Masters of Modern Design
A Critical Assessment
Written by George H. Marcus
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2005
Price: $50.00
The twelve designers featured in
Masters of Modern Design -- originators of ideas vital to the contemporary world -- have had an immeasurable impact on the buildings, houses, furniture, cars, and basic products we use daily. George Marcus offers biographical sketches and critical evaluations of William Morris, Henry van de Velde...
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Alexis Rockman
Written by Stephen Jay Gould, Jonathan Crary and David Quammen
Format: Hardcover, 328 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2004
Price: $75.00
At the intersection of science and art, documentary and fantasy, the beautiful and the grotesque lies the work of Alexis Rockman, whose meticulously rendered paintings fascinate, amuse, and alarm -- often simultaneously -- as they explore the relationship between humanity and nature. A native New Yorker who frequented the American Museum...
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