J.C. Leyendecker
By Laurence S. Cutler
Best known for his creation of the archetype of the fashionable American male with his advertisements for Arrow Collar, J. C. Leyendecker was one of the most prolific and successful artists of the Golden Age of American Illustration throughout the first half of the 20th century. He also painted more Saturday Evening Post covers than any other artist and was the creator of some instantly recognizable icons of Americana, such as Santa Claus and the New Year’s baby.
The Oxford Project
By Peter Feldstein (Photographer), Stephen G. Bloom (Author)
In 1984, photographer Peter Feldstein set out to photograph every single resident of his town, Oxford, Iowa (pop. 676). Twenty years later, he photographed as many of his previous subjects as he could locate, and invited Stephen G. Bloom to interview 100 of the residents. Masterfully conceived, this book consists of demographic, historical, and visual data about Oxford and snapshots of the town's inhabitants in 1984 juxtaposed to those taken in present times, many of which are offset by their stories, and all of which are marked by the passage of time.
Reza War and Peace
By Reza Deghati
With the Middle East and Asia as familiar ground, renowned photographer Reza Deghati displays some of his most dramatic works in Reza War and Peace – a compelling and heartrending photo collection that elucidates current events in places of conflict we see embodied in the news every day.
Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume III
by Danzig Baldaev (Author), Damon Murray (Editor), Stephen Sorrell (Editor), Sergei Vasiliev (Photographer)
Motifs and images depicted represent the uncensored lives of the criminal classes, ranging from violence and pornography to politics and alcohol. This final volume of previously unpublished drawings and photographs completes the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia trilogy. Danzig Baldaev's unprecedented ethnographic accomplishment, documenting more than 3,000 tattoo drawings, was made during a lifetime working as a prison guard. His recording of this esoteric world was reported to the KGB, who unexpectedly supported him, realizing the importance of being able to establish facts about convicts by reading the images on their bodies.
Unknown Halsman
By Oliver Halsman Rosenberg
One of the most pioneering photographers of the twentieth century, Philippe Halsman is also remembered for his inventive Surrealist photo collaborations with Salvador Dali. Though many publications on Halsman feature his iconic portraiture, which appeared on the covers of such American magazines as Life from the ‘40s through the ‘70s, Unknown Halsman reveals a more lighthearted and off the wall side of the artist.
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