Product Description: A realist not of the New Realist school, nor really of any other school, for that matter, Alan Magee is an artist whose work is stark and innocent, technically astonishing, miraculously perceptive, and ever strange in its conjunctions...read more

Product Description: Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) was an artist of extraordinary drive, talent, and versatility; he embraced life with exuberance. And though he was one of the most popular American illustrators of this century—so much so that The New Yorker published the ditty, "That day will mark a precedent, which brings no news of Rockwell Kent"—the controversies engendered by his socialist leanings, particularly during the McCarthy era in the 1950s, frequently overshadowed his artistic achievements...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Traces the development of the comic strip since its birth at the turn of the century. The reproductions of vintage strips are strikingly pristine, due to the use of original artwork rather than published versions in the production of the volume...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Artists have been fascinated by the sea and ships since time immemorial. this handsomely illustrated book features the recent work of members of the American Society of Marine Artists. Sixty-five artists were selected by their peers for inclusion in this volume which includes examples in all media: paintings in oil and acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphite, etching, scrimshaw, and bronze sculpture...read more