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Art of the West (magazine)

Art of the West specializes in fine art depicting historical and contemporary subjects of the American West. It features art and artists working in oil painting, watercolor, and bronze sculpture. It is published bimonthly with an additional annual guidebook. Publiser is Duerr and Tierney, Ltd., Minnetonka, Minnesota
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On Kitsch

“On Kitsch” is a manifesto composed by Odd Nerdrum concerning his distinction between kitsch and art.
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Zyzzyva (magazine)

ZYZZYVA is a triquarterly journal of West Coast writers and artists. Based in San Francisco, California, it has been publishing since 1985.
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Zany Afternoons

Zany Afternoons is a book containing a collection of some of illustrator Bruce McCall’s best comic paintings to 1982. It was published by Knopf in that year and featured works that originally appeared mainly in National Lampoon. At 126 pages, the book includes written and illustrated material. Some of the pieces included in Zany […]

World of Art

World of Art is a well-known and long established series of art books from the publisher Thames & Hudson.
Perhaps the most classic book in the series is A Concise History of Painting: From Giotto to Cézanne by Michael Levey (of the National Gallery in London), originally published in 1962 (ISBN 0-500-20024-6). This gives an […]

Ways of Seeing

Ways of Seeing is an influential book by John Berger, consisting of several essays about art, feminism and publicity. It is often assigned to first year university students who are studying art history. In it, he makes inquiries in how we view art, why we view art, and possible social implication of art.
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Watercolor Magic

Watercolor Magic is a bi-monthly magazine that focuses on watermedia techniques, trends and artists. As of June 2006, it had a print run of more than 90,000.
A typical article consists of several columns at the beginning and end of the magazine, while up-and-coming and prolific watercolorists are featured in the center of the publication.
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Watercolor Fairies

Watercolor Fairies is an educational art book published 2003 a compilation of the 21st century contemporary visual art movement of fairies and fantasy featuring the art of the foremost artists of this new movement.
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Water Music (Ryerson)

The book Water Music features one hundred photographs of water by leading art and magazine photographer Marjorie Ryerson, accompanied by the writings and musical contributions of 66 world-renowned musicians, who have creatively responded to the meaning and value of water in their lives. Musicians in the book include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Emanuel Ax, Patricia Barber, […]

V (American magazine)

V is a monthly, wide-circulation magazine that began as a more mass market version of the high art publication Visionaire.
It is edited by Stephen Gan and Christopher Bollen, and the focus is art, culture, and fashion. Contributors include Tama Janowitz, Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, and Karl Lagerfeld. Interview subjects have included Joan Didion, Salman […]

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