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Grecia, siglo V a.C. Kassandra es una mercenaria de sangre espartana, condenada a muerte por su familia, al exilio. Ahora se embarcará en un viaje épico para convertirse en una heroína legendaria y descubrir la verdad sobre su misterioso linaje.

Carmen García Huerta, Rebecca Antoniou, David Downton o Marcos Chin son algunos de los ilustradores que se ponen como ejemplo de profesionales dedicados al mundo de la moda y que narran su experiencia en las entrevistas incluidas en este libro, lo que permite hacerse una idea de cómo han iniciado su carrera algunos de los mejores ilustradores del mundo. Además, se apuntan todos los pasos que deben seguirse desde que uno decide dedicarse a la ilustración hasta que empieza a presentar sus trabajos. También se tratan aspectos esenciales como la fuente de inspiración y cuestiones técnicas...

These powerful and visually arresting newspaper illustrations and woodcut broadsides whose subjects range from news to religion, from corridos (escapades of bandits and heroes) to calveras (skeletal figures associated with the Day of the Dead)reflect indigenous folk-art traditions. In his graphically powerful penny handbills, Posada responded to the political and social issues of his day, addressed cultural ills, and spread moral ideas. Focusing on the Art Institute of Chicago's impressive and previously unpublished collection of prints by Posada, this book examines his work and places it in...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute exhibition is the most spectacular event of its kind. With subjects that both reflect the zeitgeist and contribute to its creation, each exhibi-tion--from 2005's Chanel, to 2011's Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and 2013's Punk--creates a provocative and engaging narrative attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors. The show's opening-night gala, produced in collaboration with Vogue magazine and attended by the likes of Beyonc , George Clooney, and Hillary Clinton, is regularly referred to as the Party of the Year. Covering the...