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1941) Vincent Van Gogh
Publisher
Getting to Know
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (21 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Playful cartoons and great art come together in this animated video about Vincent Van Gogh. Meet Vincent, his brother Theo and fellow artist Paul Gauguin in this remarkable story of Van Gogh's life and art.
1942) Miss Hokusai
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Blu-ray (1 hr., 30 min.)
Language
日本語
Description
As all of Edo flocks to see the work of the revered painter Hokusai, his daughter O-Ei toils diligently, creating the paintings sold under her father's name. Shy in public, the studio O-Ei is brash and uninhibited. Seeking to come into her own as an artist, O-Ei sets out into the bustling city of Edo, where she encounters spirits, dragons, courtesans, and rival artists.
1943) Georgia O'Keeffe
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1991]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of a prominent American artist renowned for her images of gigantic flowers, cityscapes, and distinctive desert scenes.
1945) Portrait of Jennie
Publisher
KL Studio Classics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An artist meets a schoolgirl in Central Park who has a mysterious air about her. What follows is an unforgettable love story.
1946) Frida Kahlo
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1993]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the life and work of the Mexican painter.
Author
Publisher
Butler Books and Holland Brown Books
Pub. Date
[2023].
Physical Desc
159 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lonnie & Twyla Money: 50 Years of Kentucky Appalachian Folk Art is the story of two iconic Kentucky artists who have not only been making highly regarded folk art pieces for nearly 50 years, but who have helped to shape this unique Appalachian art form"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes how Van Gogh's insomnia, possibly a symptom of mental or phyical illness, allowed him to view the night sky while everyone else was asleep and influenced how he saw the world around him.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"An introduction to the life and art of Judith Scott, a renowned artist. Judith Scott was born with Down syndrome. She was deaf, and never learned to speak. She was also a talented artist. Judith was institutionalized until her sister Joyce reunited with her and enrolled her in an art class. Judith went on to become an artist of renown with her work displayed in museums and galleries around the world. Poignantly told by Joyce Scott in collaboration...
1950) Rembrandt
Publisher
Getting to Know
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 24 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn tells you in his own words the story of his own life and creative career in this lighthearted and informative look at one of the world's most famous artists.
1951) Blue ruin
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"Once, Jay was an artist. Shortly after graduating from his London art school, he was tipped for greatness, a promising career already taking shape before him. Now, undocumented in the United States, he lives out of his car and makes a living as an essential worker, delivering groceries in a wealthy area of upstate New York. The pandemic is still at its height - the greater public panicked in quarantine - and though he has returned to work, Jay hasn't...
1952) A weekend with Van Gogh
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
12 DVDs (1,363 min.) : sound, black and white with some color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 books (128 pages : chiefly black and white photographs ; 31 cm)
Language
English
Description
Sunrise: A sophisticated urban woman seduces a farmer in the hopes that he will murder his neglected wife and join her in the city, but he soon finds himself rekindling his romance with the latter when she discovers their scheme.
City girl: A Chicago waitress falls in love with a Minnesota farmer, and decides to face a life in the country.
Lazybones: Steve Tuttle, the titular lazybones, takes on the responsibility of raising a fatherless girl, causing...
1956) Snowed in
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 373 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
1957) My fight, your fight
Author
Publisher
Regan Arts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First Regan Arts hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and new Hollywood action hero, charts her difficult path to glory. Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life -- in and outside the Octagon -- reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her meteoric rise to fame, the secret behind her undefeated UFC record, and what it...
1958) Sirens & muses: a novel
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In 2011, at the elite Wrynn College of Art, 19-year-old Louisa Arceneaux has an affair with her roommate, Karina, the mercurial daughter of wealthy art collectors, that forces them to confront their deepest desires and fears as they are unexpectedly thrust into the cutthroat New York art world.
1959) Bill Traylor
Author
Publisher
5 Continents
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
191 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Born into slavery around 1853/4 on a cotton plantation in Benton, Alabama, Traylor has become one of the most important self-taught artists of the twentieth century, and certainly one of the most celebrated African-American artists, along with Thorton Dial and William Edmondson. The story of Bill Traylor's life and work is a remarkable one. It is a story that deserves attention both nationally and internationally. This publication, generously illustrated...
Publisher
Celestial Pictures Limited
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
11 Blu-rays (approximately 18 hr., 40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
The assassin: A two-armed swordsman is betrayed by a jealous rival, but initially seeks a life of simple pleasures until an accidental meeting with another patriot sets him back on the road to bloody, brutal vengeance.
The thundering sword: A clan sends out two of their members to retrieve a powerful sword to prevent its misuse. Along the way they encounter a skilled swords-woman who is also after the sword.
The golden swallow: Golden Swallow lives...
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