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Reads tagged with “illustration”

Leonard Weisgard’s Stunning 1949 Alice in Wonderland Illustrations
Leonard Weisgard’s Stunning 1949 Alice in Wonderland Illustrations

A vibrant mid-century homage to one of the most beloved children’s books of all time.

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Maira Kalman Illustrates Michael Pollan’s Iconic Food Rules
Maira Kalman Illustrates Michael Pollan’s Iconic Food Rules

A diet your grandmother would approve, why boredom isn’t edible, and what peas have to do with time travel.

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Stunning Subjectivity: Obsessive Typographic Maps by Paula Scher
Stunning Subjectivity: Obsessive Typographic Maps by Paula Scher

An irreverent, artful antidote to GPS appification, or what the NYC subway has to do with tsunamis.

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The Little Red Hen: Andy Warhol’s Pre-Pop 1958 Children’s Illustration
The Little Red Hen: Andy Warhol’s Pre-Pop 1958 Children’s Illustration

How to own “a Warhol” for under $5, part deux.

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Nurturing Walls: Indian Women’s Stunning Tribal Art Tradition
Nurturing Walls: Indian Women’s Stunning Tribal Art Tradition

What baby birds and tattooed camels have to do with motherhood and the authenticity of public art.

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Maurice Sendak’s Rare Velveteen Rabbit Illustrations circa 1960
Maurice Sendak’s Rare Velveteen Rabbit Illustrations circa 1960

Two icons converge in obscure vintage children’s volume.

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The Little Book of Hindu Deities: Pixar Animator Rethinks Mythology
The Little Book of Hindu Deities: Pixar Animator Rethinks Mythology

What the goth Goddess of Time has to do with elephant head transplants and Pixar’s pastimes.

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A Sky Full of Kindness: Beautiful and Profound Cut-Paper Meditations on Life by Artist Rob Ryan
A Sky Full of Kindness: Beautiful and Profound Cut-Paper Meditations on Life by Artist Rob Ryan

Lessons on love from two illustrated birds, or why we never really grow up.

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A Graphic Novel Biography of Richard Feynman
A Graphic Novel Biography of Richard Feynman

Safe-cracking the quantum physics way, or what the Challenger disaster has to do with bongo drums.

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Every Page of Moby-Dick, Illustrated
Every Page of Moby-Dick, Illustrated

Illustrated insights on love, hate, God, capitalism, and the rest of life via Herman Melville and found paper.

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