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THE HOMOEROTIC PHOTOGRAPH: MALE IMAGES FROM DURIEU/DELACROIX TO MAPPLETHORPE
Allen Ellenzweig (A '73) traces the male gaze upon men as captured by the camera throughout the history of photography. Accompanying these images is a detailed account of the multiple, complex
meanings of the homoerotic that have taken shape from the 1850s to
today.
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NOT EVEN MY NAME
Theo Halo (A '71) shares a rare eyewitness account of the horrors of a little-known, often denied genocide, in which hundreds of thousands of Armenian and Pontic Greek minorities in Turkey were killed during and after World War I. As told by Sano Halo to her daughter, Thea, this is the story of her survival of the death march at age ten that annihilated her family, and the mother-daughter pilgrimage to Turkey in search of Sano's home seventy years after her exile.
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COUNTDOWN TO PERFECTION MEDITATIONS ON THE SEFIROT
The paintings and collages in this book combine symbolic images with purely abstract forms and color. They are part of an on-going conversation the author, Judith Margolis (A '66) has with herself on focusing visual meditation. Bright Idea Books, 2012 |
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RHODA'S OCEAN
Betty Abbott Sheinis (A '73) celebrates creativity, friendship, and the rewards of being yourself in this 19-page illustrated book about two best friends who are very different. The language and illustrations speak to children on their level, encouraging the positive pursuit of ideas and the value of imagination
Gallery 55 Publishing, 2012
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LIVING OVER THE STORE
Howard Davis (PHY '68) combines architectural history, cross-cultural understandings and accounts of contemporary policy and building practice to provide a comprehensive account of the shop/house -- a common but often overlooked building.
Routledge Publishing, 2012
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SECRETS OF A CREATIVE WARRIOR
It’s not necessary to be an artist to reach your creative potential. In fact, you don’t need to be artistic at all. This book shows you how to achieve inspired thinking anytime you choose. A variety of simple yet powerful techniques will guide you on your creative journey. Book by Seth Greenwald (ME '85). CreateSpace, 2013 |
KARAKURI: HOW TO MAKE MECHANICAL PAPER MODELS THAT MOVE
Originally published in Japan, Karakuri is an introduction to the simple mechanisms, such as gears, cranks, cams, and levers, used to bring to life these amazing moving paper models or automata. Included are pull-out pages for you to use to construct your own moving models of the different types of gears. These models serve as the basis for designing your own karakuri or may just be admired to their own. Translated by Eri Hamaji,
A ' 05. St. Martin's Press, 2010
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DILLER, SCOFIDIO + RENFRO: LINCOLN CENTER INSIDE OUT
Over the past eight years, Elizabeth Diller, AR '79, Ricardo Scofidio, AR '55 and Charles Renfro (DS+R), in close collaboration with FXFOWLE, Beyer Blinder Belle and Lincoln Center’s leadership, has transformed the 50-year-old modernist Lincoln Center citadel into a porous and democratic campus. This visually rich document is the first comprehensive book to feature the extensive redevelopment in its entirety. Artbook, 2013
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MARILYN HENRION: THE EVOLUTION OF A FIBER ARTIST
This 24-minute video offers a fascinating documentary account of Marilyn Henrion's life as a fine artist, from her beginnings as a child in Brooklyn, through college and early motherhood, her connections with the New York art and literary world of the 1950's and '60s, to her eventual recognition as a fiber artist of international acclaim. Marilyn Henrion is represented in the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art in Washington, DC, Henrion’s works are in museum, corporate and private collections worldwide. Amazon.com, 2013
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ELSTIR EDITIONS: ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND GAMES
For many years, Susan Litsios, A '57 wanted to publish some of her books in small, sturdy, hardbound editions accessible to every budget. In 2005, she published L’ALPHAbêtière, the beginning of Elstir Editions. This kind of book design has allowed her a lot of freedom, opening up the possibility of computer manipuated images as well as the old techniques that she already knew. To learn more, visit
Elstir Editions here.
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ELLIOT AND THE LAST UNDERWORLD WAR: THE UNDERWORLD CHRONICLES
The third in the Underworld Chronicles Series, this children's book by Jennifer Nielsen and Gideon Kendall, A '89 (Illustrator) details the final chapter of Elliot's journey battling Goblins, Pixies, and Demons.
Sourcebooks, Inc., 2012
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