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Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press, a McEvoy Group Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
How would you draw yourself if you were Vincent van Gogh? Pablo Picasso? Or Frida Kahlo? Draw Like an Artist offers examples of self-portraits from eighteen masters, accompanied by thought-provoking questions and a matching canvas. The result is a fun-filled artistic journey for young artists of any skill level to create self-portraits in the style of different artists, and then finish with their very own composition.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Despite his posthumous fame as a painter of flowers, still lifes, gardens, landscapes, and city scenes, Vincent van Gogh himself believed that his portraits constituted his most important works. Like other post-Impressionists, Van Gogh sought to capture the essential character of his models by means of expressive color and brushwork. 'Vincent?s Portraits' reflects the strong visual impact with which the artist captured the energy of contemporary life.0In...
14) Photobooth
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"In 1925 the Siberian immigrant Anatol Josepho had an idea for a small curtained-enclosed booth where people could take affordable portraits anonymously and automatically. The photobooth was born. Within 20 years there were more than 30,000 in the United States alone, an explosive growth due largely to World War II, as soldiers and loved ones exchanged photos, hoping to cling to memories or moments in a world turned upside down. But by the 1960s the...
19) Goodnight Selfie
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After a young girl learns how to take photos of herself on a cell phone, she takes selfies all day, while brushing her teeth, skateboarding to school, and visiting her Grandma Joe.
Author
Publisher
Brazos Press a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Selfies are ubiquitous. They can be silly or serious, casual or curated. Within moments, smart phone users can capture their image and post it across multiple social media platforms to a global audience. But do we truly understand the power of image in our image-saturated age? How can we seek God and care for each other in digital spaces? Craig Detweiler, a nationally known writer and speaker and an avid social media user, examines the selfie phenomenon,...