A sociological study of Soviet political posters that analyzes the shifts that took place in the images, messages, styles, & functions of political art from 1917 to 1953. It

Includes:: posters dating from the final decades of the old regime to the death of Stalin, located by the author in Russian, American, & English libraries & archives.

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[ Mitchell] undertakes to explore the nature of images by comparing them with words, or, more precisely, by looking at them from the viewpoint of verbal language.... The most lucid exposition of the subject I have ever read.--Rudolf Arnheim, Times Literary Supplement ...

Looks at icons in the context of the history of Christianity, examining various aspects of the production & power of this distinctive art form. Through colour illustrations, this book investigates their subject matter, showing how scenes can be identified, how the iconography developed over the centuries, & the role of portraiture. ...

Three-volume set tracing iconic figures from the past. ' Elvis Presley: The boy, the man, the King' traces the singer's early years, &

Includes:: early footage of ' The King' in action. ' Marilyn' charts Norma Jeane Baker's meteoric rise to fame after being photographed by army photographer David Conover, while ' The Story of James Dean' follows the doomed actor's tragically short life, from his early childhood in Indiana, up to the making of his breakthrough film ' Rebel Without a Cause' (1955).

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A collection of hundreds of full-colour illustrations & pencils spanning the entire career of the successful & popular artist Jim Lee. It

Includes:: his work on " Batman' & " Superman", Vertigo titles, & Wild Storm heroes Wild CATs, Divine Right & Deathblow, accompanied by interview material from the man himself.

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Catalogues the heritage of images according to type & subject, from the ancient at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai to those from Greece, Constantinople, & Russia. This book

Includes:: chapters such as role of icons in the Orthodox liturgy & on common iconic subjects, including the fathers & saints of the Eastern Church.

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