Best British Artists Of All Time - April 2024

The British Ambassador's Residence in Paris

This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the British Ambassador's Residence in Paris, one of the most splendid historic homes in the French capital and the most impressive of all British ambassadorial residences abroad. The author, Tim Knox, charts the stirring story of the house, from its origins as the home of the Ducs de Charost, to its opulent heyday under Napoleon's sister, Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese, much of whose luxurious furniture and decoration survives intact. Since 1814, when Pauline sold the house to the 1st Duke of Wellington, the mansion has served as the residence... [Read More]

• ASIN: 208020078X
• ASIN: 208020078X
• ISBN: 208020078X
• Manufacturer: Flammarion

Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and His Worlds (Yale Center for British Art)

Coinciding with the bicentenary of the abolition of the British slave trade, this multi-disciplinary volume chronicles the iconography of sugar, slavery, and the topography of Jamaica from the beginning of British rule in 1655 to the aftermath of emancipation in the 1840s. Focusing on the visual and material culture of slavery and emancipation in Jamaica, it offers new perspectives on art, music, and performance in Afro-Jamaican society and on the Jewish diaspora in the Caribbean. Central to the book is Sketches of Character (1837–38)—a remarkable series of lithographs by the Jewish Jamaic... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0300116616
• ASIN: 0300116616
• ISBN: 0300116616
• Manufacturer: YC British Art

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. It features his most iconic and radical designs, revealing how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring, the specialized techniques of haute couture, and t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0300169787
• ASIN: 0300169787
• ISBN: 0300169787
• Brand: Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dogs

Since the wolf first snuck into the caves of our ancestors to take warmth from the fire, dogs have been man’s constant companion. Dogs, multi-award-winning photographer Tim Flach’s stunning follow-up to the critically acclaimed Equus, delves deep into the psyche of this enduring bond with Canis familiaris to present an exquisite study of “man’s best friend.”   From specimens on show at Crufts and Westminster to shelter dogs lovingly rescued by volunteers; from the grace and agility of racing greyhounds to adored domestic companions; from Afghan hounds to Hungarian komondors to Chi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0810996537
• ASIN: 0810996537
• ISBN: 0810996537
• Brand: Harry N Abrams
• Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

How It All Began: A Novel

A vibrant new novel from Penelope Lively—a wry, wise story about the surprising ways lives intersectLook out for Penelope Lively’s new book, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories.When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street, the consequences ripple across the lives of acquaintances and strangers alike. A marriage unravels after an illicit love affair is revealed through an errant cell phone message; a posh yet financially strapped interior designer meets a business partner who might prove too good to be true; an old-guard historian tri... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143122649
• ASIN: 0143122649
• ISBN: 0143122649
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Claude Monet: The Color of Time

Monet is one of the greatest Impressionists as well as being the most popular, yet books about him have concentrated either on aesthetic or on social aspects of his work without attempting a synthesis. Here Virginia Spate provides a full interpretation of Monet's paintings, examining the various ways in which they can be read; the tension between image and reality that energizes them; and the mysterious interactions between the work, its exhibition, promotion, and sale, and its reception both in public and in private. Based on a study of the artist's complete oeuvre, his surviving letters, and... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0500282730
• ASIN: 0500282730
• ISBN: 0500282730
• Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson

Here I Am: The Story of Tim Hetherington, War Photographer

Tim Hetherington (1970-2011) was one of the world’s most distinguished and dedicated photojournalists, whose career was tragically cut short when he died in a mortar blast while covering the Libyan Civil War. Tim won many awards for his war reporting, and was nominated for an Academy Award for the critically acclaimed documentary, Restrepo. Hetherington’s dedication to his career led him time after time into war zones, and unlike some other journalists, he did not pack up after the story had broken.In Here I Am, journalist and freelance writer Alan Huffman tells Hetherington’s life story... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0802120903
• ASIN: 0802120903
• ISBN: 0802120903
• Brand: Brand: Grove Press
• Manufacturer: Grove Press

Rossetti: Painter and Poet

Dante Gabriel Rossetti is the most intriguing and flamboyant figure in nineteenth-century British art. He inspired the first Pre-Raphaelite generation of 1849 and the second generation ten years later and both brought about significant changes in British art. His poetry, too, acted as a stimulus to many writers at the end of the century, who saw in his subtle manipulation of the sonnet and the ballad forms ways of giving expression to issues that were peculiar to the that century.Dominant among those issues was that of sexual desire, for Rossetti, more than any other artist in this period, str... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0711232253
• ASIN: 0711232253
• ISBN: 0711232253
• Manufacturer: Frances Lincoln

Whistler in His Time

James McNeill Whistler was a man of his own time and place. He did not seek inspiration on mountain tops or hermits' cells but in the hurly burly of society in London and Paris, on the misty river Thames and within the grim docklands. His interest in style, fashion and the aestheticism of Oscar Wilde undermined, at the time, recognition of the quality of his serious painting. But to Whistler, everything mattered, even the colour of the socks of a gallery attendant! Drawing out the major themes of his life and work, this book shows how, while much influenced by his own times, Whistler's art has... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1854371460
• ASIN: 1854371460
• ISBN: 1854371460
• Brand: Brand: Tate Gallery Pubn
• Manufacturer: Tate Gallery Pubn

Frida Kahlo: The Still Lifes

The Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is considered to be one of the greatest women artists of all time, and her vibrantly colorful work remains hugely popular today. She is best known for her striking self-portraits, through which she depicted her psychological and physical pain after an accident at the age of eighteen left her disabled and unable to bear children. Until now, Kahlo's remarkable still lifes - of which she completed about forty, compared to eighty or so self-portraits - have not been subjected to close scrutiny, despite the fact that they comprised a major part of her cre... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1858944376
• ASIN: 1858944376
• ISBN: 1858944376
• Manufacturer: Merrell Pub Ltd

Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement

This generously illustrated and exciting new study of the Victorian era features rarely seen works, provocative essays, and a striking, period-inspired design.Although the word "Victorian" connotes a kind of dry propriety, the artists working in the Victorian era were anything but. Starting with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and lasting through the dawn of the 20th century, the era's painters, writers, and designers challenged every prevailing belief about art and its purpose. The full spectrum of the Victorian avant-garde is in magnificent display in this book that features nearly 150 works ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 3791357638
• ASIN: 3791357638
• ISBN: 3791357638
• Manufacturer: Prestel

Duveen: A Life in Art

Meryle Secrest, biographer of Kenneth Clark (“Riveting . . . enthralling” –Wall Street Journal) and Bernard Berenson (“A remarkable tour de force”–Sir Harold Acton), brings all her exceptional gifts to the story of Lord Duveen of Millbank. Her book is the first major biography in more than fifty years of the supreme international art dealer of the twentieth century and the first to make use of the enormous Duveen archive that spans a century and has, until recently, been kept under lock and key at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.The story begins with Duveen père, a Dutch Jew immigr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0375410422
• ASIN: 0375410422
• ISBN: 0375410422
• Manufacturer: Knopf

A Complete Guide to Special Effects Makeup: Conceptual Creations by Japanese Makeup Artists

Acclaimed as the best book ever published on the subject, A Complete Guide to Special Effects Makeup covers everything from basic facial makeup styles, simple scars and gashes, to masks, molds and cast-making; everything you need to know to create vampires, zombies and other fantastical characters. With clear step by step instructions and hundreds of color photos, it includes stunning conceptual pieces from many of the contributing artists and a section on manga/cosplay hair and makeup. Bound to thrill anyone interested in creating realistic and unique makeup effects!

• ASIN: 1781161445
• ASIN: 1781161445
• ISBN: 9781781161449
• Brand: Titan Books UK
• Manufacturer: Titan Books

Breakfast with Lucian: The Astounding Life and Outrageous Times of Britain's Great Modern Painter

An insider's account―the first of its kind―of the thoroughly unconventional life of one of the twentieth century's most shockingly original paintersLucian Freud's paintings are instantly recognizable: often shocking and disturbing, his portraits convey a profound yet compelling sense of discomfort. Freud was twice married and the father of at least a dozen children, and his numerous relationships with women were the subject of much gossip―but the man himself remained a mystery. An intensely private individual (during his lifetime he prevented two planned biographies from being published)... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0374116482
• ASIN: 0374116482
• ISBN: 0374116482
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The R. Crumb Handbook

• ASIN: 1840727160
• ASIN: 1840727160
• ISBN: 1840727160
• Manufacturer: M Q Publications

Very Best Of Doo Wop: 55 All-Time Classics / Various (CD) (Remaster)

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• UPC: 865611844

The Best Of Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live

The Best Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live

• UPC: 17756864
• Rating: 5.0

Best Ever Time To Relax / Various (CD)

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• UPC: 114814628

Best of 60's British Beat / Various

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• UPC: 55871024

Len Goodman's Legends: Best Of British / Various (CD)

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• UPC: 528323675

BEST OF BRITISH: CLASSIC HITS FROM THE 80S, 90S AND 00S

BEST OF BRITISH: CLASSIC HITS FROM THE 80S, 90S AND

• UPC: 35143771

Best Loved Bluegrass: 20 All-Time Favorites (CD)

Best Loved Bluegrass: 20 All-Time

• UPC: 10023025

Best of the Boy Bands

Best Of The Boy Bands

• UPC: 4790702

Best Of British Psychobilly Vol 1 / Various (CD)

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• UPC: 706364269

Full title: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers.Bob Marley & The Wailers: Peter Tosh (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer (vocals, guitar).Additional personnel include: Tommy McCook (tenor saxophone); Aston Barrett (bass guitar); Carlton Barrett (drums).Compilation Producers: Bill Levenson; Dana Smart.Liner Note Author: David Katz.Recording information: Randy's Studio 17, Kingston, Jamaica (1967 - 1972); Dynamic Sound Studio, Kingston, Jamaica (1967 - 1972).This compilation offers a brief glimpse into the Wailers' early-to-middle years (they only became Bob Marley & the Wailers after signing to Island Records; Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh quit soon thereafter). It combines a few of the late-1960s sides the group recorded for Texas singer Johnny Nash (whose ska-inflected "Hold Me Tight" had been a big international hit in 1967) with material recorded for the band's own Wail'n Soul'm and Tuff Gong labels, and for the visionary producer Lee "Scratch" Perry.Songs such as "Small Axe," "Kaya," and "Lively Up Yourself" are all familiar from their later incarnations, and to hear them in their unadorned earlier versions, particularly the primitive recordings of "Stir It Up" and "Soul Rebel," is to experience both their simple power and Bob Marley's faith in their ultimate mass acceptance. THE BEST OF BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS makes clear that the band's raw talent was present from the outset, while hinting at the time and sweat involved in bringing that talent to full fruition.

20TH CENTURY MASTERS - THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION: BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (THE JAD

• UPC: 3481594