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Artemisia Gentileschi by Jonathan Jones
RRP: $16.76$11.39Artemisia Gentileschi was the greatest female artists of the Baroque age. In Artemisia Gentileschi, critic and historian Jonathan Jones discovers how Artemisia overcame a turbulent past to become one of the foremost painters of her day.As a young woman... -
Self-Portrait by Celia Paul
RRP: $32.25$23.61I'm not a portrait painter. If I'm anything, I have always been an autobiographer.Self-Portrait reveals a life truly lived through art. In this short, intimate memoir, Celia Paul moves effortlessly through time in words and images, folding in her past... -
Switched On: Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution by Albert Glinsky
RRP: $40.62$35.58The Moog synthesizer "bent the course of music forever" Rolling Stone declared. Bob Moog, the man who did that bending, was a lovable geek with Einstein hair and pocket protectors. He walked into history in 1964 when his homemade contraption... -
Thomas Telford by L. T. C. Rolt
RRP: $19.34$15.12Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1792, he moved to London where he was involved in building additions to... -
See What You're Missing: 31 Ways Artists Notice the World – and How You Can Too by Will Gompertz 9780241315484
RRP: $14.18$11.11How might we see ourselves more clearly? Consult Rembrandt.Who can encourage us to see more intimately? Tracey Emin is the expert.What about helping us see through pain? Look no further than Frida Kahlo.Too often we move through life on autopilot, blind... -
Howard Kazanjian: A Producer's Life by J W Rinzler
RRP: $32.25$23.74A captivating exploration of the life, work, and insider insight of legendary film producer Howard Kazanjian Howard Kazanjian, a film producer whose career spans 50 years, has collaborated with Hollywood legends such as Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder,... -
Leonardo's Notebooks: Writing and Art of the Great Master by H. Anna Suh
RRP: $23.21$20.99Leonardo's Notebooks is a biography of the genius in his own words, connecting moments of his life to artistic accomplishments through his writings, drawings, and intimate thoughts.Leonardo da Vinci -- artist, inventor, and prototypical Renaissance man... -
My Adventures as an Illustrator: The Definitive Edition Norman Rockwell 9780789213112
RRP: $37.40$26.69The life of America's most beloved artist, in his own words-back in print with restored text and drawings, new illustrations, and more The wit, humanity, and many-sided talent of Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) are on full display in his classic... -
My Mother Laughs by Chantal Akerman
RRP: $19.34$14.10In 2013, the filmmaker Chantal Akerman's mother was dying. She flew back from New York to care for her, and between dressing her, feeding her and putting her to bed, she wrote. She wrote about her childhood, the escape her mother made from Auschwitz but... -
50 British Artists You Should Know by Lucinda Hawksley 9783791345383
RRP: $19.34$14.85This highly readable and informative collection of the best of British art showcases magnificent portraits by Thomas Gainsborough and Stanley Spencer; landscapes by J. M. W. Turner and David Hockney; satire by William Hogarth and Gilbert & George;... -
Renoir: His Life and Works in 500 Images Susie Hodge 9780754823476
RRP: $21.92$17.38This fascinating new book looks in detail at Renoir's influences, life and works. The first part begins examines his style; it covers Renoir's techniques and training: painting copies at the Louvre; his time at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; meeting his muse,... -
A Kind of Love Story by Tom Sellers
RRP: $45.15$30.22The story behind life in a world-renown Michelin-starred restaurant.Tom Sellers is a luminary of the British culinary scene. His Restaurant Story opened its doors in April 2013; its innovative literary-inspired menu, taking diners on 'a personal journey... -
Leonardo Da Vinci: The 100 Milestones Martin Kemp 9781454930426
RRP: $32.25$22.74To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, world-renowned da Vinci expert Martin Kemp explores 100 of the master's milestones in art, science, engineering, architecture, anatomy, and more. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the small... -
Nonbinary: A Memoir by Genesis P-Orridge
RRP: $25.79$17.36A revealing memoir from a pioneering industrial musician and visual artist who inspired generations of outsiders, rebels, and risk-takers In a memoir spanning decades of artistic risk-taking, Genesis P-Orridge, the inventor of "industrial music,"... -
Michaelangelo's Notebooks: The Poetry, Letters and Art of the Great Master by Carolyn Vaughan
RRP: $20.63$16.73Michelangelo is considered one of the greatest poets of the sixteenth century. He also filled hundreds of sheets of paper with exquisite drawings, many of which went on to become some of the most celebrated masterpieces of all-time.Organized... -
What Is Now Known Was Once Only Imagined: An (Auto)Biography of Niki de Saint Phalle by Niki De Saint Phalle
RRP: $45.15$29.72A biography by Nicole Rudick told in Saint Phalle's own words, assembled from rare and unseen materials Known best for her exuberant, often large-scale sculptural works that celebrate the abundance and complexity of female desire, imagination and... -
Memories of a London Fine Art Dealer by Alexander Wengraf
RRP: $38.70$27.46Memories of a London Art Dealer is the distillation of a lifetime's experience and expertise in the art world. Neither an autobiography nor a traditional memoir, the book consists of reflections, anecdotes, telling conversations, encounters, touches... -
Donald Judd Spaces: Judd Foundation New York & Texas by Donald Judd
RRP: $109.65$105.23The landmark survey of Judd's iconic spaces, featuring new drawing details, archival materials and more This second expanded edition presents an unprecedented visual survey of the living and working spaces of the artist Donald Judd in New York and... -
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci by Vasari Giorgio
RRP: $12.90$9.03Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Most Famous Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550 and 1569) is a classic of cultural history. A monumental assembly of artists' lives from Giotto to Michelangelo, it paints a vivid picture of the progress of art in the... -
Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists by Kay Larson 9780143123477
RRP: $25.48$16.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143123477Author Kay LarsonPage Count 512Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
A Place for All People: Life, Architecture and the Fair Society by Richard Rogers
RRP: $38.70$26.70Richard Rogers, founder of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, is a pre-eminent architect of his generation, whose approach to buildings is infused with his enthusiasm for modernism, love of life and strong sense of social justice.From the Pompidou Centre... -
Short Life in a Strange World: Birth to Death in 42 Panels by Toby Ferris
RRP: $25.80$17.72Sure to be hailed alongside H is for Hawk and The Hare with Amber Eyes, an exceptional work that is at once an astonishing journey across countries and continents, an immersive examination of a great artist's work, and a moving and intimate... -
Kenneth Clark: Life, Art and Civilisation by James Stourton 9780007493418 [USED COPY]
RRP: $38.70$3.42SHORTLISTED FOR THE BERGER PRIZE FOR BRITISH ART HISTORY 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEAR ... -
Selected Writings by Rene Magritte
RRP: $12.89$9.44Available for the first time in an English translation, this selection gives non-Francophone readers the chance to encounter the many incarnations of renowned Belgian painter Rene Magritte - the artist, the man, the aspiring noirist, the fire-breathing... -
In At The Sharp End (Stories From The Front Line Of The Music Business) by Ron McCreight
RRP: $14.18$10.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398464780Author Ron McCreightFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers -
Thoroughly Modern: The pioneering life of Barbara Ker-Seymer, photographer, and her brilliant Bohemian friends Sarah Knights 9780349011493
RRP: $16.76$11.39The life of pioneering photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer'Thoroughly entertaining... Knights expertly evokes this hedonistic period' The Times'A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds as thoroughly maniacal as it was modern' Daily Telegraph'I just... -
Edvard Munch: An Inner Life by Oystein Ustvedt
RRP: $21.87$14.85'My art is a self-confession - in it I seek to clarify my relationship with the world. But at the same time I have always thought and felt that my art could also clarify other people's quest for the truth' Edvard Munch Why do people travel from across... -
Sir Richard Wallace: Connoisseur, Collector & Philanthropist Suzanne Higgott 9781843682264
RRP: $58.05$40.09A richly illustrated book about the celebrated connoisseur, collector and philanthropist Sir Richard Wallace (1818-1890), published by the Wallace Collection to mark the bicentenary of his birth. Includes 490 illustrations and new information on... -
Vincent: A Graphic Biography Simon Elliott 9780711294967
RRP: $19.34$14.01'I know for sure that I have an instinct for colour, and painting is in the very marrow of my bones' The life of Van Gogh has gone down in legend as the archetypal artist's existence. He was irascible and short-tempered, hugely passionate and emotional,... -
The Real Deal: Field Notes from the Life of a Working Photographer Joe McNally 9781681988016
RRP: $54.18$35.00When Joe McNally moved to New York City in 1976, his first job was at the Daily News as a copyboy, the wretched dog of the newsroom. He was earning the lowest pay grade possible and living in a cheap hotel in Manhattan. Life was not glamorous. But with... -
Twentieth-Century Man: The Wild Life of Peter Beard by Christopher Wallace
RRP: $32.25$21.19An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist, wildlife photographer, and bon vivant enthralled and... -
Roland Penrose: The Life of a Surrealist by James King
RRP: $47.73$44.74The first biography of Roland Penrose, one of the great English-born practitioners of modernism in the twentieth century. James King explores the intricacies of Penrose's life and work, his complex professional and personal lives,... -
The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life's Work at 72 Molly Peacock 9781608196975
RRP: $19.34$14.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608196975Author Molly PeacockFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Bloomsbury PressPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 625g -
Exist Otherwise: The Life and Works of Claude Cahun by Jennifer L. Shaw
RRP: $25.80$25.21Now available in paperback, this is the first work in English to tell the full story of Claude Cahun's art and life. It both recounts her life and analyses her complex writings and images, making them available to a wide audience. Shaw's account embeds... -
Gego: Measuring Infinity by Gertrud Goldschmidt
RRP: $72.24$49.37Gego infused her art with architecture and engineering to create unique works of delicate suspense Accompanying the first major museum retrospective exhibition of Gego's work in the US in more than 15 years, this expansive, definitive catalog charts... -
Ever Yours: The Essential Letters by Vincent van Gogh
RRP: $51.60$45.40"There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating." -W. H. Auden In addition to his many remarkable paintings and drawings, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) left behind a fascinating and... -
Illustrators on Creative Processes Miguel Angel Arteaga 9788419220196
RRP: $32.24$24.26In How Ideas Are Born, readers will find a treasure chest of images by 26 diverse illustrators from 12 different countries that the author has gathered, selected and curated for the book. The types of images and styles vary, ranging from the childlike... -
Paris Letters by Janice MacLeod
RRP: $19.34$18.34A New York Times bestsellerFor readers of Eat Pray Love, Under the Tuscan Sun, and The 4-Hour Workweek, comes a funny, romantic, and inspiring travel memoir about a woman who quits her job, moves to Paris, and finds love-and herself.With romantic Paris... -
The Life and Works of Glasgow Architects James Miller and John James Burnet by John Stewart, FRIBA, FRSA 9781849954914
RRP: $23.21$19.70This is the first full biography of two of Scotland's most eminent Architects, James Miller and John James Burnet. While born just three years apart into very different circumstances - Burnet was the son of a wealthy Glasgow architect and Miller a... -
War Paint: Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein: Their Lives, their Times, their Rivalry Lindy Woodhead 9781474606493
RRP: $16.76$11.91War Paint is the story of two extraordinary women, Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein, and the legacy they left: a story of feminine vanity and marketing genius. Behind the gloss and glamour lay obsession with business and rivalry with...