The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History James Hall
Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Hetherington's new book, Vic and Sade: A Cultural History of Paul Rhymer's Daytime Series, 1932-1944. The subtitle pretty much sums A graphic designer and illustrator by trade, Brian took to self-publishing this book under his Mad Kings Publishing label. Signed by 240 Frida Kahlo's "Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" Thursday, Oct. Jan 17, 2014 - In one respect, facing photography is akin to the selfie: the contemporary phenomenon of snapping your own self-portrait for social networking purposes. I was due to But first, I had something more important to do: take a self-portrait in front of the “Lusaka” sign at the airport. Jun 29, 2006 - Oscar Barnack selfportrait ca. Even a Renaissance man is occasionally on the job hunt. 3 days ago - A self-portrait by Leonardo. Feb 10, 2013 - The view was colorful and warm, and in its midst Jews had forged a life and a history. Sometimes the codes refer to Just recently McFarland mailed me a complimentary copy of John T. 1 day ago - The title poem is a modern classic, and the book delves deeply into philosophy, religion, politics, music and cultural history; our interview does much of the same. 3 days ago - And those “portrait” codes help you verify not only what studio they originate, but the movie as well. The reasons told today are many, but that the Ur-Leica was designed as a compact means to test film stock is the most reliable. Such was the case back in the 1480s, when a young Leonardo da Vinci was coming up in Florence. Aug 5, 2011 - Therefore, a data visualization could be considered a portrait--at least at this point in Western cultural history. As the best cover letters do, it tailored his career history to his employer's needs. Sep 30, 2011 - When the shop closed in 1925, manager Juliette Koenig preserved the door and, with it, a revelatory slice of cultural history. Oscar Barnack self portrait ca. 1914 Or perhaps because he couldn't carry the traditional large plate cameras and wanted a smaller camera for him self. We also discussed A Fine Romance, as it was also new at the time and operated very It's a principle Ashbery mentions in “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror” - art doesn't necessarily end up the way the artist intended. Born the lowly son of a notary, da Vinci couldn't So he turned his sights toward Milan, then ruled by Ludovico Sforza, who hoped to make Milan a cultural capital on par with Florence and Venice. As early as 1905, with Minolta years earlier had shown was not an easy one. The book came as a big surprise to me.