Masterpieces from Gripsholm Castle
The Swedish National Portrait Collection
by Per Bjurström and Ulf G. Johnsson,
1988; 136 pages; softcover, $6.99
One of Europe's oldest national portrait galleries, Gripsholm Castle is represented here by portraits spanning five hundred years of Sweden's history. Included are members of its royal families and figures who have attained international stature.
8 1/2 x 11 in.; 40 black-and-white and 20 color illustrations
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John Frazee (1790-1852)
Sculptor
by Frederick S. Voss, with an essay by Dennis Montagna and Jean Henry,
1986; 120 pages; softcover, $2.50
This is the only comprehensive study of the gravestone-carver-turned-sculptor who made likenesses of statesmen, one President, and eminent Bostonians of the early nineteenth century.
8 1/2 x 11 in.; 89 duotone illustrations
ISBN: 0-934522-46-0
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Davy Crockett
Gentleman from the Cane
by James C. Kelly and Frederick S. Voss,
1986; 52 pages; softcover, $4.50
An examination of both the real and the legendary Crockett, from his Tennessee frontier days to his death at the Alamo in 1836, this booklet also explores his place in the popular culture of nineteenth- and twentieth-century America.
8 ½ x 11 in.; 39 duotone illustrations
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William Edward West, 1788-1857
Kentucky Painter
by Estill Curtis Pennington,
1985; 168 pages; softcover, $9.95
William Edward West's wanderings as a portraitist took him from New Orleans to Natchez, to the Philadelphia studio of Thomas Sully, and eventually across the Atlantic to the Academy at Florence, where he was asked to paint Lord Byron's portrait. Heir to the new nation's thriving portrait tradition, West was undeniably one of the most fascinating and well-known artists of his day. The story of his quest for personal and professional fulfillment is explored in this fully illustrated catalogue.
8 1/2 x 11 in.; 68 black-and-white and 11 color illustrations
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American Portrait Prints
Proceedings of the Tenth Annual American Print Conference
edited by Wendy Wick Reaves, 1984; 304 pages; hardcover, $9.95
American Portrait Prints is a compilation of eight lectures on the art of print portraiture delivered during the American Print Conference, which was held at the National Portrait Gallery in May 1979.
9 x 11½ in.; 128 black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 0-8139-0981-3
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Masterpieces from Versailles
Three Centuries of French Portraiture
by Alden R. Gordon, with a preface by Pierre Lemoine,
1983; 128 pages; softcover, $8.95
This catalogue, celebrating a loan exhibition of masterworks from Versailles to the National Portrait Gallery, includes forty-three paintings from the famed French site.
8 ½ x 11 in.; 32 black-and-white and 12 color illustrations
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George Washington, an American Icon
The Eighteenth-Century Graphic Portraits
by Wendy C. Wick,
1982; 208 pages; hardcover, $9.95
This volume chronicles the history of the image of our nation's first President. The author's discussion of the eighteenth-century graphic portraits succeeds in revealing the many faces assigned to this military hero and statesman, as well as the artists behind their creation. An invaluable and insightful resource for all interested in the evolution of an icon.
8 1/2 x 11 in.; 152 black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 0-86528-015-0
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