Portraits of Power is not only the "first draft of history." In Abe Zaidan's shrewd and polished prose, it is also political literature that has outlasted the cause of its occasion.
"Here is a debut picture book by partially deaf prodigy Tyler Gordon, featuring his bold paintings of over 30 icons--musicians, artists, writers, civils rights leaders, sports legends, change-makers, record-setters, and more--alongside ...
From the fierce battle tactics of the courageous Boudicca to the reforming spirit of Catherine the Great, this collection of ten essays, covering a two-thousand-year span of reigns, outlines the lives of ten women who ruled in their own ...
The first Muslim women. The first openly gay member of the Senate. These are just some of the remarkable firsts represented by the women of the 116th Congress, the most diverse and inclusive in American history.
The work and research of the Egyptologist Gay Robbins during the 80s and 90s (Proportion and Style in Ancient Egyptian Art, 1994) determined, thanks to meticulous analysis, that for any particular epoch numerous different grids existed.
Power brings readers face to face with the major world leaders of today.
"Richard Avedon photographed the faces of politics throughout his career and this book brings together his political portraits for the first time.
... Art in Turbulent Times The Revolution Will Be Live Eric J. Schruers and Kristina Olson Modernity, History, and Politics in Czech Art Marta Filipová Italian Modern Art in the Age of Fascism Anthony White WPA Posters in an Aesthetic, ...
" Reputation illuminates our recent past through expertly drawn portraits of powerful -- and messily human -- figures.
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12, 1449, and some key lines are accurately translated in Rowlandson, Women and Society, no. 44; it is also discussed in Dawn of Christian Art, 80–83, which argues that the surviving image of Septimius with Caracalla and Julia Domna is ...