Artists, Architects, Photographers

When Cristobal Balenciaga died in 1972, the news hit the front page of The New York Times. One of the most innovative and admired figures in the history of haute couture, Balenciaga was, as Elsa Schiaparelli said, "the only designer who dares do what he...

A glimpse inside the mind and artistic process of a fascinating contemporary cartoonist Born to working-class parents in a small town in Italy, and reared in Chicago, Ivan Brunetti (b. 1967) was drawn to cartoons and comic strips from an early age...

In his early years in Yosemite, Adams formed the habit of writing letters at every opportunity. His correspondence, therefore, provides virtually the full record of his life. Throughout the years, wherever he went, from Southwest to Maine to Alaska, he...

Germaine Arnaktauyok is one of the Canadian North's most prolific and recognizable artists. In this book, she tells the story of her life in her own words: her "very traditional Inuk life" growing up in Nunavut at a camp near Igloolik, and her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770416222Author Molly PeacockFormat HardbackPage Count 356Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606997611Author Bill SchellyFormat HardbackPage Count 646Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher FantagraphicsWeight(grams) 1294g

An illustrated biography of the celebrated artist James Ensor The Belgian artist James Ensor (1860-1949) was a major figure in the Belgian avant-garde of the late 19th century and an important precursor to the development of Expressionism in the early...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143122852Author Christopher BenfeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Gilles Verlant's biography of Serge Gainsbourg is the best and most authoritative in any language When Serge Gainsbourg died in 1991, France went into mourning: Francois Mitterand himself proclaimed him "our Baudelaire, our Apollinaire." Gainsbourg...

An inspiring and intimate look at the work of a generation of British artists across all disciplines. The Artist in Time brings together twenty creatives from across the UK, with photographs and interviews that disclose their daily working habits and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646220762Author JoAnna NovakFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint CatapultPublisher Catapult

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767917445Author Michael GrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 505gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

Throughout his adventurous life, Raloh Rumney was in constant flight from the wreckage of postwar Europe. Crossing paths every avante-garde of the past fifty years, he was one of the founding members of the Situationist International. Rumney's friends,...

In words and photographs, the story of visionary architect Addison Mizner * Introduced the Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles to southern Florida * Designed and developed the resort town of Boca Raton * Designed the exquisite...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250811271Author Edmund de WaalFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Washington State Book Award (Biography/Memoir) 2013.Book InformationISBN 9780544102767Author Timothy EganFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Houghton...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476763477Author Michael GrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm * 30mm

With the aid of Leonardo da Vinci's note books, as well as a wide variety of sources, this biography covers the full life of the great Renaissance painter and architect. It is an account of Leonardo, both as an artist and as an individual. The book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984862266Author Tom ScioliFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

A biography of the elusive but celebrated Dada and Surrealist artist and photographer connecting his Jewish background to his life and art Man Ray (1890-1976), a founding father of Dada and a key player in French Surrealism, is one of the central artists...

"Catherine Cusset's book caught a lot of me. I recognised myself" DAVID HOCKNEY"A perfect short expose of Hockney's life as seen through the eyes of an admiring novelist" Kirkus Reviews"Hers is an affirming vision of a restless talent propelled by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865479753Author Professor Phyllis BirnbaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865479753Author Professor Phyllis BirnbaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501187544Author Nikki SixxFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Vh1 BooksPublisher Vh1 BooksWeight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 155mm * 23mm

How do photojournalists get the pictures that bring us the action from the world's most dangerous places? How do picture editors decide which photos to scrap and which to feature on the front page? Find out in Get the Picture, a personal history of fifty...

How do photojournalists get the pictures that bring us the action from the world's most dangerous places? How do picture editors decide which photos to scrap and which to feature on the front page? Find out in Get the Picture, a personal history of fifty...

In the tradition of Schulz and Peanuts, an epic and revelatory biography of Krazy Kat creator George Herriman that explores the turbulent time and place from which he emerged—and the deep secret he explored through his art.The creator of the greatest...

Sculptor and architect Bernini was the virtual creator and greatest exponent of Baroque in 17th century Italy. He has left his greatest mark on Rome where Papal patronage provided him with enormous architectural commissions.About the AuthorHoward Hibbard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683963240Author Paco RocaFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Few artists have exerted such an influence on modern art as Paul Cezanne. Picasso, Braque and Matisse all acknowledged a profound debt to his painting, and many historians regard him as the father of modernism. This new biography reexamines Cezanne's...

The English-language edition of Nathalie Ferlut and Tamia Baudouin's stunning biography of Artemisia Gentileschi, the trailblazing Italian baroque painter, originally published in French. This full-color graphic novel recounts the remarkable story...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998709826Author Baltasar Fernandez CueFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Parnassus House LLCPublisher Parnassus House LLCWeight(grams) 513g

Their names are iconic: Eugene O'Neill, Willem de Kooning, Josef and Annie Albers, Emma Goldman, Mary McCarthy, Edward Hopper, Walter Gropius-and the list goes on and on. Scorning the devastation that industrialization had wrought on the nation's economy...

The centre of Tamara's universe is Shopsin's, her family's legendary greasy spoon, aka "The Store," run by her inimitable dad, Kenny - a loquacious, contrary, huge-hearted man who, aside from dishing up New York's best egg salad on rye, is Village...

The Songs We Know Best, the first comprehensive biography of the early life of John Ashbery - the winner of nearly every major American literary award - reveals the unusual ways he drew on the details of his youth to populate the poems that made him one...

Known for his grand public murals, Diego Rivera (1886-1957) is one of Mexico's most revered artists. His paintings are marked by a unique fusion of European sophistication, revolutionary political turmoil, and the heritage and personality of his native...

Each book in this inspired series by fashion writer Camilla Morton inventively reimagines one of our favorite "Once Upon a Time" stories, blending it with the real-life story of a famed fashion designer. Lushly illustrated by the designers themselves,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681373195Author Francoise GilotFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780829406214Author Cliff EdwardsFormat HardbackPage Count 219Imprint Loyola University Press,U.S.Publisher Loyola University Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 544g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593767358Author Mattilda Bernstein SycamoreFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Soft Skull PressPublisher Soft Skull Press