A Man And His Art

A spectacular gift from Old Blue Eyes to his fans: 60 original Frank Sinatra paintings, collected for the first time in one magnificent volume. The legendary singer and Academy Award-winning actor has been a serious painter for more than 20 years, and these oil and acrylic reproductions offer unique insights into this enigmatic performer. 60 full-color illustrations.

First published in 1995. This volume focuses on the life and influence of Langston Hughes (1902-1967) and forms part of the Critical Studies in Black Life and Culture series. The series is devoted to original, book-Iength studies of African American developments. Written by well-qualified scholars, the series is interdisciplinary and global, interpreting tendencies and themes wherever African Americans have left their mark.

Father Lee traces some of Wagner's extraordinary influence for good and ill on a century of art and politicsand argues that Wagner's ambivalent art is indispensable to us, life-enhancing and ultimately healing.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Rodin: The Man and His Art, with Leaves from His Note-book" by Judith Cladel. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

A biographical novel.

Weaves together interpretations of Matisse's art with the events of the artist's life, tracing the development of the great painter's style and explaining how many masterpieces were created.

R.G. Smith began his career as an engineer for Douglas Aircraft Company in the 1930s, and played a key role in the design of many successful tactical airplanes and along the way developed world-class skills as an artist. In this autobiography, "R.G." describes his transition from helping design tactical aircraft to painting them in such compelling and dramatically beautiful fashion that he earned a worldwide reputation as one fo the most skilled and admired aviation artists of all time. This book features over 140 of his best paintings, drawings and sketches, and includes an excellent sampling of his non-aviation art depicting landscape, harbor and other scenes from the far west. 140 colour & b/w photographs