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Artists, Writers, Thinkers, Dreamers Portraits of Fifty Famous Folks & All Their Weird Stuff
by James Gulliver Hancock
Chronicle Books | ISBN-10: 9781452114569 | May 2014 | 112 Pages | True PDF | 74.7 mb
https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Writers-Thinkers-Dreamers-Portraits/dp/1452114560
This cultural who's-who illuminates 50 famous figures, from Leonardo da Vinci to Coco Chanel, through the fascinating trivia of their lives. Artist James Gulliver Hancock depicts historical icons in quirky annotated portraits surrounded by their associated possessions, baggage, and foibles. Hemingway's hobbies, Amelia Earhart's preferred dessert, Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite TV show-each portrait reveals the ordinary quirks of these extraordinary people and captures their personalities in the process. An exquisitely illustrated almanac and cultural literacy cheat sheet, this fun and informative collection offers both history buffs and art lovers a treasure trove of interesting facts about beloved artists, writers, thinkers, and dreamers.
James Gulliver Hancock is an artist and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York, and Sydney, Australia.
CONTENTS
Abraham Lincoln.....................................8
Albert Einstein.......................................10
Alfred Hitchcock...................................12
Amelia Earhart......................................14
Andy Warhol.........................................16
Barack Obama......................................20
Billie Holiday.........................................22
Bonnie & Clyde.....................................24
Bruce Lee.............................................26
Buzz Aldrin...........................................28
Charlie Chaplin.....................................30
Che Guevara.........................................32
Cleopatra..............................................34
Coco Chanel.........................................36
Edith Piaf..............................................38
Elvis Presley..........................................40
Ernest Hemingway................................42
Frida Kahlo...........................................44
Grace Kelly...........................................46
Harry Houdini.......................................48
Helen Keller..........................................50
Jacques Cousteau.................................54
Joan of Arc...........................................56
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Thomas Edison.....................................98
Vincent van Gogh................................100
Winston Churchill................................102
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart..................104
The Wright Brothers............................106 |
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