Courthion, Pierre.
Summary: Surveys the development of impressionist art, with reproductions of more than 145 paintings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. N. Abrams 1972
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. N. Abrams 1969
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.9493 BRUMurray, Laura K.
Summary: "A high-interest inquiry into the possible existence of angels, emphasizing reported sightings and stories as well as studies, polls, and religious accounts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 202 MURSummary: This program brings 1870s Montmartre and the Moulin de la Galette to life through Renoir's romanticized vision and history's less generous account. Beginning with Renoir's life on the Rue Cortot, the video contrasts the artist's idealism with the realities of poverty and left-wing radicalism that pervaded the locale. In addition, it sheds light on the painting's composition; the art...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Hokusai's The Great Wave is arguably the best-known image of Japanese art in the Western world today, and yet prints of it were sold in the 19th century for only the price of a large bowl of noodles. This program tells the story of an iconic image, its visionary maker, and the times in which he lived. It also decodes the multiple meanings of The Great Wave, explains the mechanics of woodblock...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Enigmatic and remote, yet very much present and perhaps all too real: that is the Little Dancer Aged 14, by Degas. Beginning with information on the artist's life, this program brings to light the genesis of Degas' immortal wax sculpture, background on the unusual model who posed for it, and the uproar the piece caused at its debut, where it stood at stark odds with the ideas of feminine beauty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh)
Summary: A selection of works from American and British poets. It includes the poetry of William Blake, Robert Burns, George Crabbe, Philip Freneau, Fitz-Greene Halleck, Sir Walter Scott, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, Hartley Coleridge, William Cullen Bryant, Walter Savage Landor, Thomas Moore, George Gordon, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Darley, John Keats, Leigh Hunt, Thomas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1982
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 811 AUDDrakeford, Scott
Summary: "Scott Drakeford's epic fantasy debut, Rise of the Mages combines gripping, personal vengeance with compelling characters for an action packed first book in a trilogy. Emrael Ire wants nothing more than to test to be a weapons master. His final exam will be a bloody insurrection, staged by corrupt nobles and priests, that enslaves his brother. With the aid of his War Master tutor, herself an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOR 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DRAHatam, Holly
Summary: A whimsical glimpse into the magical world of unicorns describes how they are made of stardust, rainbows, and magic; how they love to relax in a pool of glue and glitter; and how they love sugary treats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE HATMeltzer, Milton
Summary: Examines the life of the reclusive nineteenth-century Massachusetts poet whose posthumously published poetry brought her the public attention she had carefully avoided during her lifetime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DICLynch, Claire.
Contents: Train long gone -- The day that Lester died -- Fallin' in love -- Hills of Alabam' -- If wishes were horses -- Your presence is my favorite gift -- Jealousy -- Silver and gold -- Sweetheart, darlin' of mine -- Kennesaw line -- Thibodaux -- Wabash Cannonball -- He don't like to talk about it -- Friends for a lifetime.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rounder Records 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY LYNHatam, Holly
Summary: A whimsical glimpse into the magical world of dragons describes how dragons are made of moonlight, courage, and sparks; how they love to barbecue veggies; and how they are actually sneezing when they breathe fire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A moment of intense erotic union? A secular icon of the sublime? A feminist tableau in which a woman coolly disengages from a man's overheated desire? A tribute to someone special? This program debates the possibilities as it places Gustav Klimt's The Kiss within the context of Klimt's sexually charged life and fin de siecle Vienna, a locus of creative energy and societal double standards....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Murphy, Richard W.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1977
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.5 MURPrideaux, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time, Inc. 1966
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 PRIRussell, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1969
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 RUSSummary: Georges Seurat was an enigmatic character who produced, in La Grande Jatte, an equally enigmatic work of art. What is the fishing woman really fishing for? What do the monkey-revealed by X-rays to be a last-minute add-on-and the luminous little girl symbolize? What is going on with the painting's shadows and proportions? This program considers these and other mysteries as it scrutinizes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Wanning, Esther.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 1998
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.2 WANEimerl, Sarel.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Time, inc. 1967
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.5 EIMWertenbaker, Lael Tucker
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1967
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.6 WERLeonard, Jonathan Norton
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1969
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.2 LEOTomkins, Calvin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time, inc. 1966
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 TOMJaffé, Hans Ludwig C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abradale Press 1996
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 JAFCivardi, Giovanni
Summary: Figure Drawing: A Complete Guide is an essential handbook for anyone particularly interested in portrait drawing, and includes in-depth studies of human anatomy by master artist Civardi. Civardi's technical advice and practical tips, accompanied by his own outstanding drawings, make this an invaluable resource for any portrait artist. A fresh collection of content from previously-published works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press, Ltd 2016