American Icons
... Grant Wood , Aaron Douglas , John Steuart Curry and Norman Rockwell to Andrew Wyeth may be viewed , in different ways , as the ... In many ways , that town's history was based upon the history of the Orr and the Andrews families .
the widespread testing of atomic and hydrogen weapons, tests stunningly visible to the public in newsreels, on television, ... Las Vegas hotel- casinos hosted the Miss Atomic Bomb Contest, concocted atomic cocktails, and coiffed atomic ...
This book delves into the Corvette's history and explores its place within American pop culture.
The American Icons series celebrates the people, places, and objects that have informed American popular culture over the last 75 years.
This more sophisticated fashion would emulate painting, drawing, or graphic representation rather than photography. Graphic symbols of men and houses do not fall prey to the hyperrealistic urge to find significance in the reference to ...
The twelve essays in this volume explore the development of a frontier mythology, a democratic style depicting common people and objects, and an American artistic consciousness and identity.
Photographed over a period of two decades as part of what Gottlieb unapologetically refers to as an icon odyssey, the images are organized into eleven distinct section that portray both the heroic and the ordinary, the quietly symbolic and ...
American Icons is based on the book by Steve Gottlieb, who traveled across the country photographing the places and people that unite us.
From its famous geothermal geysers to its abundant wildlife, Yellowstone National Park is arguably the most beautiful land in North America, and this book captures that splendor by exploring the park's history and place in American pop ...
Examines numerous icons that exemplify American culture and reveals each icon's origins, changes, and influences.
From his early years during the swing era to his solo career and time with the famous Rat Pack, this book explores the colorful, exciting life of Ol' Blue Eyes.
Examines numerous icons that exemplify American culture and reveals each icon's origins, changes, and influences.
Dismantling the aura of apparently timeless icons and past spectacles with their seductive power to attract the eye, this book offers new ways of seeing the mechanisms at work in our modern pictorial culture.
The American Icons series celebrates the people, places, and objects that have informed American popular culture over the last 75 years.