Art
EGON SCHIELE: DRAWING THE WORLD
One of the most important artists of the early twentieth century, Egon Schiele (1890-1918) is vastly influential--he ranks among the pioneers of modernism in Austria along with Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka.
JOHN WHITE ALEXANDER: AN AMERICAN ARTIST IN THE GILDED AGE
Written by Mary Anne Goley
At the time of his death, the Pittsburgh-born John White Alexander (1856-1915) was an internationally recognized portrait painter, on a part with his contemporaries John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase.
PRISSE D'AVENNES: EGYPTIAN ART
Written by Émile Prisse d'Avennes
A lifelong devotee of ancient Egyptian and Oriental culture, the French author, artist, and scholar Achille-Constant-Théodore-Émile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879) is famed as one of the most influential Egyptologists, long before the discipline was even properly established.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GRAPHICS STANDARDS MANUAL
Written by Jesse Reed
The NASA Graphics Standards Manual, by Richard Danne and Bruce Blackburn, is a futuristic vision for an agency at the cutting edge of science and exploration.
FRANCIS, THE PEOPLE'S POPE
Written by Ted Rall
Culminating his bestselling series of graphic biographies (Snowden, New York Times Graphic Books Bestseller Bernie, and Trump), Ted Rall's Pope Francis presents the life, ideas, and political impact of the most progressive spiritual leader the world's Roman Catholics have had since Jesus Christ himself. And just in time too!
LITTLE GIRL DREAMS OF TAKING THE VEIL
In the course of browsing an illustrated book of objects--umbrellas, watches, tools, clothes--artist Max Ernst was struck by the items' unusual juxtapositions. By manipulating the Victorian-era engravings into striking tableaux and adding brief captions, Ernst invented the collage novel and transformed banal advertising art into revealing dramas rooted in his dreams and secret desires.
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