portraits

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Jimmy Stewart

a life in pictures
1999

Grace Kelly

a life in pictures
1999

Cary Grant

a life in pictures
1998

Jacob Lawrence

the Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman series of 1938-40
1991
Sixty-three captioned panels tell the story of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, while discussing the artist and his work.

The face of Robert E. Lee in life and in legend

1981
A chronological collection of photographs, sculptures, and sketches which form a record of his life and career.

The lady in gold

the extraordinary tale of Gustav Klimt's masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
2012
Tells the story of Adele Bloch-Bauer, a Jewish Viennese society figure and art patron, and Gustav Klimt, who painted her portrait, that was stolen by the Nazis during World War II and later sold for $135 million.

Staging empire

Napoleon, Ingres, and David
2006
Presents a comprehensive analysis of two landmark paintings that celebrated the coronation of Napoleon including "Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne" and Jacques-Louis David's "Le Sacre.".

President Obama

the path to the White House
2008
Presents an illustrated, photographic analysis of Barack Obama's presidential campaign and how he rose from his modest upbringing to become the first African-American president in U.S. history.

Bob Marley

spirit dancer
1994
A visual record of reggae musician Bob Marley, accompanied by text tracing his life from his youth in Jamaica to his death at age 36.

Andy

2001

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