Silhouettes of Time

Silhouettes of Time

Author: Maya Mitra Das

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-11

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 194347107X

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These intriguing tales by Maya Mitra Das take us on wildly imaginative journeys to exotic and sometimes alien landscapes -- introducing us to infinitely curious moments in time, space and memory. Maya's poetry and fiction have appeared in numerous anthologies. This is her first collection of short fiction.


Fashion Game Changers

Fashion Game Changers

Author: Karen Van Godtsenhoven

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-04-21

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1474280080

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Fashion Game Changers traces radical innovations in Western fashion design from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Challenging the traditional silhouettes of their day, fashion designers such as Madeleine Vionnet and Cristóbal Balenciaga began to liberate the female body from the close-fitting hourglass forms which dominated European and American fashion, instead enveloping bodies in more autonomous garments which often took inspiration from beyond the West. As the century progressed, new generations of avant-garde designers from Rei Kawakubo to Martin Margiela further developed the ideas instigated by their predecessors to defy established notions of femininity in dress, creating space between body and garment. This way, a new relationship between body and dress emerged for the 21st century. With over 200 images and commentaries from an international range of leading fashion curators and historians, this beautifully illustrated book showcases some of the most revolutionary silhouettes and innovative designs of over 100 years of fashion.


Old-fashioned Silhouettes

Old-fashioned Silhouettes

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton

Publisher: Dover Pictorial Archives

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780486274447

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The silhouettes in this splendid collection, selected from archives of late 19th- and early 20th-century graphic arts, offer designers and artists nearly 1000 designs ideal for illustrating a vast array of subjects: the human profile and figure, coiffed and dressed in many different ways; familiar animals, flowers and birds; trains, planes, automobiles, ships and many more.


Rhythms Primeval

Rhythms Primeval

Author: Maya Mitra Das

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-02

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1943471215

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The verses of Maya Mitra Das plumb the alchemy of primeval moons and mist-wrapped mountains; delving deep into the realm of personal myth. Spanning the arc of ecstasy and despair, her poems explore the boundaries of human loneliness as well as the healing power of love.


Black Out

Black Out

Author: Asma Naeem

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780691180588

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"National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. in association with Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford".


Yellow Time

Yellow Time

Author: Lauren Stringer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-09-20

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1481431560

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"A lyrical ode to that magical time in autumn when the leaves turn yellow"--


Women through Women's Eyes

Women through Women's Eyes

Author: June E. Hahner

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 1998-08-01

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0585279349

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The nineteenth century was a period of peak popularity for travel to Latin America, where a new political independence was accompanied by loosened travel restrictions. Such expeditions resulted in numerous travel accounts, most by men. However, because this period was a time of significant change and exploration, a small but growing minority of female voyagers also portrayed the people and places that they encountered. Women through Women's Eyes draws from ten insightful accounts by female visitors to Latin America in the nineteenth century. These firsthand tales bring a number of Latin American women into focus: nuns, market women, plantation workers, the wives and daughters of landowners and politicians, and even a heroine of the independence movement. Questions of family life, religion, women's labor, and education are addressed, in addition to the interrelationships of men and women within the structure of Latin American societies. Women through Women's Eyes is a perceptive look at Latin American women from various walks of life during this period. Within these pages, the reader catches lengthy glimpses of the women on both sides of the travel accounts-author and subject-and thereby may examine them all and their societies close-up.


Mastering Silhouettes

Mastering Silhouettes

Author: Charles Burns

Publisher:

Published: 2011-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780811701495

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"Silhouettes are an increasingly popular form of capturing portraits with a history that goes back hundreds of years. In this unique how-to book, silhouette artist Charles Burns teaches the basic techniques needed for making silhouettes: learning the proportions of a profile, tracing a shadow, reducing an image, drawing and cutting freely, and his own 'natural waves' technique. You'll learn to create scissor-cut portraits, painted silhouettes, hollow-cut silhouettes, silhouettes painted on glass, caricatures, and more, as well as how to use color, appliqué, and three-dimensional effects in creative and innovative ways and how to mount and display your creations."--Page 4 of cover.


One April in Boston

One April in Boston

Author: Ben L. Edwards

Publisher: Spyglass Books, LLC

Published: 2016-12-17

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 0986076104

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One April in Boston is the story of a real American family and a gift that was passed down from generation to generation. It teaches American history, the power of imagination, and the value of goal setting. In this unique book you will learn the real story of Paul Revere’s midnight ride; witness the first shots of the American Revolution; attend the reading of the Declaration of Independence in Boston on July 18, 1776; visit the Paul Revere House in 1909; and much more. After researching his Boston ancestors for six years, author Ben Edwards has crafted a tale that not only tells their story by tying in real connections to Paul Revere and Abraham Lincoln, but honors his relative Private Philip Edwards by revealing the gift he gave to the neighborhood children before leaving for France to fight in World War I and passing into legend. When the story begins in April 1775, 10-year-old Ben Edwards carries a spyglass that once belonged to his grandfather, an early Boston sea captain. Ben believes he can glimpse the future through its lens. His goal is to work on a sailing ship and see the world. Can the spyglass and a member of the Sons of Liberty help Ben on his journey? Will his predictions about the future come true? By reading the book you’ll discover that Ben’s gift is something we all possess, a power that can help you on your own life’s journey—if you believe in it.