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1303) Letters to Camondo
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Camondos were a Jewish family from Constantinople who made their home in Paris in the 1870s and became philanthropists, art collectors, and fixtures of Belle Époque high society. They were also targets of antisemitism, much like de Waal's relations, the Ephrussi family, to whom they were connected. Eventually, the Camondos were murdered by the Nazis. After de Waal, a ceramic artist, was invited to make an exhibition in the Camondo house, he...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In the 1970s, American curator Donna Stein served as an art advisor to Empress Farah Diba Pahlavi, the Shahbanu of Iran. Together, Stein and Pahlavi generated an art market in Iran, as Stein encouraged Pahlavi's patronage of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. Today, the contemporary section of the Iranian National Collection--most of which continues to languish in storage--is considered one of the most significant collections of modern art outside...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Nintendo Switch.
Language
English
Description
In this new platforming adventure hybrid, Yooka and Laylee must combine their abilities to take on a series of challenging and vibrant 2.5D levels and explore and solve puzzles in a beautiful 3D over world. It's on them to rescue Queen Phoebe's Royal Battalion Guard from each level, as they size up Capital B's most dastardly challenge yet - the Impossible Lair.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the Standard Oil heiress and legendary American trendsetter Millicent Rogers. Nobody knew how to live the high life like Millicent Rogers. Born into luxury, she lived in a whirl of beautiful homes, European vacations, exquisite clothing and handsome men. Here, Cherie Burns chronicles Rogers's glittering life from her days as a young girl afflicted with rheumatic fever to her Taos finale. A rebellious icon of the age, she eloped with...
1315) The lost Leonardo
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the discovery of the most expensive painting by Leonardo da Vinci ever sold, The Salvator Mundi, discussing the questions around its authenticity and how the hidden agendas and vested interests of art collectors and art institutions make finding the truth about it of secondary importance.
1317) Yooka-Laylee
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Meet an unforgettable cast of characters and hoard a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure!"--
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Teri Horton, a 73-year-old former truck driver with an 8th grade education, buys a painting in a thrift shop for five dollars, but unbeknownst to her, the artist is Jackson Pollock. This adventure documents a 15-year war with the art world's inner circle, lifts the veil on how art is bought and sold in America and introduces audiences to the funny, profane and utterly unforgettable Teri Horton.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Follow Dr. Albert Barnes on his remarkable rise from a working-class Philadelphia neighborhood to the top of the modern art world. This unique tale follows Dr. Barnes as he travels the world, collecting works of art by some of history's most famous artists. The film digs deep into the intricacies of each painting, offering a rare look at the priceless collection and at the new Philadelphia museum that now houses it.
1320) The Barnes collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Follow Dr. Albert Barnes on his remarkable rise from a working-class Philadelphia neighborhood to the top of the modern art world. This unique tale follows Dr. Barnes as he travels the world, collecting works of art by some of history's most famous artists. The film digs deep into the intricacies of each painting, offering a rare look at the priceless collection and at the new Philadelphia museum that now houses it.
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