The Power of Prints

The Power of Prints

Author: Freyda Spira

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2016-01-24

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1588395855

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Metropolitan Museum of Art curators William M. Ivins and A. Hyatt Mayor assembled one of the world's greatest collections of prints, from Renaissance masterpieces to popular and ephemeral works. Celebrating the power of prints not only as aesthetic objects but also as rich sociohistorical documents and peerless tools of communication, Ivins and Mayor expanded our appreciation of prints as the most democratic art form: functional, cost-effective works that disseminate information and bring pleasure to a wide audience. Their populist approach—collecting across the full spectrum of the medium, from the exquisite to the everyday, and writing about prints in accessible language—delivered prints from the province of scholars and collectors to the general public and transformed notions of how art reaches the masses. The first comprehensive exploration of the lives, careers, theories, and influence of Ivins and Mayor, this book also showcases more than 125 exceptional prints that represent the breadth and depth of their acquisitions, including works by Mantegna, Düaut;rer, Callot, Rembrandt, Goya, Whistler, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Cassatt. Included in this volume are biographical essays elucidating the two curators' achievements and catalogue entries that quote Ivins's and Mayor's pithy remarks about the featured artworks. The Power of Prints is a fitting tribute to the groundbreaking work of two scholars who revolutionized the study of a vast area of art history.


Big-Print Patchwork

Big-Print Patchwork

Author: Sandy Turner

Publisher: Martingale

Published: 2013-01-08

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1604681837

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Love the fabric but not sure how to use it? Create one-of-a-kind quilts! Acclaimed teacher Sandy Turner shares her secrets for putting novelty, theme, and pictorial prints to use in spectacular fashion. Choose from seven eye-catching projects and browse a gorgeous gallery for additional ideas Discover what to look for in large-scale prints, how to use color to enhance the theme fabric, and how to combine different pictorial prints Learn to choose quilt-block patterns--such as Birds in the Air, Around the Twist, and Rail Fence--and create them in a size that spotlights your special fabric


1950s Fashion Print

1950s Fashion Print

Author: Marnie Fogg

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2021-06-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 184994587X

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An essential sourcebook of prints from a key fashion decade. The 1950s was the decade when an analytical approach to design, with a lightness and freshness, combined with whimsical imagery and idiosyncratic subject matter. Showcasing hundreds of print designs, this book celebrates the heyday of postwar fashion design. From Lucienne Day and Robert Stewart to Maija Isola of Marimekko, the designs and influences of the print icons of the time are all covered. In addition to finished prints, the book contains exclusive illustrations and original artworks. The major themes of the period are explored, including: narrative and novelty; abstraction, exploring the distorted and attenuated forms used in print; artistic licence and the influence of contemporary art on fashion print; and finally kinetic prints that capture the influence of the era’s ‘mobiles, doodles and spasms’. Each short chapter introduction is followed by a range of illustrations with captions to give provenance and relevance, making this a unique sourcebook for contemporary designers and students.


A Quilter's Guide to Creative Ideas for Color and Fabric

A Quilter's Guide to Creative Ideas for Color and Fabric

Author: Susan McKelvey

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 1998-05

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780875969749

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Make stunning quilts -- in classic or modern fabric One of the key design elements in quilt-making is the synchronicity between colors, patterns, and fabrics In this beautifully illustrated reference book from The Classic American Quilt Collection, readers will discover hundreds of secrets for creating spectacular heirloom quilts, including: -- Lessons on understanding and using color and pattern effectively -- Hundreds of full-color, how-to diagrams -- Personal inventory sheets and project planners Everything a quilter needs to know to create a classically beautiful quilt is detailed in this valuable reference tool.


Decoding Manhattan

Decoding Manhattan

Author: Antonis Antoniou

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2021-04-13

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1647001706

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Mysteries and folkways of New York City revealed in an entertaining collection of graphic art The life and legend of New York City, from the size of its skyscrapers to the ways of its inhabitants, is vividly captured in this lively collection of more than 250 maps, cross sections, flowcharts, tables, board games, cartoons and infographics, and other unique diagrams spanning 150 years. Superstars such as Saul Steinberg, Maira Kalman, Christoph Niemann, Roz Chast, and Milton Glaser butt up against the unsung heroes of the popular press in a book that is made not only for lovers of New York but also for anyone who enjoys or works with information design.


Reading Popular Prints 1790-1870

Reading Popular Prints 1790-1870

Author: Brian Maidment

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2001-12-07

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780719033711

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Each chapter of this stimulating book collects a wide variety of images show the different ways that historical events can be represented. Metal and wood engravings, lithographs, woodcuts, etchings, watercolors, and drawings all reflect changing attitudes towards gender, politics, the family, education, and industrialization. This revised second edition has many new illustrations which further assist the interpretation of popular graphic images from the 18th and 19th centuries.