Meet The Artist: Frank Bowling
Step into the colorful world of Guyana-born British-American abstract artist Frank Bowling! This book is bursting with wonderful activities and ideas for budding young artists. Join Tate curator Zoé Whitley and illustrator Hélène Baum on a vibrant journey through the works of Frank Bowling and make your own artwork along the way!
Pocket Edition Jackson's Hallmarks of English Scottish Irish Silver & Gold Marks from 1300 to the Present Day
Since first published in 1991 Pocket Jackson's as it is most often called has enjoyed enormous success and is constantly rated as a best seller in the Arts & Antiques category. During the last twenty-three years important developments have taken place in the Hallmarking system. Most notably the introduction within Europe of a universally accepted system of marking has led not only to the addition of new marks but als to a change of status of several historic marks. This edition brings to present day all the date letters and commemorative marks. It also includes the recently introduced marks for Palladium and a section illustrating the Assay Office identification marks of those countries that are signatories to the International Convention marking system. In addition and of importance are the changes made in the early cycles of Dublin date letters which result from recent research by silver scholars in Ireland.
Meet the Artist: J.M.W. Turner (Tate Meet the Artist)
Meet the Artist: J. M. W. Turner is packed with inspiring activities for budding young artists. Create colorful Turneresque landscapes and seascapes experiment with watercolors and paint portraits of your friends and family. Starting with a brief introduction to the life of J. M. W. Turner (17751851) an English painter known for his evocative land- and seascapes the book offers a series of drawing-based activities that explore prominent themes and ideas in the artists work. Featuring beautiful reproductions of actual artworks and illustrated by a leading contemporary illustrator this book like all titles in the Meet the Artist series encourages children to use art as an avenue for exploring ideas and expressing their own experiences.
Sotheby's Caring for Antiques: A Guide to Handling Cleaning Display and Restoration
This volume is an illustrated work of use to anyone who owns either antiques or works of art and is anxious to give them appropriate care. Written by a number of major conservators from Sotheby's and elsewhere it offers advice on how to look after a wide range of objects spanning furniture to ceramics clocks to prints and drawings. Under each section are discussed questions of storage and display handling and transportation and advice is also given on how to recognize damage or deterioration that may need the attention of a professional conservator. 'Sotheby's Caring for Antiques' is illustrated in full-colour to enable the reader to follow easily the practices discussed in the text and is supplementary by a useful glossary of materials and directory of conservation bodies.
Meet the Artist : Alberto Giacometti
?Meet the Artist: Alberto Giacometti is packed with inspiring art-based activities for budding young artists who can create interestingportraits sculptures and collage landscapes. Starting with a brief introduction to the life of Alberto Giacometti (19011966) an important Italian sculptor best known for his distinctive elongated figures the book then offers a series of creative activities that explore prominent themesand ideas in the artists work. Featuring beautiful reproductions ofactual artworks and illustrated by a leading contemporary illustratorthis book like all titles in the Meet the Artist series encourages children touse art as an avenue for exploring ideas and expressing their ownexperiences.
Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design
A visual and comprehensive guide to a hugely popular graphic style.The distinctive aesthetic of mid-century design captured the post-war zeitgeist of energy and progress and remains hugely popular today. In Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design Theo Inglis takes an in-depth look at the innovative graphics of the period writing about the work of artists and designers from all over the world. From book covers record covers and posters to advertising typography and illustration the designs feature eye-popping colour palettes experimental type and prints that buzz with kinetic energy.The book features artworks from a wide selection of international designers and illustrators whose work continues to inspire and influence today including Ray Eames Paul Rand Alex Steinweiss Joseph Low Alvin Lustig Elaine Lustig Cohen Leo Lionni Rudolph de Harak Abram Games Tom Eckersley Ivan Chermayeff Josef Albers Corita Kent Jim Flora Ben Shahn Herbert Bayer and Helen Borten.Theo draws from a broad range of sources including advertising magazine covers record sleeves travel posters and childrens book illustration to show the development of the design style globally and how this continues to influence design today. The book is packed with hundreds of colour illustrations including classic designs such as Saul Bass film posters and Miroslav aeks childrens books alongside lesser-known gems.
The Wristwatch Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Mechanical Wristwatches
- A fantastic reference work for the novice or the seasoned watch enthusiast- Fully illustrated with 470 color photographs- Brand-Agnostic. Features a vast array of timepieces from over 90 manufacturers Despite the functional obsolescence of the mechanica
Vincent Van Gogh (First Discovery/Art)
Discover the painter's favorite subjects: sunflowers his home the sky portraits of his friends. See why this artist has become so famous.
A-Z of Staffordshire Dogs: A Potted History
In the 18th century artists and potters were not slow to reflect in models the interest of the time in identifying and selectively breeding individual types of dog and continental and home-based factories started to produce realistic examples of both sporting and pampered dogs.Following Landseer's painting of 1836 of Queen Victoria's favourite dog the King Charles Spaniel Dash the potters of Staffordshire were not slow to seize the opportunity to turn Dash into a national icon. Pairs of spaniels were portrayed in clay in enormous quantities followed soon after by many other breeds.The modellers are usually anonymous but the simple hand-painted decoration often done by children gives each piece an individuality and vitality and as Clive Mason Pope's charming book shows these dogs have an enduring quality that makes them as endearing today as they were when first made.
Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements: The Search for the Company with a Durable Competitive Advantage
With an insider's view of the mind of the master Mary Buffett and David Clark have written a simple guide for reading financial statements from Buffett's successful perspective. They clearly outline Warren Buffett's strategies in a way that will appeal to newcomers and seasoned Buffettologists alike.
