Categories for Illustrated – Art, Photography, Architecture
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Chris Van Allsburg’s Sleight of Hand
More than 25 years ago, a stranger named Harris Burdick entered the offices of a well-respected children’s book editor named Peter Wenders. Burdick explained that he had written 14 stories,… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Caught in the Act
With photography, as with many trades, it is often beneficial to have been trained in some other medium first. The ability to see things from a different perspective often stimulates… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Kay Nielsen’s East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Nearly all fairy tales start the same way: Once upon a time. There are plenty of variations on this theme, of course. Personally, I like: In a time when wishing still… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
The Original Exquisite Sin
These hand-pulled photogravures are simply breathtaking to behold, and I do not say this lightly. There is work in the world of photography that enthralls me, there is work that draws… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Timlin: The Ship that Sailed to Mars
It is a truth universally acknowledged that people who work in a rare book gallery are nerds. Over time, this nerdiness is inexorably expanded – or exacerbated, depending on your… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Travel
Captain Brinkley’s Japan
The Meiji era (1868-1912) was marked by Japan’s opening to the West, to the new Western technology as well as Western ideas of modernization. During this crucial time in the… Read More
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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Travel
Three Visionaries of The American West
VISION. Not only the ability to see, but the ability to see far, sight unlimited by society’s blinders and smokescreens. Occasionally, even, to glimpse the future. Gazing westward in the… Read More