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By James Reston Jr.. 2017
Army veteran and author of The Conviction of Richard Nixon (DB 68946) presents the history of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.…
Covers the fights over the creation of a memorial, the selection and implementation of the winning design, and his own reflections on the conflicts. 2017By Joshua Rivkin. 2018
Writer recounts becoming fascinated with the life of artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) after encountering his paintings. Discusses Twombly's early years…
studying art in the United States and Europe, personal relationships, and later years as a celebrated artist. 2018By David Bailey. 2021
'Rollicking . . . with roguish tales as vivid as his era-defining photos' Daily Mail 'Brilliant' Telegraph Eye-opening and candid,…
David Bailey's Look Again is a fantastically entertaining memoir by a true icon. David Bailey burst onto the scene in 1960 with his revolutionary photographs for Vogue . Discarding the rigid rules of a previous generation of portrait and fashion photographers, he channelled the energy of London's newly informal street culture into his work. Funny, brutally honest and ferociously talented, he became as famous as his subjects. Now in his eighties, he looks back on an outrageously eventful life. Born into an East End family, his dyslexia saw him written off as stupid at school. He hit a low point working as a debt collector until he discovered a passion for photography that would change everything. The working-class boy became an influential artist. Along the way he became friends with Mick Jagger, hung out with the Krays, got into bed with Andy Warhol and made the Queen laugh. His love-life was never dull. He propelled girlfriend Jean Shrimpton to stardom, while her angry father threatened to shoot him. He married Catherine Deneuve a month after meeting her. Penelope Tree's mother was unimpressed when he turned up on her doorstep. 'It could be worse, I could be a Rolling Stone,' Bailey told her. He went on to marry Marie Helvin and then Catherine Dyer, with whom he has three children. He is also a film and documentary director, has shot numerous commercials and has never stopped working. A born storyteller, his autobiography is a memorable romp through an extraordinary careerBy Jennifer Larson, Jonah Larson, Erin Harris. 2019
Young, gifted artist Jonah Larson discusses his adoption from Ethiopia and his challenges in a Wisconsin school. He and his…
mom recount how crocheting came into his life, calmed his hyper mind, and became a source of joy and fame for him. For grades 2-4. 2019By Jamie James. 2019
Author of The Snake Charmer (DB 68151) presents a history of the island of Capri--located off the Neapolitan coast of…
Italy--from the time of the Roman emperors to the early twentieth century. Discusses artists of note who have claimed the island for inspiration, including Maxim Gorky, Romaine Brooks, and Mark Twain. 2019By Rachel Ignotofsky. 2019
Profiles fifty pioneering female artists, from Guan Daosheng, a thirteenth-century Chinese poet and painter, to Maya Lin, an American artist…
who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Discusses the elements and principles of art and design, statistics, and the tools used. For grades 5-8. 2019By Chris Sasaki, Julie Leung. 2019
By Cathy Curtis. 2017
Biography of artist Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989), who was also the wife of painter Willem de Kooning. Discusses her early…
life in New York City, development of her talent, relationship with her husband, work as an art critic, and subjects as a portraitist. 2017By Eric Karpeles. 2018
Biography of Polish painter Józef Czapski (1896-1993), best known for his work in the Kapist art movement and for being…
one of the few survivors of the Katyn massacre of 1940. Describes his early years and artistic influences, his experiences during World War II, and his lasting impact. Some violence. 2018Chronicle of the convergence of the development of photography and Spiritualism resulting in spirit photography, as exemplified by William H.…
Mumler, who was put on trial for fraud and larceny in 1869. Discusses the U. S. Civil War, religious sentiment, historical luminaries, and Mumler's trial. 2017By Deborah Heiligman. 2017
Presents the complex and enduring sibling relationship between Vincent and Theo van Gogh. Throughout his life, Theo supported his artistic…
but troubled older brother, Vincent, as a painter and as a man. The two remained close, even as hardships and health issues plagued them. For senior high and older readers. 2017By Marc Aronson, Marina Budhos, Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos, Marc Aronson,Marina Budhos. 2017
Recounts the achievements of photojournalism pioneers Robert Capa and Gerda Taro as they captured the tragedies of the Spanish Civil…
War and documented the fight against fascism. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2017By Thomas Dilworth. 2017
Biography of modernist artist David Jones (1895-1974). Discusses his early life in suburban London, service during World War I, development…
of his art career, impact of his poetic works In Parenthesis and The Anathemata, subsequent recognition, and dismissal by researchers. 2017By Michael Tisserand. 2016
Biography of George Joseph Herriman (1880-1944), creator of the Krazy Kat cartoon which ran from 1913 to 1944. Examines his…
early years in New Orleans and California, his development as an artist, and the impact of Krazy Kat. Also discusses race, as Herriman was an African American who passed for white. 2016By Cullen Murphy. 2017
Son of cartoonist John Cullen Murphy, the artist behind Prince Valiant and Big Ben Bolt, chronicles his father's life and…
the cadre of fellow cartoonists, illustrators, and artists who lived in Fairfield County, Connecticut, during the 1950s and 1960s. Discusses growing up in an artistically vibrant community. 2017By Luis Enrique. 2017
El popular cantautor latinoamericano reflexiona sobre su herencia musical, su carrera, y la trayectoria de su vida. Nacido en Nicaragua…
de una reconocida familia de músicos, Luis Enrique recuerda su vida como inmigrante en América, sus primeros éxitos musicales, y su ascenso a la cima de las listas de la música en españolBy Allen Say. 2017
An imagined biography of James Castle--a deaf, autistic artist--whose exceptional talent was recognized later in life. Despite mistreatment and being…
misunderstood, James presents his personal view of the world through art that now hangs in major museums throughout the world. For grades 2-4. 2017By Pamela Golbin. 2016
A collection of faux interviews with deceased fashion designers, using writings, correspondence, and other media from the designers' own times…
to answer the questions posed. Among the designers included are Paul Poiret, Jeanne Lanvin, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Madame Grès, Pierre Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, and others. 2016By Sebastian Smee. 2016
Profiles four artistic rivalries--some friendly, some much less so--between roughly 1860 and 1950. The pairs of rivals discussed include Lucian…
Freud and Francis Bacon, Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, and Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. Analyzes how these relationships pushed each artist both personally and professionally. 2016By Javaka Steptoe. 2016
Biography of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). Highlights his unique, collage-style paintings and discusses his childhood in Brooklyn, where tragedy…
struck. Jean-Michel persevered and continued to create neo-Expressionist pieces to become a highly successful artist. For grades K-3. 2016