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From the Heartland: A Postcard Book of Photographs by Pete Wettach (Bur Oak Book) Overview
Over the course of his career as a Farm Security Administration supervisor and, later, a freelance photographer, A. M. “Pete” Wettach (1901–1976) took thousands of pictures of friends, neighbors, family members, and clients throughout the Midwest. A sampling of his brilliant portraits of twentieth-century farm life was captured for the first time in A Bountiful Harvest: The Midwestern Farm Photographs of Pete Wettach, 1925–1965 (Iowa 2002), which garnered instant regional and national acclaim.
Responding to the request for more of Wettach’s photographs from readers and bookstore owners alike, the University of Iowa Press is proud to introduce From the Heartland: A Postcard Book of Photographs by Pete Wettach. This book of thirty black-and-white postcards—each one printed on heavy card stock and perforated for easy removal—features favorite images from A Bountiful Harvest as well as new images from Wettach’s extensive collection.
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The Architecture of McKim, Mead & White in Photographs, Plans and Elevations (Dover Books on Architecture) Overview
First one-volume paperback edition of one of the most important documents in American architecture. Depicted are over 130 structures—the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pierpont Morgan Library, Tiffany & Company and the original Penn Station, among others, in New York, as well as many important landmarks in other cities. 435 photographs, over 250 line illustrations. New introduction by Richard Guy Wilson.
The Architecture of McKim, Mead & White in Photographs, Plans and Elevations (Dover Books on Architecture) Review
Man-o-man, I used to love looking at old buildings and would be in awe of the amount of work that went into them. All of the art work, craftsmanship, and downright labor. Well, this book really brings to the forefront through numerous period photos and floor plans. The book actually contains very little wording, but then the photos and floor plans are enough to tell you many things about the structures. Most of the buildings are in New York City and I recently had the opportunity to visit. As I walked along the many streets, I came across buildings that had been built by the architects and it was just awesome to look, of course, only from the outside at the wonderful structure and compare it to the photos and floor plans that are now etched in my mind. I look at the book and discover new things about the works of art that I hadn’t known before. Sorry if it sounds a little romantic but when I pass one of the new office buildings or structures, well, I’m just not moved by them. Dave Sanchez
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Roadside Memories: A Collection of Vintage Gas Station Photographs (Schiffer Book for Collectors & Historians) Overview
Take a drive down memory lane with this rare collection of gasoline station photographs from both public and private collections, touring a much simpler time in American history. Since its inception in the early 1900s, the service station has been an icon of the American roadside and a catalyst of our childhood memories. Included is a brief history of the development of the gasoline station in the United States and details about many of the companies which punctuated the roadsides with their buildings, including the Standard companies, Cities, Mobil, Phillips, Gulf, Shell, Texaco, and Conoco. Filled with over 500 black and white photos, Roadside Memories captures the essence of American life over the first seventy years of this century. Captions provide station location and era identification. These nostalgic photos aid both the collector and historian interested filling up on high-grade service station pumps, classic advertising, architecture, and classic automobiles of the 1920s-70s.
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A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove (Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern and Mexican Photography) Overview
Lonesome Dove–Larry McMurtry’s epic tale of two aging Texas Rangers who drive a herd of stolen cattle 2,500 miles from the Rio Grande to Montana to found the first ranch there–captured the public imagination and has never let it go. The novel, published in 1985, was a New York Times best seller and won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. More than two decades after publication, it still sells tens of thousands of copies every year. The Lonesome Dove miniseries, which first aired on CBS in 1989, lassoed an even wider audience. Twenty-six million households watched the premier episode, and countless millions more have ridden with Gus and Call each time the movie has rerun on TV, video, and DVD. In addition to its popular success, the miniseries has also garnered unanimous critical acclaim. It was nominated for eighteen Emmy Awards and won seven. It also won Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Miniseries and Best Actor; a Peabody Award; the D. W. Griffith Award for Best Television Series; the National Association of Television Critics Award for Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama; and the Writers’ Guild of America Award for Best Teleplay (Bill Wittliff). Now bringing the sweeping visual imagery of the miniseries to the printed page, A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove presents more than one hundred classic images created by Bill Wittliff, the award-winning writer and executive producer (with Suzanne de Passe) of Lonesome Dove and a renowned fine art photographer. Wittliff took these photographs during the filming of the miniseries, but they are worlds apart from ordinary production stills. Reminiscent of the nineteenth-century cowboy photographs of Erwin Smith and the western paintings of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, each Lonesome Dove image stands alone as an evocative work of art, while as a whole, they provide a stunning visual summary of the entire miniseries. Accompanying the photographs are a foreword by Lonesome Dove author Larry McMurtry and an introduction by Stephen Harrigan, who describes the epic-in-itself creative journey that led to the making of the Lonesome Dove novel, miniseries, and book of photographs. In the afterword, Bill Wittliff recalls unforgettable moments–some hilarious, others momentous–from the production of the miniseries. A roster of the cast and crew completes the text. As its enduring popularity proves, Lonesome Dove conveys the spirit of the American West and the freedom of the open plains and sky as few other creative works ever have. For everyone who loves the novel and the movie, A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove provides yet another powerful way of experiencing this mythical, yet wholly real, world.
A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove (Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern and Mexican Photography) Review
This book is amazing and anyone who likes the old west or has seen Lonesome Dove will not be disappointed. The pictures bring back the memories of the movie and you feel like you’re in that place and time. It’s incredible. It was a gift for my Dad and he couldn’t put it down when he first received it. He loves and it’s a great gift. The commentaries are wonderful too.
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A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove: Anniversary Edition (Wittliff Gallery) Review
This book is full of wonderful photos taken as they made Lonesome Dove. It makes a great table top book, that sparks an interest. People can’t help but pick it up and look at it. It brings back that great feeling of watching the movie ,and makes you want to see it again. Everyone should have this if your a REAL Lonesome Dove fan!
A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove: Anniversary Edition (Wittliff Gallery) Overview
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the 1989 CBS debut of the multi-award-winning miniseries Lonesome Dove, UT Press is pleased to issue a commemorative edition of A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove. This edition features a new deluxe dust jacket with new photographs of Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones, as well as a specially designed twenty-year commemorative sticker. With 25,000 copies of the regular edition sold, this anniversary edition–which is limited to 5,000 copies–will surely become a collectible.
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Concrete Country Residences: Photographs and Floor Plans of Turn-of-the-Century Homes (Dover Books on Architecture) Overview
This reprint of a construction company’s rare 1908 catalog promoting the lasting value, comfort, and economy of concrete houses includes more than 140 photographs of early twentieth-century homes and apartment houses, most of them accompanied by floor plans. Among the structures depicted are elegant homes in the suburbs of New York and Boston, as well the Palm Beach, Florida, residence of Miami developer H. M. Flagler and the Kennebunkport, Maine, home of D. D. Walker, the great-great-grandfather of President George W. Bush. A valuable and entertaining reference for home restorers, architectural historians, and devotees of American domestic architecture.
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How to Draw Lifelike Portraits from Photographs Review
When I was young, I considered pursuing an understanding of art and drawing. I should have had this book then…brilliant content and adaptable to learning. It’s amazing Lee Hammond doesn’t have a DVD out yet and even more amazing that in this media-strong age I was able to learn from a book. Her examples are delectably inspiring.
I’d like to add an edit to say that my interactions with Lee in person via email have proven to be inspiring too – she’s a kind and helpful lady. She has a new DVD out and I recommend it.
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A manual on drawing portraits from photographs, using the author’s blended-pencil drawing technique, and offering advice on how to suggest three dimensions on simple shapes.
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Thirty Photographs: A Postcard Folio Book Review
“Ansel Adams : Thirty Photographs : A Postcard Folio Book” is a paperback book with 30 of Ansel Adams photographs as rip-out black and white postcards. His work is incredible. I have looked for an alternative to standard notecards for thank you notes, etc. for quite a while. I have found it with this book. It’s a postcard/notecard that I feel good about sending. The photos are beautiful, serene and soothing. I’d highly recommend this book.
Thirty Photographs: A Postcard Folio Book Overview
Here is the perfect impulse gift for Ansel Adams fans–a postcard anthology of his most celebrated and striking images, from “Moonrise” to “Clearing Winter Storm”. The 30 postcards can be sent through the mail, posted on a wall or bulletin board, or enjoyed just as they are.
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