The Art and Science of Portraiture

The Art and Science of Portraiture

Author: Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2002-10-17

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 0787962422

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"The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should read. . . . A rich and wonderful book." —American Journal of Education A landmark contribution to the field of research methodology, this remarkable book illuminates the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture—placing it within the larger discourse on social science inquiry and mapping it onto the broader terrain of qualitative research.


The Art and Science of Portraiture

The Art and Science of Portraiture

Author: Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published: 1997-08-11

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13:

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Discusses the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture, a social-science research method.


FACES: Photography and the Art of Portraiture

FACES: Photography and the Art of Portraiture

Author: Paul Fuqua

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-05-02

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1136099018

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There is so much detail to be captured in a face. Cicero (106-43 BC) said: "The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter." To capture a person's personality, there are many things to keep in mind, and the authors of FACES show us how to match up a personality with lighting, posing, and composition. Portraiture is truly an art, and this book dives deep into the details so that you end up with a gorgeous portrait that both you and your subject love. Not only is this book the most comprehensive title available on portraiture, but it contains stunning images. Each image is paired with a lighting diagram, a description of why the type of image was chosen, and then takes you through postproduction to put the finishing touches on. The authors also showcase a gallery of portraits by renowned photographers.


Portraiture

Portraiture

Author: Shearer West

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2004-04-08

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0191518034

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This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity, modernity, and gender are considered within a cultural and historical context. Shearer West uncovers much intriguing detail about a genre that has often been seen as purely representational, featuring examples from African tribes to Renaissance princes, and from 'stars' such as David and Victoria Beckham to ordinary people. In the process, she shows us how to communicate with the past in an exciting new way.


Art and Science of Butterfly Photography

Art and Science of Butterfly Photography

Author: William Folsom

Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781584280194

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Suitable for both the beginner and the more advanced photographer, this comprehensive guide not only shows the reader how to take breathtaking images of butterflies but also provides much information on their feeding and mating habits. Illustrated with 100 colour and B & W photos.


Portraits and Persons

Portraits and Persons

Author: Cynthia Freeland

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2010-06-17

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0199234981

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`A boundary-breaking book, mobilizing art for philosophical purposes with exciting and enlightening results.' Ivan Gaskell, Harvard University --


Portraiture

Portraiture

Author: Joanna Woodall

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1997-03-15

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780719046148

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Portraiture, the most popular genre of painting, occupies a central position in the history of Western art. Despite this, its status within academic art theory is uncertain. This volume provides an introduction to major issues in its history.


The Good High School

The Good High School

Author: Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 0465026966

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An award winning book by the noted Harvard educator which examines six schools that have earned reputations for excellence.


Portraits of Resistance

Portraits of Resistance

Author: Jennifer Van Horn

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 0300257635

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A highly original history of American portraiture that places the experiences of enslaved people at its center This timely and eloquent book tells a new history of American art: how enslaved people mobilized portraiture for acts of defiance. Revisiting the origins of portrait painting in the United States, Jennifer Van Horn reveals how mythologies of whiteness and of nation building erased the aesthetic production of enslaved Americans of African descent and obscured the portrait's importance as a site of resistance. Moving from the wharves of colonial Rhode Island to antebellum Louisiana plantations to South Carolina townhouses during the Civil War, the book illuminates how enslaved people's relationships with portraits also shaped the trajectory of African American art post-emancipation. Van Horn asserts that Black creativity, subjecthood, viewership, and iconoclasm constituted instances of everyday rebellion against systemic oppression. Portraits of Resistance is not only a significant intervention in the fields of American art and history but also an important contribution to the reexamination of racial constructs on which American culture was built.