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Name: A Short Biography of John Singer Sargent
Brand: Carol Norcross
SKU: 9781944038137
Price: 9.95 USD
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A Short Biography of Edgar Degas

Applewood Books

$9.95

A Short Biography of Frida Kahlo

Applewood Books

$9.95

A Short Biography of John Singer Sargent

Carol Norcross

$9.95

A Short Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Applewood Books

$9.95

A Short Biography of Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Carol Norcross

$9.95

A Short Biography of Washington Irving

Quotations of Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

$12.95

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Carol Norcross

A Short Biography of John Singer Sargent

9781944038137

$9.95

John Singer Sargent was an American painter whop spent little time in the US. He grew up in a privileged, somewhat nomadic family living in Italy and the France. Exposure to European art from an early age guided his exquisite paintings that captured both everyday life and portraits with drama and elegance. The Short Bio series from Applewood Books features short, intriguing, and entertaining biographies of world-renowned figures. These hardback gems will become souvenirs of a favorite artist or a memorable trip to a museum.

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A Short Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne

9781944038564

$9.95

Chronicles the life of Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), a New-England born American novelist and short story writer, best known as the author of The Scarlet Letter.

The Short Biographies Series from Applewood Books are intriguing and entertaining short biographies that tell the details, insights and stories of renowned lives.

Carol Norcross

A Short Biography of Pierre-Auguste Renoir

9781944038335

$9.95

Pierre-Auguste Renoir filled his paintings with light and beauty. Unlike his contemporaries, plain-air painters of landscapers, he filled his canvases with human movement: the swish of a silk; the crackle of crinoline. The Short Biographies series from Applewood Books features short, intriguing, and entertaining biographies of world-renowned figures. These hardcover gems are beloved souvenirs of a favorite artist or a memorable trip to a museum.

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A Short Biography of Washington Irving

9781944038229

$9.95

Washington Irving, born the year the Revolutionary War ended, was America’s first “Man of Letters.” As much as the Founding Fathers structured our government, Irving, with his quirky wit, shaped the immigrant American culture. He created ghost stories and myths; nicknamed New York City; and wrote our own version of Christmas. The Short Biographies series from Applewood’s Benna Books imprint features short, intriguing, and entertaining biographies of world-renowned figures.

E. G. Lutz

Animated Cartoons

9781429093637

$21.99

First published in 1920, this is one of the first and best books on the art of animation. Edward Lutz's classic contains many shortcuts to the process of film animation.

These shortscuts were a trademark of Lutz's teaching. This book offers tips on drawing anatomy and motion and gives detailed instructions on how animated pictures are made and work. Walt Disney used an original copy of this book, relying heavily on its advice and teaching. This is both a valuable guide to animation and an extremely collectible classic.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Quotations of Frank Lloyd Wright

9781429006071

$12.95

Quotes from America's Beloved Architect and Iconoclast

This elegant pocket-sized hardcover gift book, part of Applewood's Quotations of Great Americans series, contains nearly one hundred quotes from builder, Architect, political commentator and cultural rabble-rouser, Frank Lloyd Wright.