcolonialism. Whether it's the mask of Tutankhamun or Dorothea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother, Katsushika Hokusai's GreatWave or Kara Walker's Gone, each image is dissected on the page in a no-nonsense style, with explanatory notes detailing artists' sources of inspiration, associated styles and movements, plus any relevant quotes, related visuals, and other contextual and issue-led information with keywords for handy cross-referencing. The resulting book is a dynamic visual resource that will inspire and spark enjoyment of art in all its forms"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Biographies.; Art appreciation; Art;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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American Mermaid [large print] / by Langbein, Julia(Art historian),author.(CARDINAL)867580;
"Broke English teacher Penelope Schleeman is as surprised as anyone when her feminist novel American Mermaid becomes a bestseller. When a major studio offers her big money to turn the book into a Marvel-style action flick, she quits the job she loves and moves to Los Angeles for the promise of financial security. But as the studio pressures her to change her main character from a fierce, androgynous eco-warrior to a teen sex object is a clamshell bra, strange things start to happen. Threats appear in the screenplay; siren calls lure Penelope's co-writers into danger. is Penelope losing her mind, or has her mermaid come to life, enacting revenge for Hollywood's violations?" --
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Large print books.; Fiction.; English teachers; Screenwriters; Mermaids; Motion pictures;
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American mermaid : a novel / by Langbein, Julia(Art historian),author.;
"A brilliantly funny and razor-tongued debut which follows a writer lured to Los Angeles to adapt her feminist mermaid novel into a big-budget action film, who believes her heroine has come to life to take revenge for Hollywood's violations. Penelope Schleeman, a consistently broke Connecticut high school teacher, is as surprised as anyone when her sensitive debut novel, "American Mermaid"-the story of a wheelchair-bound scientist named Sylvia who discovers that her withered legs are the vestiges of a powerful tail-becomes a bestseller. Penelope soon finds herself lured to LA by promises of easy money to co-write the "American Mermaid" screenplay for a major studio with a pair of male hacks. As the studio pressures Penelope to change "American Mermaid" from the story of a fierce, androgynous eco-warrior to a teen sex object in a clam bra, strange things start to happen. Threats appear in the screenplay draft; siren calls lure people into danger. When Penelope's screenwriting partners try to kill Sylvia off entirely in a bitterly false but cinematic end, matters off the page escalate. Is Penelope losing her mind, or is Sylvia among us? American Mermaid follows a young woman braving a world of casual smiles and ruthless calculation, where she discovers a beating heart in her own fiction--a creature she'll do anything to protect. By turns both a comic and fabulously insightful tale of two female characters in search of truth, love, and self-acceptance as they move between worlds without giving up their voices." --
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Mermaids; Women; Screenwriters; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 32 / Total copies: 38
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Martin Schongauer : Druckgraphik im Berliner Kupfelstichkabinett /herausgegeben von Hartmut Krohm und Jan Nicolaisen. by Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz.Kupferstichkabinett.(CARDINAL)130446; Krohm, Hartmut(Art historian)(CARDINAL)174562; Nicolaisen, Jan.(CARDINAL)217279;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216)
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Catalogs.; Schongauer, Martin, active 15th century; Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz. Kupferstichkabinett;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Abbild, Selbstbild : das Porträt in Nürnberg um 1500 / by Schmidt, Sebastian(Art historian),author.(CARDINAL)680399;
Thesis (doctoral) - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, 2016.Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-unnumbered page 571) and index.
Subjects: Academic theses.; Portrait painting, German; Portrait painting, Renaissance;
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The art historian : national traditions and institutional practices / by Zimmermann, Michael F.(CARDINAL)266076; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.(CARDINAL)137891;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Art historians; Art criticism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Die Goldene Tafel aus dem Mindener Dom / by Krohm, Hartmut(Art historian)(CARDINAL)174562; Suckale, Robert.(CARDINAL)186827;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Mindener Dom; Church decoration and ornament; Christian art and symbolism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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