by Frederick S. Voss, with an essay by Michael Reynolds (Yale University Press,1999), hardcover, 9 ½ x 11 ¼ in.; 128 pp., $52.00

Essays on Hemingway as a literary icon, and on his life in the light of various significant portraits, combine with portraits illustrating the full range of his travels, moods, and adventures. Included are such images as a romantic oil painting by Henry Strater and a little-known photograph by Man Ray conveying Hemingway's self-possession before his literary talents were proven.

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Franklin & His Friends
Portraying the Man of Science in Eighteenth-Century America

by Brandon Brame Fortune, with Deborah J. Warner (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999), softcover, 8 ½ x 11 in.; 192 pp., $37.50

A new look at early American science through the lens of portraiture. Illustrated are portraits of Benjamin Franklin, his scientific colleagues, and scientific instruments of the period.

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George and Martha Washington
Portraits from the Presidential Years

by Ellen G. Miles, with a preface by Edmund S. Morgan (University of Virginia Press, 1999), softcover, 8 ½ x 11 in.; 56 pp., $17.95

As chronicled in this elegantly illustrated volume, George and Martha Washington sat for about two dozen portraits from 1789 to 1797. The images—many illustrated in color—vary widely in treatment and setting.

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Faces of Time
75 Years of Time Magazine Cover Portraits

by Frederick S. Voss, with an introduction by Jay Leno (Time Warner Books, 1998), hardcover, 9 ½ x 12 in.; 132 pp., $40.00

This book features seventy-five of the outstanding artworks commissioned by Time magazine for its covers. Illustrated in color throughout are a panoply of newsmakers, ranging from the Beatles to Indira Gandhi, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein, Raquel Welch, and others by such artists as Roy Lichtenstein, Marisol, Ben Shahn, and Andrew Wyeth.

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