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1	Quilts of Gees Bend (CL) more books like this by William Arnett, John Beardsley, Jane Livingston add to wishlist Since the 19th century, the women of Gee's Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, The Quilts of Gee's Bend includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making ... see all copies from $18.95! new only from $28.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Earthworks and Beyond: Contemporary Art in the Landscape more books like this by John Beardsley add to wishlist This book includes Brancusi, Richard Long, James Turrell and others. Updated and expanded, this fourth edition crosses boundaries of art and urban landscape planning. The book begins with an enlightening introduction tracing the historical roots of art in the landscape: Stonehenge, Indian mounds, cliff dwellings, park design from 18th-century ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes more books like this by Richard Andrews, John Beardsley, Lawrence Weschler (Foreword by) add to wishlist One of the most celebrated artists working in the United States, Maya Lin (b. 1959) came to prominence in 1981 with her design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Generously illustrated and beautifully designed, "Systematic Landscapes" traces her continued fascination with geologic phenomena and topography, integrating natural contours and ... see all copies from $133.86! new only from $480.00! \| first editions
4	Gardens of Revelation: Environments by Visionary Artists more books like this by John Beardsley add to wishlist With incisive intelligence and beguiling prose, John Beardsley tells the story of about twenty-five "visionary environments" and the fiercely independent individuals who have created them in the course of the last century. Many of these handmade environments - usually the result of years of obsessive work - express profoundly personal and ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.23! \| first editions
5	Los Angeles 200: A Bicentennial Celebration more books like this by John Beardsley, Seidenbaum, John Malmin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	A Landscape for Modern Sculpture: Storm King Art Center more books like this by John Beardsley add to wishlist The monumental sculpture of the postwar years has generally achieved, at best, an uneasy truce with its surroundings, too often crowned into urban settings that compete with, rather than complement, its scale and visual power. But at Storm King Art Center - a 200-acre country estate transformed into a sculpture park - sculpture and landscape are ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $29.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Edgar Martins: Topologies more books like this by Edgar Martins (Photographer), David Campany, John Beardsley add to wishlist Text by John Beardsley. Interview by David Campany. see all copies from $30.43! new only from $34.45! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Under the Hill: Or the Story of Venus and Tannhauser by Audrey Beardsley, John Glassco add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $15.12! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980 more books like this by Jane Livingston, Peter C Marzio (Foreword by), John Beardsley add to wishlist see all copies from $4.71! new only from $196.86! \| first editions
10	First Impressions: Pablo Picasso more books like this by John Beardsley add to wishlist In this lucid biography, Beardsley shows how Picasso began his artistic life before the age of ten with an astonishing facility for realisitc drawing and went on to create abstract paintings, drawings, and sculptures that changed the face of art in this century. Developed especially for young readers. 50 illustrations, 32 in full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.98!
11	Ten Landscapes Mario Schjetnan more books like this by James Trulove (Editor), John Beardsley (Introduction by) add to wishlist Each volume in the Ten Landscapes series presents a detailed, inside look at the outstanding work of the most innovative individual landscape garden designers working today. Each book features ten gardens by a single premier landscape designer. All ten landscapes are illustrated with beautiful photography, plans, drawings, sketches, and details of ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $16.65! \| first editions
12	Perfectible World more books like this by Sage Sohier (Photographer), John Beardsley (Afterword by) add to wishlist Sohier's photographs open a window onto the marvelous, onto what surrealist artist and author Andre Breton called ?the fabric of adorable improbabilities see all copies from $13.00! new only from $17.29! \| SVS
13 view cover	Art and Landscape in Charleston and the Low Countr more books like this by John Beardsley (Editor), Len Jenshel (Photographer) add to wishlist This book is a beautifully illustrated volum e about the 1997 Spoleto Festival, USA. It consists of essay s and photographs of the fourteen projects that made up the year''s exhibit curated by John Beardlsey who also serves as the editor ' see all copies from $3.73! new only from $9.98! \| SVS
14	Twelve doors to Japan more books like this by John Whitney Hall, Richard King Beardsley add to wishlist see all copies from $2.23! first editions \| SVS
15	Hispanic Art in the United States: Thirty Contemporary Painters and Sculptors more books like this by John Breadsley, John Beardsley, Octavio Paz add to wishlist see all copies from $4.94! new only from $136.94! \| first editions
16	Hispanic Art in the United States: Thirty Contemporary Painters & Sculptors more books like this by John Beardsley add to wishlist see all copies from $2.63! SVS
17 view cover	Under the Hill more books like this by Miles Underwood, Aubrey Beardsley (Illustrator), John Glassco (Foreword by) add to wishlist The tragic life of Aubrey Beardsley (illustrator of "The Yellow Book," and Oscar Wilde's Salome) was, in addition to his untimely death at age 25, further marred by censorship. The famed illustrator had compiled his erotic text "Story of Venus and Tannhauser" into a couple of underground editions, but was only able to publish expurgated versions ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.41! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Probing the Earth: Contemporary Land Projects more books like this by John Beardsley add to wishlist see all copies from $7.68! first editions
19 view cover	A Full and True Account of the Wonderful Mission of Earl Lavender, Which Lasted One Night and One Day: With a History of the Pursuit of Earl Lavender and Lord Brumm by Mrs Scamler and Maud Emblem more books like this by John Davidson, Aubrey Beardsley (Illustrator), Mark Valentine (Introduction by) add to wishlist Following in the tradition of "Don Quixote," "Earl Lavender" is the story of two impecunious gentlemen who run away from their conventional lives, style themselves 'Earl Lavender' and 'Lord Brumm', and set out to preach the new creed of Evolution. Their hilarious romp across London leads them to all sorts of strange adventures, such as a wild ... see all copies from $14.98! new only from $18.47! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Manuel Neri: Early Work 1953-1978 more books like this by Jack Cowart, Henry Geldzahler (Illustrator), John Beardsley add to wishlist Manuel Neri is a key figure in the historic and influential Bay Area figurative art movement. After working as a painter and ceramicist, he turned to plaster sculpture based on Rodin's fragmented torsos inspired by unearthed Greek and Roman sculpture. This magnificent and comprehensive volume covers Neri's early career, with essays devoted to his ... see all copies from $70.00! signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Mario Schjetnan: Landscape, Architecture, and Urbanism more books like this by John Beardsley add to wishlist Presents the work of the noted Mexican landscape architect Mario Schjetnan. see all copies from $17.39! new only from $21.75! \| SVS
22	Art in Public Places more books like this by John Beardsley, Andy L. Harney (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.75! first editions
23	Black Folk Art in America more books like this by Jane Livingston, John Beardsley, Regenia Perry (Designer) add to wishlist see all copies from $13.00!
24	Healthcare Compliance Desk Reference more books like this by John Hoffacker, David Beardsley, Thomas Philbrok add to wishlist see all copies from $32.81!
25 view cover	A. G. Rizzoli: Architect of Magnificent Visions more books like this by Jo Farb Hernandez, John Beardsley, Roger Cardinal add to wishlist Published to accompany a two-year traveling exhibition opening in March 1997 at the San Diego Museum of Art, this book is the first ever devoted to visionary American artist A.G. Rizzoli (1896-1981), whose elaborate architectural drawings are world-renowned. Chronology. Glossary. Catalogue of the exhibition. 94 illustrations, 36 in color. see all copies from $17.95! new only from $39.00! \| first editions

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