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Boy in a China Shop
- Life, Clay and Everything
- By: Keith Brymer Jones
- Narrated by: Keith Brymer Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The star presenter and judge of Channel 4's The Great Pottery Throw Down looks back on his life and career - and the passion for ceramics that started it all....
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Genuinely surprised, in a good way
- By stu on 26-06-22
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Francis Bacon in Your Blood
- By: Michael Peppiatt
- Narrated by: Michael Peppiatt
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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It is a story I have been wanting to write for a long time, telling it as it really was before that whole world that I shared with Francis vanishes....
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Riveting!
- By Mr. B. Martin on 05-01-18
By: Michael Peppiatt
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Nonbinary
- A Memoir
- By: Genesis P-Orridge, Tim Mohr - contributor
- Narrated by: Paul Bee Hampshire
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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A revealing and beautifully open memoir from pioneering industrial music artist, visual artist, and transgender icon Genesis P-Orridge....
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Addictive and paradigm-shifting
- By Nick Ravenscroft on 29-01-24
By: Genesis P-Orridge, and others
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David Hockney In His Own Words
- In Their Own Words
- By: David Hockney
- Narrated by: David Hockney
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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David Hockney has been described as Britain's 'greatest living artist'. In this fascinating collection of archive interviews, we hear - in his own words - about his paintings, his schooldays and the attitudes he had while growing up....
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À bit of a rip-off
- By Lee W. on 26-03-24
By: David Hockney
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Predicted His Fame, Built a Brand, & Made Lots of Money
- By: Jerry Lewis Shepard
- Narrated by: Eli Snuggs
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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On Friday, August 12, 1988, around 5:30 pm, the young graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was found dead lying on the floor, face down in his studio he rented from the Warhol Estate at 57th Great Jones Street....
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The Lives of Lee Miller
- By: Antony Penrose
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Antony Penrose's tribute to his mother, Lee Miller, brings to life a uniquely talented woman and the turbulent times in which she lived....
By: Antony Penrose
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Boy in a China Shop
- Life, Clay and Everything
- By: Keith Brymer Jones
- Narrated by: Keith Brymer Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The star presenter and judge of Channel 4's The Great Pottery Throw Down looks back on his life and career - and the passion for ceramics that started it all....
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Genuinely surprised, in a good way
- By stu on 26-06-22
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Francis Bacon in Your Blood
- By: Michael Peppiatt
- Narrated by: Michael Peppiatt
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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It is a story I have been wanting to write for a long time, telling it as it really was before that whole world that I shared with Francis vanishes....
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Riveting!
- By Mr. B. Martin on 05-01-18
By: Michael Peppiatt
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Nonbinary
- A Memoir
- By: Genesis P-Orridge, Tim Mohr - contributor
- Narrated by: Paul Bee Hampshire
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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A revealing and beautifully open memoir from pioneering industrial music artist, visual artist, and transgender icon Genesis P-Orridge....
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Addictive and paradigm-shifting
- By Nick Ravenscroft on 29-01-24
By: Genesis P-Orridge, and others
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David Hockney In His Own Words
- In Their Own Words
- By: David Hockney
- Narrated by: David Hockney
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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David Hockney has been described as Britain's 'greatest living artist'. In this fascinating collection of archive interviews, we hear - in his own words - about his paintings, his schooldays and the attitudes he had while growing up....
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À bit of a rip-off
- By Lee W. on 26-03-24
By: David Hockney
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Predicted His Fame, Built a Brand, & Made Lots of Money
- By: Jerry Lewis Shepard
- Narrated by: Eli Snuggs
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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On Friday, August 12, 1988, around 5:30 pm, the young graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was found dead lying on the floor, face down in his studio he rented from the Warhol Estate at 57th Great Jones Street....
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The Lives of Lee Miller
- By: Antony Penrose
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Antony Penrose's tribute to his mother, Lee Miller, brings to life a uniquely talented woman and the turbulent times in which she lived....
By: Antony Penrose
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Frida
- A Biography of Frida Kahlo
- By: Hayden Herrera
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Hailed by listeners and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences....
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The detail of her life’s story
- By Clare Chettle on 25-02-24
By: Hayden Herrera
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Michelangelo, God's Architect
- The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece
- By: William E. Wallace
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Michelangelo, God's Architect is the first book to tell the full story of Michelangelo's final two decades, when the peerless artist refashioned himself into the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica and other major buildings....
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A captivating read by Simon Callow
- By Audio addict on 29-11-19
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Hilma af Klint
- A Biography
- By: Julia Voss, Anne Posten - translator
- Narrated by: Doria Bramante
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) was forty-four years old when she broke with the academic tradition in which she had been trained to produce a body of radical, abstract works the likes of which had never been seen before....
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Finally A Discovery
- By Daniela M. on 25-12-23
By: Julia Voss, and others
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The Lives of Lucian Freud
- Fame 1968-2011
- By: William Feaver
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The second half of William Feaver's Baillie Gifford Prize-shortlisted work of biography: the definitive story of the epic life of one of the 20th century's most important artists....
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Superb
- By Amazon Customer on 06-08-22
By: William Feaver
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Con/Artist
- The Life and Crimes of the World's Greatest Art Forger
- By: Tony Tetro, Giampiero Ambrosi
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone, Tony Tetro, Giampiero Ambrosi
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The world’s most renowned art forger reveals the secrets behind his decades of painting like the masters—exposing an art world that is far more corrupt than we ever knew while providing an art history lesson wrapped in sex, drugs, and Caravaggio....
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A movie waiting to be made.
- By Jerry Euesden on 11-02-23
By: Tony Tetro, and others
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Zauber der Stille
- Caspar David Friedrichs Reise durch die Zeiten
- By: Florian Illies
- Narrated by: Stephan Schad
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Das abenteuerliche Leben der Sehnsuchtsbilder von Caspar David Friedrich – mitreißend erzählt von Florian Illies. Kein deutscher Maler löst solche...
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Eine Freude zu hören
- By Anonymous User on 26-01-24
By: Florian Illies
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Fierce Poise
- Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York
- By: Alexander Nemerov
- Narrated by: Alison Fraser
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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A dazzling biography of one of the 20th century's most respected painters, Helen Frankenthaler, Fierce Poise is an exhilarating ride through New York's 1950s art scene and a brilliant portrait of a young artist through the moments that shaped her....
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Not sure I learned so much
- By Optimistic fool on 19-02-23
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The See-Through House
- My Father in Full Colour
- By: Shelley Klein
- Narrated by: Shelley Klein
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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A moving memoir of one man's distinctive way of looking at the world, told with tenderness and humour and a daughter’s love....
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An impossible act to follow
- By Rachel Redford on 17-05-20
By: Shelley Klein
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Man of Iron
- Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain
- By: Julian Glover
- Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The enthralling biography of the shepherd boy who changed the world with his revolutionary engineering and whose genius we still benefit from today....
By: Julian Glover
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Monet & Renoir
- The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Impressionist Artists
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Following in the footsteps of Edouard Manet, Claude Monet was one of the first painters identified within the Impressionist circle....
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Worst ever narration
- By mr lindsay r williams on 29-01-18
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Thoughts on Art and Life
- By: Leonardo Da Vinci
- Narrated by: Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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'Thoughts On Art and Life' by Leonardo Da Vinci is a fascinating collection of writings from the great polymath of the Italian Renaissance. There are sections covering the great man's thoughts on life, art, and science....
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The Lives of the Artists
- By: Giorgio Vasari
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Abridged
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An Italian Mannerist architect and painter, Giorgio Vasari was acquainted with many of the most famous artists of his day....
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Tech issues
- By K dot H on 21-05-18
By: Giorgio Vasari
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The Phoenix
- St Paul's Cathedral and the Men Who Made Modern London
- By: Leo Hollis
- Narrated by: John Hopkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most powerful city in the world, and the men who were responsible for that achievement....
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Leo Hollis, The Phoenix
- By Jane on 18-10-23
By: Leo Hollis
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The Birds That Audubon Missed
- Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
- By: Kenn Kaufman
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world....
By: Kenn Kaufman
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Radiant
- The Life and Line of Keith Haring
- By: Brad Gooch
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and unsigned chalk drawings often popped up on these blank spaces....
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Inspirational and heartbreaking
- By Philip Sadler on 14-04-24
By: Brad Gooch
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The Lives of the Artists
- By: Giorgio Vasari, Julia Conway Bondanella - Translated by, Peter Bondanella - Translated by
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 22 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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These biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art....
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The audio-equivalent of sleeping pills.
- By Ashtree on 03-12-20
By: Giorgio Vasari, and others
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Leonardo da Vinci (Spanish Edition)
- La biografía
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Luis Solís
- Length: 19 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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El aclamado autor de los best sellers Steve Jobs y Einstein nos vuelve a cautivar con la vida del genio más creativo de la historia en esta fascinante biografía....
By: Walter Isaacson
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Leonardo da Vinci: A Life From Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Nate Sjol
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Creativity is in our bones. It is found in our very DNA, something not known to Leonardo da Vinci or anyone else who lived in his day and time. All he did was to uncover the hidden genius which lay within himself....
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Lacked literary style and content.
- By Amazon Customer on 21-09-22
By: Hourly History
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Schulz and Peanuts
- A Biography
- By: David Michaelis
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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Charles Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the most misunderstood figures in American culture....
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Are you a good man Charles Schulz ?
- By Harald-Gerd on 29-03-09
By: David Michaelis
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Toymaker
- My Journey from War to Wonder
- By: Tom Karen
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a story about life, about imagination, about being in the present and existing in the past; this is a story about painting, drawing, chopping and changing; about thinking, discussing, arguing and listening....
By: Tom Karen
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Austin Osman Spare (Revised & Expanded Edition)
- The Life and Legend of London's Lost Artist
- By: Phil Baker, Alan Moore - foreword
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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London has harbored many curious characters, but few more curious than the artist and visionary Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956)....
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A comprehensive and well researched and accessible guide to AOS
- By Darren Lorente-Bull on 16-01-24
By: Phil Baker, and others
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Lives in Architecture: Peter Cook
- By: Peter Cook
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Cook has been a pivotal figure within the architecture world for over half a century. Suffused with Peter’s infectious energy, enthusiasm, and charm, this intriguing memoir explores major themes in architecture through the lens of his life and work....
By: Peter Cook
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Frida (Edición en español)
- Una biografía de Frida Kahlo [A Biography of Frida Kahlo]
- By: Hayden Herrera
- Narrated by: Mauricio Pérez, Noé Velásquez, Karla Hernández, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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La mejor biografía que se ha escrito sobre Frida Kahlo, la pintora mexicana por excelencia....
By: Hayden Herrera
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What Becomes a Legend Most
- A Biography of Richard Avedon
- By: Philip Gefter
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 22 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The first definitive biography of Richard Avedon, a monumental photographer of the twentieth century, from award-winning photography critic Philip Gefter....
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Be good if the narrator could pronounce French
- By Graham on 29-12-20
By: Philip Gefter
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The Birds That Audubon Missed
- Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
- By: Kenn Kaufman
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, exaggeration, and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s, as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds that were still unknown to science. The most famous name in the bird world was John James Audubon, who painted spectacular portraits of birds. But although his images were beautiful, creating art was not his main goal. Instead, he aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible.
By: Kenn Kaufman
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Jim Dine: Telephone Call
- Cv/Visual Arts Research, Book 100
- By: Nicholas James
- Narrated by: Clarence Carter Boucher
- Length: 16 mins
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Cv/VAR no.100 publishes an interview with the American artist Jim Dine, recorded by cell phone from Wales to the artists Paris studio on May 11th, 2010. In this, he discusses his beginnings as an artist, his work with Claes Oldenburg and the Happenings, the Pinocchio series, 52 Books at Pace Gallery, New York, and the relationship of drawing to his graphic work.
By: Nicholas James
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Betting on Bernie
- A Memoir of a Marriage
- By: Martha Marks
- Narrated by: Martha Marks, Max Highstein
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Bernard Marks and Martha Alford met by chance. No real reason for it, just a series of fluky coincidences. The odds were long that they would hit it off. That wasn’t in the cards they’d been dealt at birth. “It’ll never last,” people whispered after they got engaged. “Poor probability of success” was the general consensus when they married. But Bernie and Martha ignored the naysayers. Gamblers in love, they rolled the dice.
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Fables of a Paid Piper
- By: Skip Martin
- Narrated by: Skip Martin
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Get ready to embark on a rollercoaster ride, with Grammy & Emmy-winning artist, songwriter, producer and author, Skip Martin. He is best known for his tenure as a lead singer and trumpeter for two legendary groups, Kool & the Gang and The Dazz Band. Skip Martin unveils his life's journey through a captivating audio adventure: 'Fables of a Paid Piper.' This collection of short stories takes you on a thrilling ride through life's twists and turns, revealing the moments that shaped him and his iconic career.
By: Skip Martin
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Dancing on the Edge
- A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling Through Hollywood
- By: Russ Tamblyn, Sarah Tomlinson
- Narrated by: Russ Tamblyn
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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Perfect for old and new fans alike, Dancing on the Edge is an intimate and powerful story about the singular life of one of our most gifted storytellers, artists, and stars of the silver screen.
By: Russ Tamblyn, and others
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Ink, Paint and Bronze: A Path to Creative Freedom
- By: Mike Major
- Narrated by: Mike Major
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Ink, Paint and Bronze is an inspiring and informative book by the award-winning visual artist, Mike Major. Infused with a wealth of knowledge and experience spanning four decades, this book is for artists or art enthusiasts at any stage of their career.
By: Mike Major
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The Birds That Audubon Missed
- Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
- By: Kenn Kaufman
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, exaggeration, and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s, as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds that were still unknown to science. The most famous name in the bird world was John James Audubon, who painted spectacular portraits of birds. But although his images were beautiful, creating art was not his main goal. Instead, he aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible.
By: Kenn Kaufman
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Jim Dine: Telephone Call
- Cv/Visual Arts Research, Book 100
- By: Nicholas James
- Narrated by: Clarence Carter Boucher
- Length: 16 mins
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Cv/VAR no.100 publishes an interview with the American artist Jim Dine, recorded by cell phone from Wales to the artists Paris studio on May 11th, 2010. In this, he discusses his beginnings as an artist, his work with Claes Oldenburg and the Happenings, the Pinocchio series, 52 Books at Pace Gallery, New York, and the relationship of drawing to his graphic work.
By: Nicholas James
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Betting on Bernie
- A Memoir of a Marriage
- By: Martha Marks
- Narrated by: Martha Marks, Max Highstein
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Bernard Marks and Martha Alford met by chance. No real reason for it, just a series of fluky coincidences. The odds were long that they would hit it off. That wasn’t in the cards they’d been dealt at birth. “It’ll never last,” people whispered after they got engaged. “Poor probability of success” was the general consensus when they married. But Bernie and Martha ignored the naysayers. Gamblers in love, they rolled the dice.
By: Martha Marks
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Fables of a Paid Piper
- By: Skip Martin
- Narrated by: Skip Martin
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Get ready to embark on a rollercoaster ride, with Grammy & Emmy-winning artist, songwriter, producer and author, Skip Martin. He is best known for his tenure as a lead singer and trumpeter for two legendary groups, Kool & the Gang and The Dazz Band. Skip Martin unveils his life's journey through a captivating audio adventure: 'Fables of a Paid Piper.' This collection of short stories takes you on a thrilling ride through life's twists and turns, revealing the moments that shaped him and his iconic career.
By: Skip Martin
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Dancing on the Edge
- A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling Through Hollywood
- By: Russ Tamblyn, Sarah Tomlinson
- Narrated by: Russ Tamblyn
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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Perfect for old and new fans alike, Dancing on the Edge is an intimate and powerful story about the singular life of one of our most gifted storytellers, artists, and stars of the silver screen.
By: Russ Tamblyn, and others
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Ink, Paint and Bronze: A Path to Creative Freedom
- By: Mike Major
- Narrated by: Mike Major
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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Ink, Paint and Bronze is an inspiring and informative book by the award-winning visual artist, Mike Major. Infused with a wealth of knowledge and experience spanning four decades, this book is for artists or art enthusiasts at any stage of their career.
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