Описание: "A riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way--ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously." --Tom BrokawThe Ghost Army of World War II is the first book to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives. In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs--including such future luminaries such as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey--landed in France to conduct a secret mission. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units. Every move they made was top secret and their story was hushed up for decades after the war's end. Hundreds of color and black and white photographs illuminate how their creations supported the war tactics that helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. The stunning art created between missions offers a glimpse of life behind the lines during World War II: - Lavishly illustrated with original paintings, sketches, maps, and photographs - Presents personal accounts and never-before-seen artwork by some of twentieth-century America's leading visual artists - Shows first-hand the inflatable tanks, counterfeit patches, and highly orchestrated fake maneuvers created by the Ghost Army Any collector of World War II books will find The Ghost Army of World War II an essential addition to their library.
Автор: Vollmer John E. Название: Re-Envisioning Japan: Meiji Fine Art Textiles ISBN: 8874397399 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788874397396 Издательство: ACC-distribution titles Рейтинг: Цена: 9900.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Re-envisioning Japan is the first truly comprehensive book about Japanese art textiles of the Meiji period. Lavishly illustrated, the book features the bijutsu senshoku, or fine art textiles, that generated a flurry of excitement among international markets between the mid-1870s and the second decade of the twentieth century. The collaboration of seven international scholars explores the craftsmanship and remarkable talent of the Meiji luxury textile producers, artists, and artisans and documents the reactions of consumers in Japan and abroad. Based on centuries-old traditional modes of textile production, the makers of fine art textiles modernized exports and elevated Japan's prestige in the world. This book showcases the spectacular ornamental textiles that were made for the Western market during Japan's Meiji era (1868-1912) and now part of museum and private collections in Japan, North America, and Europe.
Описание: Whether your band is just starting out or touring the nation, here’s how you can build its identity by making your own unique gig posters, custom T-shirts, album covers, record sleeves, and stickers. Fans want cool and creative band merchandise, and this book gives you the tools and information you need to create your own.
Author Ruthann Godellei is an artist and printmaking professor at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, with vast experience making gig posters as well as teaching band members how to make their own. She explains, with step-by-step instructions and photos, techniques like screenprinting, photocopy art, mixed-media collage, stencil, stamping, and other guerilla art styles.
Included as well is a gallery of art and artists to inspire you in creating your band’s look with your merch.
Описание: Escaping from the city and the everyday. Making a home within the forest’s foliage. Using architectural remains as a foundation for a new retreat. These are the makings of many daydreams and the realities present in The Hinterland. For, even if it only lasts a moment, we all need a change of scenery. Cabins provide that coveted change. Located on mountain tops, nestled in villages, or ensconced in lush forests, The Hinterland showcases homey hide-outs and charming cabins from shelter to domicile. These getaways free us from the distracting and unessential, and offer to put us back in touch with nature and reclaim our own inner peace.
Название: Fairies, Mermaids, and Other Mystical Creatures ISBN: 0764328034 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780764328039 Издательство: Schiffer Рейтинг: Цена: 5080.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Art Cards, Editions, and Originals (ACEOs) are the modern offshoots of art trading cards. See here the magical land of fairies, mermaids, and other mystical creatures. The art runs the gamut from traditional watercolor paintings and pen-and-ink illustrations to stained glass and textile art. The styles and artists are as diverse as the creatures they explore. By creating artworks that are the size of a standard baseball card (2.5 by 3.5), these artists bring to life stories passed down through the ages that feature creatures that have survived in the minds of mankind.
Описание: The best way to learn to draw is to DRAW! And this exciting little sketchbook is going to help you do just that. From cover to cover, this book is filled with 900 inspiring, modern drawings of tulips, roses, dahlias, snap dragons, zinnias, and much, much more–plus plenty of room for sketching your own versions of all these delightful flowers.
20 Ways to Draw is an exciting new illustration series from Quarry Books, designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers fun and sophisticated exercise books that help foster a creative spirit and provide learning tools and inspiration. This latest addition to the series focuses specifically on drawing and sketching many types of flowers. Each spread features 20 inspiring illustrations of a single item with blank space for you to draw your take on 20 Ways to Draw a Tulip.
The stylized items are simplified, modernized, and reduced to the most basic elements, showing how simple abstract shapes and forms meld to create the building blocks of any item that you want to draw. Each of the 20 interpretations gives you a different interesting approach to drawing a single item.
Get out your favorite drawing tool, and remember, there are not just 20 Ways to Draw a Tulip!
Автор: Vollmer Название: Clothed to Rule the Universe V 26 ISBN: 030011480X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300114805 Издательство: Wiley yUP Цена: 1403.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Here is a new book rich in visual choices for everyone planning to build in their backyard. Whether youre hoping to create a simple trellis to train roses or erect a pavilion to entertain the extended family, this is the perfect place to start. Over 400 photos illustrate an impressive quantity of architectural additions for the backyard, from arched gateways to grand gazebos, pretty pergolas, picture-perfect pagodas, and fascinating follies. An illustrated glossary gives you the language and historical reference to help you achieve a more interesting landscape. This will be a treasured reference for any landscaping professional, landscape architect, backyard shed builder, or homeowner aspiring beyond the average.
Автор: Kuo Julia Название: 20 Ways to Draw a Cat and 44 Other Awesome Animals ISBN: 159253838X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592538386 Издательство: Quarto Рейтинг: Цена: 2612.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This inspiring sketchbook is part of the new 20 Ways series from Quarry Books, designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a fun and sophisticated collection of illustration fun.
Автор: Renouf Eloise Название: 20 Ways to Draw a Tree and 44 Other Nifty Things from Nature ISBN: 1592538371 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592538379 Издательство: Quarto Рейтинг: Цена: 2467.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Get out your favorite drawing tool, and remember, there are not just 20 Ways to Draw a Tree!
Автор: Messinger Название: Abstract Expressionism and Other Modern ISBN: 0300122527 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300122527 Издательство: Wiley yUP Рейтинг: Цена: 4950.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This beautiful book features 63 paintings, sculptures, and drawings from "The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection", which was recently given to The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it will be exhibited beginning in September 2007. Long recognized for its preeminent Abstract Expressionist works, the collection includes major
canvases by the great painters of the movement, among them De Kooning, Pollock, and Rothko, and sculptures by David Smith. Also featured are Morris Louis, Noland, Oldenburg,
and other Americans of the succeeding generation as well as a selection of works by early European modernists such as Arp, Giacometti, Leger, and Miro.
With colour
illustrations throughout, the book features texts by 22 leading scholars, including David Anfam, Diane Kelder, and Richard Shiff.
Автор: Dee Hockenberry Название: Steiff® Bears and Other Playthings Past and Present ISBN: 0764311204 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780764311208 Издательство: Schiffer Рейтинг: Цена: 6714.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This beguiling book takes you to the fantasy world the Steiff® toy company has been busily creating for over one hundred years. In over 860 beautiful colour photographs, you will discover more than one thousand toys, some as recent as yesterday and most many decades old. A menagerie of stuffed animals awaits, including the beloved teddy bears, as well as cats, dogs, birds of every sort, denizens of the forest, and wildlife from the Savannah. Puppets, dolls, and wheeled toys also grace these pages, accompanied by large studio figures and enchanting mechanical villages filled with busy figures. The book includes a preface by Susanna Steiff Pinyuh, the great grand niece of the companys founder, Margarete Steiff. Also included are catalogue copy displaying many items produced by the firm, and an examination of the companys identifying marks. Values are included in the captions. This delightful book is a must for every toy collector.
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