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Francis Bacon: 1909-1992 (Taschen Basic Art)
Luigi Ficacci
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FRANCIS BACON (1909-1992) POSSESSED THE RARE ABILITY TO TRANSFORM UNCONSCIOUS COMPULSIONS INTO FIGURATIVE, HUMAN-LIKE FORMS THAT SEEM TO EVOKE THE RAW EMOTIONS THAT BORE THEM. MIXING REALISM AND ABSTRACTION, BACON DELVES DEEP BENEATH THE SURFACES OF...
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The Golden Age of Advertising - The 70s (Taschen 25)
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Discofunkalicious: an overview of the decade that spawned glam rock and The Brady Bunch... Both eclipsed and influenced by television, American print ads of the 1970s departed from the bold, graphic forms and subtle messages that were typical of...
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Alchemy & Mysticism (Icons)
Alexander Roob
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The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era. The enigmatic hieroglyphs of...
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Lautner, 1911-1994: Disappearing Space (Basic Art)
Barbara-Ann Campbell-Lange
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Space age architecture American architect John Lautner (1911-1994) is responsible for some of the most original buildings of the space age and, indeed, the 20th century. The residences he designed in the Los Angeles area, including the Chemosphere...
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Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery
Jean-Marie Le Minor, Henri Sick
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Anatomically correct We owe a great debt to Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797?1849) for his Atlas of Anatomy, which was not only a massive event in medical history, but also remains one of the most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated...
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Jackson Pollock: 1912-1956 (Taschen Basic Art)
Leonhard Emmerling
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A TRAGIC ICON OF ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM, JACKSON POLLOCK (1912-1956) TOOK INFLUENCES FROM PICASSO AND MEXICAN SURREALISM AND DEVELOPED HIS OWN WAY OF SEEING, INTERPRETING, AND EXPRESSING. THOUGH HIS NAME INEVITABLY CONJURES UP IMAGES OF THE DRIP...
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Men's Adventure Magazines
Steven Heller, Rich Oberg, Max Allan Collins
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Paying homage to the American periodicals of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s that documented outrageous exploits, this hefty, comprehensive guide is packed full of colorful cover art, sumptuous sample spreads, and enlightening essays.
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The Circus: 1870-1950
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Taschen
In 1,000 color and black-and-white illustrations, including about 200 of the earliest color photographs of the circus ever taken, this work brings to life the grit and glamour behind the circus phenomenon.
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