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Legendary artists and the clothes they wore / Terry Newman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper Design, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2019Description: 206 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062844187 (hc)
  • 0062844180 (hc)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Robert Mapplethorpe -- Jean-Michel Basquiat -- Frida Kahlo -- David Hockney -- Salvador Dalí -- Elizabeth Peyton -- Yayoi Kusama -- Nan Goldin -- Barbara Kruger -- Eva Hess -- Andy Warhol -- Louise Bourgeois -- Vanessa Beecroft -- Leigh Bowery -- Keith Haring -- Steve McQueen -- Takashi Murakami -- Yoko Ono -- Richard Avedon -- Pablo Picasso -- Louise Nevelson -- Julian Schnabel -- Lee Miller -- Jackson Pollock -- Cecil Beaton -- Max Ernst -- Jeff Koons -- Piet Mondrian -- Hannah Höch -- Marcel Duchamp -- Niki de Saint-Phalle -- William Merritt Chase -- Joseph Beuys -- Bruce Nauman -- Grayson Perry -- René Magritte -- Cindy Sherman -- Robert Rauschenberg -- Alexander Rodchenko -- Tamar de Lempicka -- Marina Abramović -- Egon Schiele -- Georgia O'Keeffe -- Henri Matisse.
Summary: Profiles more than forty iconic artists in relationship to their sartorial choices. A compelling mix of anecdotes, portraits of the artists in their studios, art and runway imagery, and commentary by critics, designers, and the artists.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 391.009 N555 Available 33111009162088
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:



Whether it's Cecil Beaton's flamboyant, classically tailored suits, Frida Kahlo's love of bright color, or Cindy Sherman's penchant for minimalism, an artist's attire often reflects the creative and spiritual essence of his or her work. In Legendary Artists and the Clothes They Wore, fashion authority Terry Newman presents more than forty fully illustrated profiles of masters whose enduring art bears an idiosyncratic stamp--and whose unique way of dress does the same through a signature look, hairstyle, or accessory--and explores the relationship between the two in detail.

In that context, this colorful volume also examines the nonlinear sensibility that has always been the name of the game in what is considered modern style. It examines the dialogue between art and fashion as well as noteworthy artist and designer relationships, such as Yves Saint Laurent's Mondrian Collection, primary-colored shift dresses inspired by the painter's work, and Louis Vuitton's numerous groundbreaking collaborations with major artists, a concept initiated by designer Marc Jacobs that not only has launched some of the fashion industry's most successful bags, made the art of contemporary masters available to the world at large, and been copied widely ever since.

Numerous compelling features--anecdotes about the artists and their work; portraits of the artists in their studios; archival photographs; select pairings of fine art and runway imagery; quotations by artists, art critics, and designers--make this a rich, engaging study for fashion and art lovers alike.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-205).

Robert Mapplethorpe -- Jean-Michel Basquiat -- Frida Kahlo -- David Hockney -- Salvador Dalí -- Elizabeth Peyton -- Yayoi Kusama -- Nan Goldin -- Barbara Kruger -- Eva Hess -- Andy Warhol -- Louise Bourgeois -- Vanessa Beecroft -- Leigh Bowery -- Keith Haring -- Steve McQueen -- Takashi Murakami -- Yoko Ono -- Richard Avedon -- Pablo Picasso -- Louise Nevelson -- Julian Schnabel -- Lee Miller -- Jackson Pollock -- Cecil Beaton -- Max Ernst -- Jeff Koons -- Piet Mondrian -- Hannah Höch -- Marcel Duchamp -- Niki de Saint-Phalle -- William Merritt Chase -- Joseph Beuys -- Bruce Nauman -- Grayson Perry -- René Magritte -- Cindy Sherman -- Robert Rauschenberg -- Alexander Rodchenko -- Tamar de Lempicka -- Marina Abramović -- Egon Schiele -- Georgia O'Keeffe -- Henri Matisse.

Profiles more than forty iconic artists in relationship to their sartorial choices. A compelling mix of anecdotes, portraits of the artists in their studios, art and runway imagery, and commentary by critics, designers, and the artists.

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