Picturing Hemingway
A Writer in His Time
by Frederick S. Voss, with an essay by Michael Reynolds,
1999; 128 pages; hardcover, $45
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.
9 x 11 in.; 65 black-and-white and 15 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-300-07926-5
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Hans Namuth
Portraits
by Carolyn Kinder Carr,
1999; 184 pages; hardcover, $39.95
This collection of seventy-five photographs by Hans Namuth, taken between 1950 and 1989, shows how his friendships with his subjects and his determination to capture the essence of each sitter resulted in revealing portraits. Included are such notable painters as Jackson Pollock, Willem and Elaine de Kooning, and Helen Frankenthaler, as well as such celebrated figures as Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins, and Julia Child.
9 x 12 in.; 74 black-and-white and 23 color illustrations
ISBN: 1-56098-809-6
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Franklin & His Friends
Portraying the Man of Science in Eighteenth-Century America
by Brandon Brame Fortune, with Deborah J. Warner,
1999; 192 pages; softcover, $34.95
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.
8 1/2 x 11 in.; 84 black-and-white and 61 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-8122-1701-2
Purchase from the University of Pennsylvania Press
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George and Martha Washington
Portraits from the Presidential Years
by Ellen G. Miles, with a preface by Edmund S. Morgan,
1999; 56 pages; softcover, $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.
8 1/2 x 11 in.; 14 black-and-white and 18 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-8139-1886-3
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Faces of Time
75 Years of Time Magazine Cover Portraits
by Frederick S. Voss, with an introduction by Jay Leno,
1998; 132 pages; hardcover, $40.00
This book features 75 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.
9 x 12 in.; 8 black-and-white and 100 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-8212-2498-0
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