Cynthia Maris Dantzic Knihy

Featuring a comprehensive review of New York's diverse painting scene, this book showcases 100 artists, blending well-known names with emerging talents. It highlights various styles, mediums, and subjects, offering a glimpse into the emotional and philosophical connections artists have with their work. Each featured piece, from Kelynn Alder's contemporary "Coney Island" to George Tooker's classic "Subway," is accompanied by biographical sketches that detail the artists' backgrounds and achievements. This collection is an essential resource for art enthusiasts and collectors.

The book showcases a vast array of contemporary New York photographers, highlighting their diverse styles and approaches to photography, both in darkroom and digital formats. It features renowned artists like Annie Leibovitz and Bruce Davidson alongside lesser-known talents, presenting works that span over 50 years. The images cover a wide range of subjects, including social and political themes, landscapes, fashion, and more, combining powerful commentary with artistic expression through both experimental and traditional techniques.

This delightful compendium of American pocket mirrors showcases more than 500 miniature treasures of early 20th century design. Small celluloid round, oval, and rectangular mirrors were designed as advertising premiums, giveaways, favors, mementoes of weddings and anniversaries, souvenirs from historic sites, and so on. Today they are greatly admired for their exquisitely designed graphics, charming Victorian language, and romanticized--indeed often humorous--depiction of commercial products. Organized by subject matter, these colorful mirrors feature period advertising, political and patriotic themes, babies and children, beautiful women, portraiture, brides and grooms, historic sites, transportation, farm machinery and tools, and much more. Many icons of advertising are represented, including Coca Cola, Pepsi, Hires Root Beer, Lydia Pinkham's Pills, RCA Victor, even early Pop Art examples from Campbell's Soup! A history of pocket mirrors, manufacturer information, value guide, and tips for determining authenticity are all provided. Collectors, artists, devotees of advertising history, designers, and students will all appreciate these diminutive gems of graphic design.