This is a great book for fans of the art of Winslow Homer; the book contains reproductions of many of his great watercolors related to the theme of fishing - and fishing was one of Homer's passions. Anyone with a slight familiarity with Homer's work who would like to see a more in-depth analysis of this paintings that relate to a single theme - fishing - will likely enjoy this book. It accompanies an exhibition of splendid paintings.... kaleidoscopic views of trout ponds, brilliantly colored trophy fish, and evocative transcriptions of a sportsman`s days on teeming rivers and lazy creeks

This book offers a fascinating pyscho-social biography of Winslow Homer. More than a biography, it offers much discussion of his art and his artistic motivations, along with outstanding quality reproductions

This book is about great Pop Art painter Roy Lichtenstein. Author evocatively explores Roy Lichtenstein's work and life and his groundbreaking influence on the art world. In Roy's long career as a teacher, artist, and innovator, he changed the way that people thought about art and how artists thought about their subjects, challenging people to see familiar sights with new eyes

Accompanying the much-publicized travelling exhibition African American Masters, this book highlights influential and important African American 20th-century artists, from those of the early part of the century to important participants in the Harlem Renaissance, from self-taught and folk artists to urbane modernists, right up to the vigorous contemporary art scene. The text also includes sidebars highlighting individual pictures and creators, completing a wonderful chapter in the history of American art and in African American life and achievement

Meant to explore the mane being black in Amtrica

This book is a tour de force for baseball lovers of all ages

Lucy"s life consists of constant lonliness that is until she saves Peter"s life. Now she is a part of his family, and with a strong heart and fate on her side, others begin to realize what a terrific person she is, especially Jack, Peter's brother. An extraordinarily true-to-life sequence of events begin to take place as Lucy and Jack become closer and learn more about each other and themselves than one would ever expect from such coincidental, yet believable events