The Fashion Book

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Clearly, a good set of eyes edited this book. It's a tall order to choose just one image to define the many facets of a designer, model, or photographer. The choices made here are excellent and often surprising. The indomitable Coco Chanel demonstrates the ease of movement her designs afforded women by briskly swinging her arm out to one side, while Kate Moss is shown at the height of her waifdom, likely the mode in which she will best be remembered. Model Linda Evangelista is pictured with curly locks of hair. It's obvious, too, that the editors employed the haphazard juxtaposition created by the alphabetical organization. Facing entries, no matter how seemingly incongruous, are united by a visual theme, to spectacular effect. The ovals made by the either screaming or yawning mouths of Kurt Cobain and his infant daughter are mirrored in a 1937 Jean Cocteau illustration of an Elsa Schiaparelli design. A model in a 1930s outfit by John-Frederics faces a portrait of post-punk design queen Betsey Johnson, whose floral outfit echoes the flowery silhouette behind the model. A troika of Robert Lee Morris bracelets matches the arcs of a bombed-out London building in a 1941 Beaton photo of a Digby Morton design. The vibrant prints of Emilio Pucci and Lilly Pulitzer fall together naturally.

The reams of fabulous images and the inventive design alone make The Fashion Book a treat at any cost, but the low price-to-size ratio (like its cousins The Art Book and The Photography Book) makes it a real steal.

Book Description

James Abbe, a 1920s fashion photographer, and Zoran, the designer whose simple, monochromatic clothes were extremely popular in the 1970s, anchor the 500 entries in this massive encyclopedia of fashion. Each designer, photographer, model, or icon gets a page with a large photo and informative but short caption. This has the wonderful effect of weighting each entry equally, thereby devoting the same amount of space to Charles Revson, creator of the Revlon cosmetics empire and relative makeup newcomer Fran+ois Nars, pioneering clothing designer Mariano Fortuny and contemporary favorite Tom Ford. Clearly, a good set of eyes edited this book. It's a tall order to choose just one image to define the many facets of a designer, model, or photographer. The choices made here are excellent and often surprising. The indomitable Coco Chanel demonstrates the ease of movement her designs afforded women by briskly swinging her arm out to one side, while Kate Moss is shown at the height of her waifdom, likely the mode in which she will best be remembered. Model Linda Evangelista is pictured with curly locks of hair. It's obvious, too, that the editors employed the haphazard juxtaposition created by the alphabetical organization. Facing entries, no matter how seemingly incongruous, are united by a visual theme, to spectacular effect.The ovals made by the either screaming or yawning mouths of Kurt Cobain and his infant daughter are mirrored in a 1937 Jean Cocteau illustration of an Elsa Schiaparelli design. A model in a 1930s outfit by John-Frederics faces a portrait of post-punk design queen Betsey Johnson, whose floral outfit echoes the flowery silhouette behind the model. A troika of Robert Lee Morris bracelets matches the arcs of a bombed-out London building in a 1941 Beaton photo of a Digby Morton design. The vibrant prints of Emilio Pucci and Lilly Pulitzer fall together naturally.The reams of fabulous images and the inventive design alone make The Fashion Book a treat at any cost, but the low price-to-size ratio (like its cousins The Art Book and The Photography Book) makes it a real steal.

Customer Reviews:

All you ever wanted to know about fashion.......2007-06-13

The Fashion Book is a first-class encyclopedia on fashion as a whole. The cross-references going with each entry make this book an even more entertaining and fascinating source of information as it reveals the entity fashion from different perspectives.

Complete and beautiful guide!.......2007-05-24

This book is a must have as a reference book. It has all the important names in fashion industry and a great editorial design that makes it hard to put it down. Although the size is a little bit tiring ("mini edition"...mmm, kind of says it all!), the pictures couldn't been better.

fantastic.......2006-11-08

This is a flawless example of beautiful, mesmeric art. Not only does this book capture the ongoing development of fashion through the years, it presents the designers, photographers, makeup artists, and even fashion retailers who made these pieces come to life. Phaidon has always impressed me with the quality of their books, along with the meticulousness they put into choosing the perfect photos for their final product.

A mini lexicon perfect for any fashionista!.......2006-01-10

This is a great referance book for anyone who loves fashion. It's an A-Z book of designers, illustrators, icons, photographers etc. Just about everyone is in here. This is a great book, because it's very inexpensive, small and great because you can look up just about anyone you would like. There are great pictures, and great informative blurbs, including birth and death dates and information about just what made the person so influential. If you love fashion/ fashion history, go out and get this book!

Mini Edition may not be the best choice.......2005-08-31

This book was suggested reference material for a college course of study at FIDM. Initially I thought this was a paperback condensed version of the hardback book. Upon receipt I found it extremely difficult to read without a magnifying glass - the print is literally micro-small. At first I blamed my aging eyes, but my nineteen year-old daughter whom I purchased the book for has 20/20 vision, and she expressed a similar opinion. I would not recommend this version of the book - if you have the option, purchase the full size hard bound copy.

A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Russian and Soviet Painters, 1900-80s

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Critical Sourcebook

A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Russian and Soviet Painters, 1900-80s
Matthew Cullerne Bown
Manufacturer: Izo
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Critical Sourcebook.......2007-02-18

This is an absolutely critical sourcebook for any student of Russian art, including post Revolutionary Impressionism and Socialist Realism. It has critical biographies of a huge number of Russian artists. No one should invest in Russian art without this book.

The 20th Century Art Book (20th Century Art)

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Book purchase 2
Brilliant, demystifying and intelligent
Excellent resource for 20th century art!
Visual treats
its fantasticallybrilliant

The 20th Century Art Book (20th Century Art)
Editors of Phaidon Press
Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0714838500

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One of the most complete representations of this century's art to hit the shelves in years, The 20th-Century Art Book offers 500 full-page reproductions, each by a different artist. No matter how famous, each artist has but one page, accompanied by a concise, informative block of text. Presented in alphabetical order, each artist, regardless of stature, is treated in exactly the same manner as the other 499 others in the book. Some images are delightfully complimented, others deeply agitated by the work that, by chance of the alphabet, happens to lie on the facing page.

Book Description

One of the most complete representations of this century's art to hit the shelves in years, The 20th-Century Art Book offers 500 full-page reproductions, each by a different artist. No matter how famous, each artist has but one page, accompanied by a concise, informative block of text. Presented in alphabetical order, each artist, regardless of stature, is treated in exactly the same manner as the other 499 others in the book. Some images are delightfully complimented, others deeply agitated by the work that, by chance of the alphabet, happens to lie on the facing page.

Customer Reviews:

Book purchase 2.......2005-08-02

This is an interesting, informative and colorful book in very good condition.

Brilliant, demystifying and intelligent.......2005-02-18

A very useful and beautiful resource, this book has the added appeal of having taken the time to acquire writings with some very sensible, succint and honest appraisals of artist, genre, message and composition. All this family of books do likewise but with this book it seems so much more important to get that structure absolutley right, and they have.
Like the other members of it's family it has an a-z approach and takes in a vast array of genres, suprising just how diverse 20th century art is. The only problem, as always, is that those on display have to be limited, so naturally some works and even some artists do not appear. I would not allow that to be off putting, this little family of books gets bigger by the year so I feel assurred that the unrepresented will not stay so for very long!

Excellent resource for 20th century art!.......2004-02-13

Arranged alphabetically, which is very helpful. Sadly, it generally has but only one painting or photo for each artist, but then the intent here is to cover as many artists as possible, not to be comprehensive on any one artist, and it's quite heavy as it is already.

The 20th Century Art Book is an EXCELLENT reference guide. How many times reading the Arts section of a newspaper, or an interview with an artist, etc., does one hear a reference to another artist and one has no idea who that person is? With this book, you can quickly check it out!

I also very much appreciate the cross-linking - since it's alphabetical, and not by style or school of thought, the editors have listed on each artists's page other artists who are similar or somehow related to that one. I have found the cross-referencing to be very helpful many times.

Unless one already has an encyclopedic knowledge of art of the 20th century, this is a PERFECT book for one's art library as a reference tool. And it's also a GREAT jumping off point for exploring artists: page through randomly, come across something interesting, then go and look for a book of that artist, or head to the museum "in search of."

I treasure my copy, and would not ever wish to part with it.

Visual treats.......2003-09-02

A fine overview of 20th-century art. Intelligently organized (alphabetically), colorful & detailed. 500 artists are represented through excellent photos.

its fantasticallybrilliant.......2002-12-05

i like the book a lot it has nice pictures in it. My favouurite bit is the page on Lithctenstien because the colours are nice. I like the dotty bits as well. My mummy says that it helps me with my art when i draw pictures at school. i tryed to draw my muummy in dots and it looks really good. thankyou amazon because you have helped me and i had a lot of fun looking at the biook.

ArtSpeak : A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present (Speak Series)

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Very helpful!
ArtSpeak - A worthwhile guide
A Great Resource
Great book for art history classes
Great for art history students!

ArtSpeak : A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present (Speak Series)
Robert Atkins
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Customer Reviews:

Very helpful!.......2007-03-06

I recently completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and this book was very helpful as a reference for my art history classes!

ArtSpeak - A worthwhile guide.......2005-09-22

I am a docent and at times a docent trainer, and this guide came in very handy when I was preparing for an exhibition on contemporary artists. It is well-written, to the point, and has extensive coverage for a little book!

A Great Resource.......2004-04-07

I'm a BFA student at Virginia Tech heading to grad school and this is an excellent book to teach from, have as a reference, or just thumb through for fun. Simple and succinct while still thorough. It's really an invaluable thing to have for ready info at your fingertips. This book has been part of the curriculum here for Performance Art, Found Object Sculpture, and Installation classes, and everyone in the class universally approves and finds it helpful.

Great book for art history classes.......2000-12-28

Perfect for writing critiques and analyses from all art movements. Great glossary of terms for a beginning art student looking up hard-to-understand words in text books.

Great for art history students!.......2000-12-27

A glossary of art terms. This book is a definite must for those writing analyses of art. It's also good for looking up those tricky terms in your text books. It is filled with artsy terms and illustrations. I used it in all my art history classes.

ArtSpoke: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1848-1944

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For my reference shelf
Handy reference!
Art Explained

ArtSpoke: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1848-1944
Robert Atkins
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
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Customer Reviews:

For my reference shelf.......2007-03-09

I learned about this book during a docent training class I just took. Since it was deemed a reliable source by the museum's staff, I thought it would be one I could count on to help bone up on new exhibits that come to the gallery.

It provides informative overviews of art movements, styles, and historical moments like Nazi Art. It does not provide explanations of media processes. For instance, I was hoping to find a quick definition of the mezzotint printmaking process, and couldn't.

I would recommend this for any art lover's reference library.

Handy reference!.......2007-03-06

This was one of my most indispensable reference books for my art history courses.

Art Explained.......2001-01-15

Modernism, Modern--now I undnerstand the difference! And so much more about twentieth centnury art. Students and experts both will finnd this invaluable. Atkins is a genius in the way he gets these complicated ideas across that I never understood in art history class. Great pictures and chronology, too.

Art 20: The Thames & Hudson Multimedia Dictionary of Modern Art, Second Edition (CD-ROM)

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Art 20: The Thames & Hudson Multimedia Dictionary of Modern Art, Second Edition (CD-ROM)
Thames &Amp; Hudson
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Book Description

Here is all the information that art lovers, teachers, and students need on the twentieth century's artists, movements, galleries, collectors, and critics, available on an accessible and comprehensive CD-ROM.

More than 2,500 entries cover every aspect of twentieth-century art worldwide, from early giants such as Picasso, Mondrian, and Duchamp and the classic "isms" of Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism to contemporary artists like Cindy Sherman, Rachel Whiteread, and Jeff Koons and new forms of artistic expression such as Body Art and Installation Art.

This new version has been updated to function in recent versions of Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Entries have been revised to include the details for artists who have died since the original publication.
More than 3,500 high-quality images are included: painting, sculpture, photography, archive documents, architecture, and video art.
Audios of artists' voices and videos of kinetic and video art bring works and their creators to life.
Art 20 incorporates a multitude of hypertext cross-references and fully searchable text.
Special features: bookmark entries and individual pages for quick reference, create and save picture albums, and browse chronological or random slide shows of all the pictures.

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Wonderfully Done!

Icons of Art: The 20th Century (Icons)

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Book Description

Starting with Rodin and ending with Louise Bourgeois, Icons of Art traces artistic developments and trends across North America and Europe in the last century. Full-color reproductions of nearly one hundred important paintings, sculptures, photographs and multi-media projects are accompanied by brief biographies of the artists, informative essays, as well as anecdotal information and comparative illustrations. A magnificent introduction to modern masterpieces, this information-packed volume offers an enlightening chronological perspective on the ever-changing face of art as it highlights the works and figures with whom very art lover should be familiar.

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Wonderfully Done!.......2000-07-17

This book is truly a marvel. The selection of artists is challenging and innovative...not your usual who's who book! A greatly refreshing look at modern art in context.

A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts (Facts on File Library of American History)

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Dictionary of 20Th-Century Design
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Art Speak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords

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DA DOO DOO DOO DA DA DA DA, THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY TO YOU

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DA DOO DOO DOO DA DA DA DA, THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY TO YOU.......2001-09-01

Dada? Neo-Dada? Mono-Ha? Sots Art? If you find yourself utterly confused by art terms, timelines, and general overall descriptions of art movements since the 1940's, Art Speak is a great book to have. Robert Atkins of Village Voice fame, has put together a dictionary/mini-encyclopedia of "ideas, movements and buzzwords" touching on everything of note that evolved in the art world from WWII through 1989. The books opens with a timeline 1945-1989 detailing and comparing (in capsulized form) major world and art events, giving the reader/student an idea of the corellation between history and how art evolves and intertwines with it. The remainder of the book is an alphabetical listing of art movements with descriptions and snazzy graphics. It isn't a huge text book with intensive essays and pages and pages of commentary on each style, but it is a great set of "Cliff Notes" for those trying to find a jumping off point to learn more about that slippery entity called art. I highly recommend it.

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