Ride shotgun with writer-photographer Randy Mallory on his fifty-year road trip exploring the endlessly fascinating people and places of Texas. The fourth-generation Texan spent a five-decade career traveling every part of the Lone Star State on assignments for statewide magazines and tourism agencies. In more than two hundred photos and four ......
Part biography and part interior and garden design, this is the first book about Christopher Gibbs authorised by the Gibbs family with contributions from his many influential friends.
"Discover South Carolina's historical charm, her out-of-the-way vistas, her unsung secrets." -Mary Alice Monroe, from the foreword From the Appalachians to the Atlantic, South Carolina's awe-inspiring beauty is revealed in South Carolina Reflections: A Photographic Journey-a visually stirring tribute to one of America's favorite destinations. Rich ......
As the creator of the 67-foot-tall "Big Sam" statue of Sam Houston that overlooks Interstate 45 just south of Huntsville, Texas, David Adickes is a pivotal, if sometimes enigmatic, figure in Texas art. Though he made many contributions to the early development of the Houston art scene and to Texas Modernism, which has experienced an upsurge in ......
New Orleans artist George Valentine Dureau (1930-2014) has always been an enigma. His status as an important artist gained momentum beginning with his first exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art, then the Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, in the mid-1960s. Not only did his career undergo a meteoric rise, but his work proved at once controversial ......
Jean Giraud (1938-2012) started drawing comics in the late 1950s for a variety of French comics magazines. Under his real name, he found success in 1963 with the western series Blueberry, written by Jean-Michel Charlier and published in Pilote magazine. In the 1970s, he started producing science fiction works under the name of Moebius, which ......
The Man, the Collection, the Controversy. Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 266)
A beautifully written study of the extraordinary art collector and volatile personality Albert C. Barnes. The book places him in the context of his own era, shedding new light on the movements and ideas (about art collecting, education, and aesthetics) that shaped so much of his thinking. The Barnes' major holdings of post-impressionist and early ......
"Saved by a Deer" is more than just a collection of photographs and words; it's a heartfelt expression crafted by Canadian photographer Chiara Zonca, serving as a love letter to the rural island she fondly calls home. Through this project, Zonca delves into the ethereal landscapes of coastal British Columbia, using them as a metaphorical gateway ......
Autobiography of Addison Mizner, the esteemed and celebrated architect of Palm Beach. Born into an extraordinary family clan, Addison enjoyed the exploits of his early years before distinguishing himself as a remarkable figure of his time. This memoir reveals his early life in affluent, late nineteenth century California, his experiences in ......
