Categories for Illustrated – Art, Photography, Architecture
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Follies and Disasters: the four books of francisco goya
Francisco JosĂ© de Goya produced four major series of etchings in his lifetime. The first, Los Caprichos (Caprices), the artist finished and published as a rather ambitious book of 80 captioned… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Life is Good & Good for you in New York by William Klein
Did William Klein know how to take photographs when he created the images that made him famous? If you asked him today he would likely answer he did not. A… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Aubrey Beardsley’s Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur
I’ve mentioned more than once the influence of Aubrey Beardsley on the artists featured in this miniseries – e.g., Kay Nielsen (see “Tales from the Old North”) and Harry Clarke… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Ballet by Alexey Brodovitch
This is one of my favorite photobooks. It has it all – moving images, superb design and a great story. It stands as a one-of-a kind testament to the innovation of… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Alice in Wonderland, Illustrated by Salvador DalĂ
Little known fact: Lewis Carroll paid for the printing of Alice in Wonderland himself. Surprisingly, this isn’t actually all that unusual when it comes to illustrated titles published in the… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Walker Evans: American Photographs
Travelling the land of the free, Walker Evans released photography in America from a cultural lockdown. By training his eye on the effects of the Depression era, he redrew the… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
E.A. Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, illustrated by Harry Clarke
I’ve always had a hazy kind of affection for Edgar Allan Poe. His stories are strange and rich; his poems are satisfyingly moody. (He was also my middle school’s namesake… Read More
![Out of Place moments disguised as the ordinary](https://www.baumanrarebooks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BrandtPost.jpg)
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Bill Brandt: A Night in London
Viewing the images in Bill Brandt’s A Night in London reminds me of Sherlock Holmes. As I turn the pages, I am transported to foggy nights in the capital city,… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Gustave Doré: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
In the mid- to late-19th century, there emerged a publishing practice of “gift books.” These editions were elaborately bound and often extensively illustrated. Usually published in the fall – with… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Delicate Nocturnal Moments
After seeing the dark mystery and intrigue to be had in Paris at night in the thirties, BrassaĂŻ took it upon himself to leave no source of light or reflection… Read More