128 pages 57 illustrations throughout. Edited by Bonnie Clearwater. Introduction by Bonnie Clearwater. Bibliography. Chronology.

West Coast Duchamp

Arts & Photography

Grassfield Pr

Cultural historian Dickran Tashjian provides a fresh analysis of the works that Joseph Cornell conceived as gifts to ballerinas,poets and actresses. In this way the artist connected his life withg that of Emily Dickinson, Marianne Moore, Hedy Lamarr, Lauren Bacall and other glamourous and talented personalities he admired, most often from afar.His gifts ranged from simple gestures of love and affection to collaborations and exchanges with photographer Lee Miller and artists Leonor Fini and Dorothea Tanning,who,like himself,were connected with the Surrealist movement. 
By making extensive use of the artist's diaries,correspondence and library,Tashjian leads the reader on a wondrous journey through the labrinth of Cornell's creative process.This beautifully designed book with lavish color plates captures the spirit of Cornell's enchanting collages and box constructions.

Joseph Cornell: Gifts of Desire

Tashjian, Dickran

Parenting & Relationships

Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta was working on many important projects that were left incomplete at the time of her tragic death in 1985 at age 36. Among these was a beautiful book of photo etchings of her carvings of female figures in remote caves on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba. These sculptures were inspired by the myths and beliefs of the Tainos, preColumbian inhabitants of the West Indies. This publication reproduces in facsimile Mendieta's unfinished book of photo etchings and related works and publishes, for the first time, her notes and writings for this important project. 
 Mencdieta's work crosses the categories of earth art,body art,performance and conceptual photography. As her works generally were site specific and ephemeral,they became know primarily through the photographic documentation she exhibited in galleries and museums. She intended her intimate book of photo etchings to capture the experience of viewing her elusive life-size sculptures in the close quarters of the caves. 
 Illustrated with many never-before published photographs, this book is an important contribution to the understanding of his extraordinary artist.

Ana Mendieta: A Book of Works

Biographies & Memoirs

Reference & Collections

Bruce Helander Curious Collage (English and French Edition)

Mahoney, Robert

Graphic Design

"Reconstructs the history of the Virgin of Cuzco who, as a fusion of indigenous Andean and Spanish Christian beliefs and practices, represents both the Virgin Mary and Pachamama. Includes background chapters on Andean and Spanish beliefs and art. Major, mostly original work illuminates multiple aspects of the outlooks of both peoples as reflected in their religious iconography during the colonial period. Magnificently illustrated"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

The Virgin of the Andes: Art and Ritual in Colonial Cuzco

Damian, Carol

Ynez Johnston

Nordland, Gerald

David Smith is universally recognized as one of America's greatest sculptors. Although his three dimensional work has been the subject of many books, this is the first study to investigate his lesser known work in bronze and clay relief, drawings and paintings. This fresh approach provides essential information that gives new meaning to Smith's large scale work and the development of his ideas and technique. 69 ills. 41 in color. (smythe-sewn and cover flaps.

David Smith: Two into Three Dimensions

Wilkin, Karen

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