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Nonconformist Art: The Soviet Experience 1956-1986

by Rosenfeld, Alla; Dodge, Norton T.

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1st Edition
Published
1995
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780500237090
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Thames & Hudson, 1995. Magazine. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 560 pp. w/ 126 color and c. 400 b&w photos. Presumed 1st Edition. Issued in conjunction with "From Gulag to Glasnost: Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union" 1995 exhibit at Rutgers University.17 essays are accompanied by color and b&w plates.… Read more about this item
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Artists' Album/Lancaster County: Two Centuries of America's Garden Spot Through the Eyes of Artists

by Gerald S. Lestz

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Used - Near Fine
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Published
1983
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Hardcover
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Ephrata PA: Science Press, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Science Press 1983 Christmas keepsake. Limited edition, 871 of 1200. Oblong hardcover,168 pp. Richly illustrated with b&w and color photos thoughout. Divided into two parts, the first section covers depictions from the 18th and 19th centuries. The second part, organized alphabetically, presents pieces by… Read more about this item
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Matisse: Lithographs

by Lambert, Susan

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Published
1981
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Paperback
ISBN
9780112903567
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London, England: The Stationery Office Books, 1981. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 72 pp. An introductory essay is followed by a catalog of b&w plates of lithographs from an exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Book Condition : Good, Library of Congress duplicate (rubber stamp to rear of title page);… Read more about this item
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N.C. Wyeth: Experiment and Invention, 1925-1935

by Christine B. Podmaniczky

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Published
1995
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Paperback
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Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1995. Book. New. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover, 57 pp. Catalog for 1995-96 exhibit at Brandywine River Museum and Farnsworth Art Museum. 27 b&w plates are accompanied by an introductory essay and commentary on each work.Examinnes this understudied period of Wyeth's work that was filled with his experiments… Read more about this item
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American Paintings of Herman Herzog

by Donald S. Lewis Jr.

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Published
1992
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Paperback
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Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine Conservancy, 1992. Book. New. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover guide/catalog to 1992-93 traveling exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. 87 pp. 51 b&w and 9 color plates plus 6 photos accompany an essay detailing the work of this notable German emigree landscape painter with ties to both… Read more about this item
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Herman Maril: Paintings and Works on Paper from the 1920s and 1930s

by Charles Parkhurst

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Used - Near Fine
Published
1999
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Paperback
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New York NY: James Graham & Sons, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Softcover (Side-stapled). 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 18 pp. w/ 8 full color plates. Catalog for 1999 posthumous exhibit of early works by the late Baltimore-based modernist painter. Works include still life, portraits, and landscapes. Book Condition : Near Fine; minimal wear; no text marks..… Read more about this item
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Working at Olsons: Watercolors and Drawings by Andrew Wyeth from the Holly and Arthur Magill Collection

by Brandywine River Museum

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Published
1981
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Paperback
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Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1981. Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oversize oblong wire-bound softcover guide/catalog to 1981 exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art (celebrating its 10th anniversary). 32 pp. A small amount of text accompanies 27 full page sketches and studies of the Olsons and their farm. Indexed list at… Read more about this item
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Concerning Expressionism: American Modernism and the German Avant-Garde

by Patricia McDonnell et al.

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Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1998
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Paperback
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New York NY: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 1998. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover catalog, 112 pp., published to accompany a1998 exhibit at Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York. Multiple essays precede 59 color and b&w plates arranged alphabetically by artist with additional text. Artists include : Albert Bloch, Oscar Bluemner, Edward Hagedorn,… Read more about this item
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L'Esprit Nouveau: Purism in Paris 1918-1925

by Eliel, Carol S.; Ducros, Francoise

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New
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New
Edition
1st Edition
Published
2001
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780810967274
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NewYork NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 192 pp. w/ color and b&w plates throughout. Issued to accompany 2001 exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum, this work examines the rise of Cubism as a purist movement in post World War I Paris led by Amédée… Read more about this item
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The West As America: Reinterpreting Images of the Frontier, 1820-1920

by William H. Truettner

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Used - Good
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1991
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781560980230
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Washington DC: Smithsonian , 1991. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition oversize hardcover, 391 pp. w/ color and b&w photos throughout. Collection of 8 essays detail how artists, from c. 1820-1920, portrayed westward expansion as progress and manifest destiny without regard for Native Americans, natural resources, etc. Book Condition : Good; no… Read more about this item
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Painting in the Grand Manner: The art of Peter Drederick Rothermel (1812-1895)

by Mark Edward Thistlethwaite

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Used - Good Plus
Edition
First Edition
Published
1995
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Paperback
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Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1995. Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover, 156 pp, published to accompany major 1995 retrospective exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum. Includes 74 catalogued color and b&w plates accompanied by an introductory essay, chronology, and list of all known oil paintings by the Philadelphia… Read more about this item
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Embracing the Uncarved Wood: Sculptural Reliefs from Shandong, China

by Richard K. Kent, Christopher Zhu, Virginia Maksymowicz

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As New
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Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
2009
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780910626040
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Lancaster PA: Phillips Museum of Art, 2009. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 90 pp., accompanying 2009 exhibit at Franklin and Marshall College and Drexel University. 3 essays complement 34 color plates of works from the True Words Studio, a collective in rural China comprised primarily of deaf students. Book Condition… Read more about this item
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Childhood Enchantments: British and American Illustration for Children 1880-1940

by Kendra Krienke

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Published
1989
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Rye Brook NY: Museum of Cartoon Art, 1989. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Booklet issued in conjunction with 1989 exhibit at the Museum of Cartoon Art. Oversize side-stapled softcover, 16 pp. w/15 B& w plates. Chronicles the rise of fantastical illustrations in children's books during the Victorian Era. Includes examples from Maxfield Parrish,… Read more about this item
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Dan Namingha: Reflections on the Natural Way

by Robert P. Metzger

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Edition
1st Edition
Published
2000
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Paperback
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Reading PA: Reading Public Museum, 2000. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Stated 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Oversize softcover, 63 pp. w/ numerous full page color plates. Catalog to accompany 2000-01 exhibit at Reading Public Museum and Carngegie-Mellon. Relatively abstract painter (and sculptor) uses form and color to pay homage to… Read more about this item
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Arthur Edwaine Beaumont Naval Artist 1890-1978

by Alison Barrett Beaumont

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Used - Very Good
Published
1978
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Paperback
ISBN
9780962318900
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The Beaumont Publishing Company, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1989 likely 2nd Printing. Oversize softcover, 64 pp. w/ several dozen color plates. Two essays accompany this posthumous survey of Beaumont's naval paintings including a National Geographic series and Arctic pieces. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; slight curling to… Read more about this item
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The Illustrations of Andrew Wyeth: A Checklist

by C. Walter Mortenson

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1977
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Paperback
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West Chester PA: Aralia Press, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1977 1st Printing. Small softcover w/ wraps, 12 pp. Limited edition, unnumbered. In addition to the checklist, there is a tipped in color plate as the frontispiece. Many of the items described are relatively obscure and in the author's private… Read more about this item
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The Art of Enterprise : A Pennsylvania Tradition

by Welsh, Peter C.

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Published
1983
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Paperback
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Harrisburg PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1983. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover, 71 pp. Issued by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in conjunction with Landis Valley (Farm Museum), this book complements as well as catalogs an exhibition held at the PA State Museum in Harrisburg. Predominantly 19th century rural… Read more about this item
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Ann Wyeth McCoy: A View of Her Own

by Anna B. McCoy

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Published
2006
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780977629800
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Brandywine River Museum, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 80 pp. Several short introductions lead into this collection of watercolors, all in full color plates, by one of N.C. Wyeth's three daughters (all artists) with accompanying text by the subject's daughter. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear.… Read more about this item
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Flights into Fantasy: The Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection of Children's Illustration

by Kendra Daniel; Virginia O'Hara

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
2007
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780979587221
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Brandywine River Museum, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition softcover with wraps, 80 pp.w/color and b&w plates throughout. Issued in conjunction with 2007-08 exhibit held at the The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Brandywine River Museum. Two… Read more about this item
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Wyeth Women: The Daughters of N.C. Wyeth

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1st Edition
Published
2008
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Greenville DE: Somerville Manning Gallery, 2008. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very scarce, 16 pp. side-stapled softcover guide to 2008 gallery exhibit of works by Henriette, Carolyn, and Ann Wyeth (McCoy). 11 full page color plates. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light wear to cover edges..
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