| The Art of Gambling: Through the Ages Contributor(s): Flowers, Arthur (Author), Curtis, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0929712900 ISBN-13: 9780929712901 Publisher: Huntington Press OUR PRICE: $58.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2000 Annotation: More than 100 color pages, more than a compilation of subject specific art, The Art of Gambling is a scholarly look at the history of gambling. Each image is accompanied by a facing page of text, providing readers with a thumbnail sketch of the artist then zeroing in on the image itself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General - Art | History - General - Art | Techniques - Painting |
| Dewey: 704.949 |
| LCCN: 00698107 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 9.12" W x 12.3" (3.62 lbs) 231 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Throughout history, gambling has served as the subject for hundreds of compelling and robust portrayals by celebrated artists such as C zanne, Picasso, Van Gogh, Degas, de la Tour, Remington, and Neiman. The Art of Gambling Through the Ages showcases this great body of work, for the benefit of art lovers and gambling enthusiasts alike. From a black-figure painting dating back to 500 B.C. through the great masters and up to contemporary artists whose work is available today, 139 classic pieces from more than 100 painters and sculptors appear in this epic and timeless volume. The pi ce de r sistance is an insightful Foreword written by acclaimed artist LeRoy Neiman, whose gambling art graces the walls of casinos, museums, and galleries around the world. These renderings, as seen through the artist's eye and preserved on canvas or in stone, serve as a form of "photographic" chronicling that weaves a history of the human fascination with cards, dice, and other vehicles of wagering--the most provocative and prestigious visual documentation of the evolution of gambling ever assembled. |