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OTTO DIX Olaf Peters This generously illustrated monograph on Otto Dix presents the work of the controversial German artist renowned for his unflinching portrayal of life during wartime and the aftermath of violence. 220 pages, 200 illustrations, 140 in color Hardcover, 978-3-7913-5020-2 91⁄4 x 111⁄4 in., $55.00 CHUCK CLOSE: LIFE Christopher Finch This generously illustrated biography tells the remarkable, riveting, and inspiring tale of a man who has overcome poten- tially devastating events to become one of America’s most popular and acclaimed artists. 352 pages, 75 color illustrations Hardcover, 978-3-7913-3677-0 71⁄4 x 91⁄4 in., $34.95 FRED TOMASELLI Ian Berry and Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson This mid-career survey of contemporary artist Fred Tomaselli’s work presents his signature assemblage paintings that depict living creatures and the natural world. 272 pages, 250 color illustrations Hardcover, 978-3-7913-4392-1 10 x 12 in., $60.00, DelMonico Books RACHEL WHITEREAD DRAWINGS Allegra Pesenti, with Contributions by Ann Gallagher and Rachel Whiteread Focusing on a crucial and little-known aspect of Rachel Whiteread’s art, this elegant book examines her drawings, which evoke poignant notions of absence and presence. 224 pages, 234 color illustrations Hardcover, 978-3-7913-5038-7 8 x 10 in., $49.95, DelMonico Books KIKI SMITH Photographs Elizabeth A. Brown This book surveys a generous selection by Kiki Smith of her photographs depicting both her body-oriented art and evocative subject matter. 208 pages, 265 illustrations, 240 in color Hardcover, 978-3-7913-4465-2 81⁄2 x 101⁄2 in., $49.95 BEAT MEMORIES The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg Sarah Greenough This intimate “family album” is a revealing photographic look at the Beat Generation as chronicled by the movement’s great poet Allen Ginsberg. 144 pages, 105 illustrations, 70 tritone, 30 duotone, 5 in color Hardcover, 978-3-7913-5052-3 91⁄2 x 11 in., $49.95, DelMonico Books STREET SEEN The Psychological Gesture in American Photography, 1940-1959 Lisa Hostetler Exemplifying the shift to spontane- ity and subjective experience as the primary forces in creative expression, the photographers Lisette Model, Louis Faurer, Ted Croner, Saul Leiter, William Klein, and Robert Frank are presented in this book. 208 pages, 130 color illustrations Hardcover, 978-3-7913-5034-9 10 x 121⁄4 in., DelMonico Books, $60.00 MAIRA KALMAN Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World) Ingrid Schaffner et al. From children’s books to New Yorker covers, fashion to philosophical musings, this first retrospective book on the artworks of the beloved illustrator, author, and designer Maira Kalman presents her distinctive visual style certain to delight her many fans. 144 pages, 120 color illustrations Hardcover, 978-3-7913-5035-6 81⁄2 x 101⁄4 in., $34.95, DelMonico Books www.prestel.com Prestel books are available at fine bookstores or by calling 1(888)463-6110 MUNICH • BERLIN • LONDON • NEW YORK Art Books
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