Harry Callahan (1912-1999) was one of the most influential American photographers of the second half of the twentieth century. Callahan's highly original oeuvre involved a wide-ranging exploration of photographic techniques including experimentation with exposures, a strong sense of line & form, & light & darkness. A crucial addition to Callahan's critical presence & leading to a deeper understanding of the photographer's greater impact on the techniques & styles of modern photography, Harry Callahan: The Street explores the artist's lesser-known works, focusing on his black-&-white & colour street photographs. Bringing together documentary work, still life & staged photographs-many of his wife, who he photographed throughout his life-this important review sheds new light on Callahan's personal & pioneering approach. ...

This title features three notecards based on illustrations from the Irelands memorial records 1914-18 (Dublin, 1923). The Memorial records were compiled by the committee of the Irish National War Memorial; they preserve the names of over 49, 000 Irishmen who lost their lives fighting in the Great War. A limited edition of 100 copies was published, one of which is held in the RIA Collections. The illustration in the Memorial records was by Harry Clarke (1889-1931), who, as well as being a world-renowned stained-glass artist, was a highly respected book illustrator. ...

Part of a series of exciting & luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, ...

Harry Clarke was Irelands greatest stained glass artist & arguably the finest of his time in any country. He was also an illustrator of genius, whose works have been collectors items for decades. Out of print for over 15 years, this new edition will be an enormous contribution to the literature of Irish art, & a collectors item in itself. ...

Through the winter of 2002/3, as Britain & the United States prepare for war with Iraq, one man above all others is doing his utmost to avoid conflict. Step forward Captain Harry Flashman, a staff officer with the Queens Royal Hussars & distant descendant of legendary Victorian scoundrel General Sir Harry Flashman, VC. The passing generations have done nothing to fortify his moral fibre. Flashmans journey begins with a posting to Plymouth, home of the Royal Marines, in time to join the impending Gulf deployment. Despite his protestations he is shipped to Kuwait to begin a relatively secure job with Brigade Headquarters. But his plans for a cosy war spent safely behind a desk are rudely interrupted by an enforced move to a front-line unit. After bust-ups with the Americans & a foiled attempt to avoid the invasion altogether, Flashman finds himself in the one place he has tried so hard to avoid: the very vanguard of the assault. Landing by helicopter with the Royal Marines, he is soon footslogging through the mud & fighting for his life as the men of 42 Commando seize their objectives on the Al Faw Peninsula. Based on the experiences of the author, Harry Flashman & the Invasion of Iraq is a historically accurate account of events in the Gulf during spring 2003
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A new collection from the award-winning Magnum photographer. A master of colour-saturated images, Harry Gruyaert has roamed the world searching for the perfect light for more than forty years. His very intuitive & physical sense of place immerses the spectator in a world that borrows simultaneously from the cinematic universe & from that of the painter. Dissolving the boundaries between the exterior & interior, Between Worlds offers just such a sensory immersion. No matter the setting, the country or the era, Gruyaert deploys a luminous alchemy suspended in time. Where are we? It doesn't matter: in Gruyaert's world, the pleasure of getting lost reigns. ...

The `edges' that Harry Gruyaert, a pre-eminent member of the Magnum photo agency, explores in this incredibly lush, full-colour book, are the oceans, seas & rivers where humans meet the edge & the water begins. This unusual volume, which opens from the top up, takes the reader to Israel's Dead Sea, the Mali River in Niger, the North Sea of Icel&, South Korea & Biarritz, as Gruyaert's sensitive photos record the subtle chromatic vibrations of the edges of the Orient & the Occident. Gruyaert opposes the hustle of the city with a pared-down, yet intense, nature. His landscapes are never empty; they are inhabited places where light, colour, objects, people & situations weave a serene, sublime tableau. This beautifully produced photographic manifesto reveals the profoundly poetic character of Gruyaert's work, & the sensual elegance of his faultless compositions. ...

For more than thirty years, Harry Gruyaert has been recording the subtle chromatic vibrations of Eastern & Western light. His photographs attest to his singular vision: his interest in story, public space & unexpected scenes. This book brings together 125 of Gruyaert's photographs of India, many published here for the first time. From Gujarat to Kerala, Gruyaert captured the quintessence of this multifaceted country. Streets bustling with activity in New Delhi or Calcutta; modest villages in Tamil Nadu or Rajasthan; ghats of the great religious city of Benares; women in saffron & violet saris beating grain, dyers busy at smoky vats, an encampment of nomadic shepherds at twilight... Gruyaert's India is saturated with colour, light & noise
- & sometimes silence too. These images move beyond stereotype to present the plurality of India. ' Taking a photo means both seeking contact & refusing it, being at once the most & the least present, ' says the photographer. It is a question of teasing out wonder, of capturing what characterizes places. The search for density within the frame makes photography a physical experience
- one that is particularly well represented here, in this multi-sensorial journey through India. With 130 illustrations

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Harry H. Corbett rose from the slums of Manchester to become one of the best-known television stars of the twentieth century. Widely respected as a stage actor, he became a leading light in Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop until his life was changed by the television comedy Steptoe & Son. Overnight he became a household name as the series drew unparalleled viewing figures of over 28 million, with fans ranging from the working classes to the Royal Family. However, the glittering lights of show business couldn't hide the scars he bore from his time in the Royal Marines during the Second World War. With the Marines he travelled through Europe before ending up in Asia, where he saw first-hand the devastation wrought by the Hiroshima bomb. Naturally shy & a committed socialist, fame & fortune didn't sit easily on his shoulders, & for the next twenty years, until his untimely death at the age of only 57, he had to learn how to be `' Arold'. Written by his daughter, Susannah, this is the first biography of Harry H. Corbett, the man who was once called `the English Marlon Brando'. ...

Harry H. Corbett rose from the slums of Manchester to become one of the best-known television stars of the 20th century. Widely respected as a classical stage actor, he became a leading light in Joan Littlewoods Theatre Workshop until his life was changed forever by the television comedy Steptoe & Son. Overnight he became a household name as the series drew unparalleled viewing figures of over 28 million, with fans ranging from the working classes to the Royal Family. However, the glittering lights of show business couldnt hide the scars he bore from his time in the Royal Marines during the Second World War. With the Marines he travelled through Europe before ending up in Asia, where he saw first hand the devastation wrought by the Hiroshima bomb. Naturally shy & a committed socialist, fame & fortune didnt sit easily on his shoulders, & for the next twenty years, until his untimely death at the age of only 57, he had to learn how to be " Arold. Written by his daughter, Susannah Corbett, an acclaimed actor herself, this is the first biography of Harry H. Corbett, the man who was once described as being the English Marlon Brando. ...