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The dawn of the daguerrotype 150 years ago brought not only the birth of photography, but a renaissance in the study of nudes as well. Peter-Cornell Richter has assembled this breathtaking volume to tell the story of nudes in the photographic medium, a seductive and sensuous sampler from the world's most important photographers. Starting with the pioneer Daguerre, whose 1839 photograph of a nude sculpture set artistic precedent, this book spans the decades to early twentieth century greats such as Alfred Stieglitz, Man Ray, and Brassai, to contemporary photographers such as Robert Mapplethorpe, David Levinthal, and Duane Michals. The volume is a tour through a photographic gallery which treats the viewer to aspects of female beauty from the perspective of the camera lens. Set against a rich historical background, Masterpieces of Nude Photography contrasts the art of taking pictures and its exciting technological innovations with the academic tradition of painting nudes. The appearance of a new means of capturing the nude -- the camera -- introduced an entirely new dimension to the fine arts. Where once the painted figure reigned, as in Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres' The Turkish Bath or Pablo Picasso's groundbreaking Les Desmoiselles d'Avignon, suddenly the photographed figure staked its claim. The volume highlights the once fervent competition between the two media of photography and painting, with refinements in technology allowing the newer art form to free itself from convention and to come into its own. Each magnificent photograph is accompanied by a short essay that explains its story and interprets the photographic subjects. Biographical entries summarize the informationbelonging to each work. AUTHOR: Peter C. Richter
PUBLISHER: Prestel Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Sex & Real Estate by Marjorie Garber
In this collection of witty essays, an academic discusses the cultural role of the American house, arguing that houses represent their owners` erotic and emotional desires. AUTHOR: Marjorie Garber
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | A Land So Remote by Larry Frank, O. 'Shaughnessy Michael, Skip Miller
Volumes one and two of this work are about the religious art of New Mexico from 1780 to 1907; volume three covers the wooden artifacts of frontier New Mexico from the 1700s to the 1900s. AUTHOR: Larry Frank, O. 'Shaughnessy Michael, Skip Miller
PUBLISHER: Red Crane Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Jazz Dance by Brenda Bufalino, Marshall Stearns, Marshall W. Stearns
Artists like Bill Robinson, King Rastus Brown, John Bubbles, Honi Coles and others who speak to us in this book, are our Nijinskys, Daighilevs, Balanchines, and Grahams. There are so many books on ballet and modern dance. There are still a few on tap dance and they are so cavalierly allowed to go out of print even though the interest in them is so deep and sustaining. AUTHOR: Brenda Bufalino, Marshall Stearns, Marshall W. Stearns
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | VideoHound's War Movies by Mike Mayo
VideoHound's Combat offers 200 of the best and most significant war movies ever filmed: these are the films that historically portray battles, that were used as propaganda to ensure patriotism of those on the home front, or that changed the face of the war film forever. They are the classics of the war movie genre. Each entry contains: a detailed synopsis of 500 to 600 words and offers a short plot summary and shows the story behind the movie: what were the obstacles to overcome? Did cast changes take place? What motivated the directors, writers or producers? What were the logistics of shooting? What was the original source material? Additional entry details include credits: director, cast (with character names) producers, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, composer, production designer, art director, costumer, sound, stunt coordinator, makeup and military advisor; release year, run time, video availability, country of origin, awards and nominations, and VideoHound's unique bone rating. Each movie also contains a quote from the movie or related to the movie, interesting trivia and a photo. AUTHOR: Mike Mayo
PUBLISHER: Visible Ink Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Industrial Landscapes by Bernd Becher, Hilla Becher
Description not available.The great photographers of industrial landscapes offer a stunning retrospective of their most compelling work, featuring coal mines, iron ore mines, steel mills, power stations with cooling towers, lime kilns, and grain elevators, among other subjects. AUTHOR: Bernd Becher, Hilla Becher
PUBLISHER: MIT Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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