Artists category: 3350 books

Most people associate Georgia O’Keeffe with New Mexico, painted cow skulls, and her flower paintings. She was revered for so long—born in 1887, died at age ninety-eight in 1986—that we forget how young, restless, passionate, searching, striking, even fearful she once was—a dazzling, mysterious...

Growing up gay and Black in rural conservative East Texas presented its many challenges, however, L'Enfant Terrible is an intimate memoir about a young man and his personal journey through life, the many challenges we all face, spiritual growth, love, heartbreak, with many moments of enlightenment....

One of Andy Warhol’s superstars recalls the birth of an art movement—and the death of an icon In this audacious tell-all memoir, Ultra Violet, born Isabelle Collin Dufresne, relives her years with Andy Warhol at the Factory and all of the madness that accompanied the sometimes-violent delivery...

On September 12, 2001, a year and a half after finishing his military service, Sean Davis strolled into the Oregon National Guard’s recruiting office and re-enlisted. After dropping out of art school and working a dead-end government job, September 11 gave him a new sense of purpose and direction....

In this 25-page nonfiction memoir, the author recalls violent acts committed against her person and the various responses of law-enforcement agencies to that violence. There are rape triggers herein, though no detailed descriptions of the acts. There is no salacious material offered within this publication. Author...

George Takei: Life and Career George Takei, an actor best understood for his imitation of Mr. Sulu in the well-known tv and film collection Star Trek, has more than 40 feature movies and hundreds of tv guest-starring roles to his credit. George and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga...

How did they do it? The story of Milan’s top-notch clothing designers, from ambitious beginners to global celebrities. The ideas, encounters and intuitions that turned talented stylists into fashion moguls. A captivating and authentic portrait of a closely guarded world, detailing its rules, rulers...

“The Eagles” is a legendary band group. This is one of the most popular bands in the history of rock music. Their magical composition made their fans not only in America but also in the every corners of the world.   Till today young star of the world music praise them and...

A existência encontra-se íntimamente associada à identidade de quem somos. Perante este facto, a obra centra-se na perspectiva do autor sobre sua própria experiência de vida, relatando suas vivências mais conturbadas e significativas. A partir daqui, são reveladas relevantes descobertas sobre...

Louis Kahn was one of the most important architects of the twentieth century, hailed as a master of materials, but also of light. "The plan of a building," he once said, "should be read like a harmony of spaces created in light." Here, in this essay by the legendary art critic Robert Hughes, is Kahn's story.

The Doors were the most popular band of the sixties. The members of the band are as follows, Jim Morrison who is the vocalist, Ray Manzarek who is the keyboardist, John Densmore who is the drummer and Robby Krieger who is the Guitarist. They have given to the world of music a series of hits like ‘The...

A fascinating portrait of the Standard Oil heirerss and legendary American trendsetter Millicent Rogers Nobody knew how to live the high life like Millicent Rogers. Born into luxury, she lived in a whirl of beautiful homes, European vacations, exquisite clothing and handsome men. In Searching...

You know Adrienne Terrell Washington as an award winning journalist. She's covered our nation's capital for decades with her incisive political analysis and reporting, especially on issues important to African Americans. Now discover another side to Adrienne's work - highly personal essays about...

Prince est rapidement devenu l’une des icônes du monde musical. Derrière l’artiste se cachait un homme réservé et énigmatique. Peu ont eu l’opportunité de le connaître véritablement. Mayte Garcia fut sa danseuse, sa muse, son épouse et la mère de son enfant. Dans ce livre, elle partage...