Art : Popular Culture

ONCE,. T-shirts were just unadorned undergarments. But with the evolution of screen printing and the birth of band merchandising, T-shirts became so much cooler. Now every band with an ounce of savvy knows the importance of T-shirts not only as a lucrative sideline but also as a means of self- promotion and a way for fans to show their allegiance. The Art of the Band T-shirt is a visual history of that perennial fashion statement, complete with nearly two hundred images of the most important, influential, iconic, and ironic T-shirts. more...

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From the Werkbund to the Bauhaus to Braun, from furniture to automobiles to consumer appliances, twentieth-century industrial design is closely associated with Germany. In this pathbreaking study, Paul Betts brings to light the crucial role that design played in building a progressive West German industrial culture atop the charred remains of the past. more...

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The Spider-Man 2 Dream Machine—from original idea to final cut— unmasking the creative genius at work in the blockbuster movie The epic adventure of one of the greatest superheroes of all time explodes on the silver screen as never before. more...

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"Cultural Work" examines the conditions of the production of culture. It maps the changed character of work within the cultural and creative industries, examines the increasing diversity of cultural work and offers new methods for analysing and thinking about cultural workplaces. more...

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This illustrated Encyclopedia includes biographies of the best American directors and actors, reviews of the best American movies, and lists of awards. Fully illustrated. Search for words or phrases. Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page. Add Bookmarks. Text annotation and mark-up. Access the guide anytime, anywhere--at home, on the train, in the subway. Use your down time to prepare for an exam. Always have the guide available for a quick reference. Table of Contents. I. Cinema of the United States. II. Famous American Directors. III. Famous American Actors. IV. Awards. V. 100 Best American Movies of All Times. Cinema of the United States: About | History | Notable figures in U.S. film. Famous American Directors: A-Z List | Woody Allen | Robert Altman | Hal Ashby | Busby Berkeley | Peter Bogdanovich | Frank Borzage | James L. Brooks | Mel Brooks | Tod Browning | Tim Burton | John Cassavetes | William Castle | Joel and Ethan Coen | Francis Ford Coppola | Roger Corman | Cameron Crowe | George Cukor | Cecil B. DeMille | Brian De Palma | Clint Eastwood | Victor Fleming | John Ford | Bob Fosse | Samuel Fuller | D.W. Griffith | Alice Guy-Blaché | Howard Hawks | George Roy Hill | Alfred Hitchcock | John Huston | Jim Jarmusch | Spike Jonze | Stanley Kubrick | Fritz Lang | Spike Lee | Ernst Lubitsch | George Lucas | Sidney Lumet | David Lynch | Terrence Malick | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Michael Mann | Russ Meyer | Vincente Minnelli | Leo McCarey | Alan J. Pakula | Alexander Payne | Sam Peckinpah | Arthur Penn | Sydney Pollack | Bob Rafelson | Sam Raimi | Nicholas Ray | Jean Renoir | Kevin Smith | Martin Scorsese | Steven Soderbergh | Todd Solondz | Steven Spielberg | Oliver Stone | Quentin Tarantino | Gus Van Sant | King Vidor | Raoul Walsh | John Waters | Robert Wise. Famous American Actors: A-Z List | Fred Astaire | Lauren Bacall | John Barrymore | Humphrey Bogart | Charles Boyer | Marlon Brando | Louise Brooks | James Cagney | Montgomery Clift | Ronald Colma more...

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