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|  | Towards a New Museum by Victoria Newhouse
In the late 20th century, art museums have become complete entertainment destinations with elaborate blockbuster exhibitions, coordinating museum shop merchandise, and gourmet restaurants. Newhouse, an architectural historian, examines the museum building itself and its relation to the museum's past, present, and future roles; in addition, she analyzes the relationship between museum function and design. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. AUTHOR: Victoria Newhouse
PUBLISHER: Monacelli Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Modern Negro Art by David C. Driskell, James A. Porter
Description not available.Analyzes the developments in African American painting and sculpture from pre-Civil War days to World War II AUTHOR: David C. Driskell, James A. Porter
PUBLISHER: Howard University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Wisecracks by Rosemarie Jarski
Although Hollywood did not invent the wisecrack, moviemakers, screenwriters,and actors have crafted pinpoint put-downs and split-second come-ons into an art form. This thematically arranged (and thoroughly indexed) collection of classic, comic one-liners features hundreds of celluloid icons, including Mae West, W.C. Fields, and Groucho Marx. Encompassing all film genres from frothy musicals to hard-boiled noir, run-of-DeMille epics to Looney Tunes cartoons, WISECRACKS features the finest of classic film comebacks that are guaranteed to delight every film fan. AUTHOR: Rosemarie Jarski
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | The Education of an Architect by Alan Green, Bill N. Lacy, Diane Lewis, Elizabeth Diller, John Hejduk
Description not available.Shows projects developed by the students and faculty of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture AUTHOR: Alan Green, Bill N. Lacy, Diane Lewis, Elizabeth Diller, John Hejduk
PUBLISHER: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Portrait Drawing by John Lawn, Wendon Blake
Explains the art of drawing expressive portraits in pencil, chalk, and charcoal on a variety of drawing papers with step-by-step demonstrations on how to draw the eye, mouth, nose, and ear -- as well as the total head -- from a variety of views. AUTHOR: John Lawn, Wendon Blake
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Great American Houses & Their Architectural Styles by Alex McLean, Lee McAlester, Virginia McAlester
In this lavishly produced volume, authors Virginia and Lee McAlester explore outstanding landmark houses that exemplify America's major architectural and interior design styles from Colonial times to the mid-twentieth century. These twenty-five houses are illustrated with more than 350 specially commissioned full-color photographs of interior and exterior views, 125 black-and-white line drawings and floor plans, historical paintings, and vintage photographs. The text not only discusses the houses' architectural innovations and design elements but also profiles the architects and their clients. The featured houses were built by many of the country's leading architects - from Alexander Jackson Davis, Richard Morris Hunt, Henry Hobson Richardson, and McKim, Mead and White to Frank Lloyd Wright, the Greene brothers, and Walter Gropius - and owned by some of its most celebrated citizens, including Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, Thomas Edison, Jay Gould, the Guggenheims, the Phippses, and the Vanderbilts. As a result, the book is as much a cultural history as it is an architectural study. The authors also include an informative discussion of each style as it can be seen in vernacular versions around the country. Located all over the United States, most of the featured houses are open to the public, and the book provides their addresses and other helpful information for visitors. Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles will be irresistible to all house lovers, architects, and designers, and will give readers a deeper understanding and appreciation of our rich architectural heritage. AUTHOR: Alex McLean, Lee McAlester, Virginia McAlester
PUBLISHER: Abbeville Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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