The Secret Lives of Frames: One Hundred Years of Art and Artistry

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The picture frame is the Cinderella of the art world: beautiful, hardworking, and often overlooked. This lavishly illustrated book showcases these magnificent edges, both antique and contemporary. Weaving a lively history of frames with the story of Julius Lowy, the legendary New York framer, the book transforms readers into sophisticated insiders ready to make their own smart framing choices. Extensive photographs depict frames, framed works of art in splendid real-life settings, and before-and-after shots ...
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Overview

The picture frame is the Cinderella of the art world: beautiful, hardworking, and often overlooked. This lavishly illustrated book showcases these magnificent edges, both antique and contemporary. Weaving a lively history of frames with the story of Julius Lowy, the legendary New York framer, the book transforms readers into sophisticated insiders ready to make their own smart framing choices. Extensive photographs depict frames, framed works of art in splendid real-life settings, and before-and-after shots demonstrating a frame's impact on the art it surrounds.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781933231167
  • Publisher: Filipacchi Publishingsan
  • Publication date: 12/28/2006
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 412,646
  • Product dimensions: 10.00 (w) x 11.75 (h) x 1.00 (d)

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Deborah Davis

Deborah Davis is the author of The Secret of the Seal (Crown) and My Brother Has AIDS (a Jean Karl Book, Atheneum) and the editor of You Look Too Young to Be a Mom: Teen Mothers Speak Out on Love, Learning, and Success (Perigee, Penguin). She lives in Berkeley, California, with her family. For more information visit deborahdavisauthor.com.
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