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Humphrey Bogart Icon

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:16:25 +0000

Humphrey Bogart is a legend and an icon whose magic has not dissipated with time. The wounded tough guy image Bogart molded over the decades of his career still resonates. There is a truth to this image; audiences sense that the world-weariness, the angst, and the vulnerability, which made him an icon of noir as well, were rooted somehow in reality. Even if the spectator knew nothing about his personal life, they believed and still do believe in his performances in cinema classics like Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, High Sierra, The Big Sleep, In a Lonely Place, and The African Queen. The Movie Icon series: People talk about Hollywood glamour, about studios that had more stars than there are in heaven, about actors who weren’t actors but were icons. Other people talk about these things, TASCHEN shows you. Movie Icons is a series of photo books that feature the most famous personalities in the history of cinema. These 192-page books are visual biographies of the stars. For each title, series editor Paul Duncan has painstaking selected approximately 150 high quality enigmatic and sumptuous portraits, colorful posters and lobby cards, rare film stills, and previously unpublished candid photos showing the stars as they really are. These images are accompanied by concise introductory essays by leading film writers; each book also includes a chronology, a filmography, and a bibliography, and is peppered with apposite quotes from the movies and from life. All the icons in the first 20 books of the series were voted for by over 7500 TASCHEN readers in a special online poll! James Ursini has co-written and co-edited eleven books with Alain Silver; Ursini and Silver are considered two of the foremost authorities on the subject of film noir. Among Ursini’s most notable works is the successful Film Noir Reader series. He has also contributed articles to various film magazines and has supplied the DVD commentary for numerous classic film noirs. He has a doctorate in motion pictures and has lectured on filmmaking at colleges in the Los Angeles area.

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:28:35 +0000

This richly illustrated volume offers an accessible introduction to the life and work of Louis Comfort Tiffany, one of the leading figures of American Art Nouveau. Best known for his luminous stained glass windows and iconic lamps, Tiffany also worked in jewelry, pottery, interior design, and metalwork. The book traces his artistic development, his experiments with color and glassmaking techniques, and the lasting influence of his decorative vision. Written by art historian Jacob Baal-Teshuva, known for his clear and engaging studies of major artists, the text combines scholarly insight with visual appeal. Featuring numerous color plates, this compact edition will interest readers drawn to decorative arts, design history, and the elegance of turn-of-the-century craftsmanship.

Graphic design now

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:22:23 +0000

A wide-ranging survey of contemporary graphic design from around the world, this richly illustrated volume showcases innovative work in typography, branding, posters, packaging, editorial design, and digital media. Drawing on projects by leading studios and emerging talents alike, it captures the visual language of the early twenty-first century and the diverse cultural influences shaping it. Charlotte Fiell, known for her extensive publications on design history and contemporary design trends (often in collaboration with Peter Fiell), brings a sharp editorial eye to the selection, placing each work in context and highlighting key movements and ideas. An inspiring resource for designers, students, and anyone interested in visual culture, it offers both a snapshot of its moment and a reference for creative practice.

The Costume History

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:10:44 +0000

Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. This TASCHEN reprint presents Racinet’s exquisitely precise color illustrations, as well as his delightful descriptions and often witty commentary. Spanning everything from ancient Etruscan attire to French women’s couture, material is arranged according to Racinet’s original plan by culture and subject. As expansive in its reach as it is passionate in its research and attention to detail, Racinet’s Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.

Fashion Now

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:01:27 +0000

This week’s coffee table suggestion is Fashion Now, edited by Terry Jones, with a cover by Maison Martin Margel. I bought this book when the MMM for H&M collection was released. This hardcover book includes stories from leading fashion houses and designers, as well as images that clearly outline the designers’ vision. It’s ideal for those interested in fashion.

Fantasy Worlds

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:03:57 +0000

Idea and photographs by Deidi von Schaewen. Texts by John Maizels. Edited by Angelika Tasche

Joan Miro

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:34:20 +0000

Great Escapes Africa

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 11:59:42 +0000

This collection featuring some of the most splendid getaway havens nestled throughout Africa is sure to please even the most finicky would-be voyagers. Includes hotel pricing, contact information, interior and exterior photographs, and more.

RENOIR Painter of Happiness 1841-1919

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 18:28:27 +0000

La vie en rose. The world’s happiest paintings. Auguste Renoir’s timelessly charming paintings are the embodiment of happiness, love, and beauty. TASCHEN’s Renoir, the most complete retrospective book of this painter’s work, examines in detail the history and motivation behind the legend. Though he began his career painting landscapes in the impressionist style, Renoir (1841-1919) found his true affinity only after he began painting portraits, for which he abandoned the impressionists altogether. Though he was often misunderstood and criticized, Renoir remains one of history’s most well-loved painters-undoubtedly because of the warmth and happy cheer his paintings exude. In his insightful text which details the artist’s entire career and traces his stylistic evolution, Gilles Néret insists that Renoir reinvented the woman in painting through his everyday goddesses with overly plump, round hips and breasts; this last phase in Renoir’s work, in which he returned to the simple pleasure of painting the female nude in his baigneuses series, was his most innovative and stylistically influential (it can even be said that it later inspired Matisse and Picasso). With a complete chronology, bibliography, index of works, and 600 gorgeous, large-format color reproductions, as well as photos and sketches illustrating Renoir’s life and work, TASCHEN’s Renoir is the essential reference book for this master painter.

La perspective sans peine 1-2

Fri, 03 May 2024 18:54:35 +0000

Perspektiva za slikare, na francuskom jeziku