Mitchell Elspeth (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback ISBN 0946280142 152 pages Wt 0.4 Kg Very Good++.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Elspeth Mitchell (illustrator). Clear plastic film with original paper pieces inside cover, section of plastic film missing at base 5.5 cm band all round also 1cm strip missing from tip edge, also crinkled and ripped, Some wear to cover and spine, mainly edges and corners, Edges of cover and spine grubby, Internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Colour images. 34.pp. *** Delve into the work of over 40 contemporary artists from across the gender spectrum. Explore gender stereotypes, self-representation and shapeshifting through fashion in artworks made in the last ten years in a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, photography and video. Challenge your ideas around race, class, objectification, pleasure or desire. Discover strategies of resilience, empowerment, kinship and community building. Contested Bodies understands that gender is socially constructed and performed. It is not an innate aspect of someone s identity. The exhibition attempts to create a space where each artist has the freedom and power to perform gender in a way that feels right to them. The show also aims to drop gender, sexual and racial hierarchies altogether in order to recognise every person s humanity. All the artworks in the exhibition are from the Marcelle Joseph and GIRLPOWER Collections and the show is co-curated by independent curator and collector ;Marcelle Joseph and Dr Laura Claveria, Exhibitions Curator at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in green cloth boards with white lettering to front and spine, mouse illustration to bottom corner of front board. No dustjacket. 51pp. B/w illustrations throughtout, and frontispiece by Elspeth Mitchell. Translated by B C Mitchell. Front flap of dustjacket remaining. Not library copy, no inscriptions, no loose pages, no children's scribble. Small mark to front board under the 'A' in 'Tears'. (50/5).

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Colour images. 34.pp. *** Delve into the work of over 40 contemporary artists from across the gender spectrum. Explore gender stereotypes, self-representation and shapeshifting through fashion in artworks made in the last ten years in a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, photography and video. Challenge your ideas around race, class, objectification, pleasure or desire. Discover strategies of resilience, empowerment, kinship and community building. Contested Bodies understands that gender is socially constructed and performed. It is not an innate aspect of someone s identity. The exhibition attempts to create a space where each artist has the freedom and power to perform gender in a way that feels right to them. The show also aims to drop gender, sexual and racial hierarchies altogether in order to recognise every person s humanity. All the artworks in the exhibition are from the Marcelle Joseph and GIRLPOWER Collections and the show is co-curated by independent curator and collector Marcelle Joseph and Dr Laura Claveria, Exhibitions Curator at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Derujinsky, Gleb (illustrator). First Edition. 56 pages. Features: Shadowy Power Behind Fidel Castro - article with photo of Castro and Che Guevara; Myths About the Worker Past age 40 - an expert looks at their capabilities; Despite it all, the Parties Convene - the national political conventions; Student Shows Elder the Korean Path - the overthrow of Syngman Rhee and present efforts to remake South Korea represent an illuminating case of the young teaching the old - article with seven photos; ; The Safari Business is Booming - in East Africa, demand runs ahead of supply for white hunters, bearers, animals, shooting space, time - everything but would-be 'bwanas' with money - article; Nice full-page color ad for Ruppert beer; In England, Gambling has Status; Four Inside Views of Fashion - Pierre Cardin, Norman Norell, Norman Hartnell and Simonetta examine the fuss, feathers and philosophy of frills and furbelows - article with photos; Garden of Art - photos from Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island; Nice color-photo one-page ad for Ballantine Beer shows couple on seashore; Black and white fashion photos of summer dresses; One-page color ad for Great Northern Railway and its vacations 'Way out West'; Nice color-photo ad for Rheingold beer aboard large sailboat; Numerous gorgeous color-photo fashion ads - our favorite being the beautiful ad for a red bandana print costume by Jonathan Logan, Inc. Average wear. Unmarked. Some age-related yellowing . A sound vintage copy.