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Artists, Writers, Thinkers, Dreamers - Portraits of Fifty Famous Folks & All Their Weird Stuff
by James Gulliver Hancock
Chronicle Books | May 2014 | ISBN-10: 1452114560 | ePUB | 17.5 mb

This cultural who's-who illuminates 50 famous figures, from Leonardo da Vinci to Coco Chanel, through the fascinating trivia of their lives. Artist James Gulliver Hancock depicts historical icons in quirky annotated portraits surrounded by their associated possessions, baggage, and foibles. Hemingway's hobbies, Amelia Earhart's preferred dessert, Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite TV show—each portrait reveals the ordinary quirks of these extraordinary people and captures their personalities in the process. An exquisitely illustrated almanac and cultural literacy cheat sheet, this fun and informative collection offers both history buffs and art lovers a treasure trove of interesting facts about beloved artists, writers, thinkers, and dreamers.

About the Author
James Gulliver Hancock is an artist and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York, and Sydney, Australia.

CONTENTS
Abraham Lincoln
8
Albert Einstein
10
Alfred Hitchcock
12
Amelia Earhart
14
Andy Warhol
16
Babe Ruth
18
Barack Obama
20
Billie Holiday
22
Bonnie & Clyde
24
Bruce Lee
26
Buzz Aldrin
28
Charlie Chaplin
30
Che Guevara
32
Cleopatra
34
Coco Chanel
36
Edith Piaf
38
Elvis Presley
40
Ernest Hemingway
42
Frida Kahlo
44
Grace Kelly
46
Harry Houdini
48
Helen Keller
50
Howard Hughes
52
Jacques Cousteau
54
Joan of Arc
56
John Lennon
58
Julia Child
60
Leonardo da Vinci
62
Leo Tolstoy
64
Louis Armstrong
66
Madonna
68
Mahatma Gandhi
70
Margaret Thatcher
72
Marie Curie
74
Marilyn Monroe
76
Martin Luther King Jr
78
Michael Jackson
80
Muhammad Ali
82
Napoleon Bonaparte
84
Oprah Winfrey
86
Oscar Wilde
88
Princess Diana
90
Queen Elizabeth I
92
Salvador Dalí
94
Sigmund Freud
96
Thomas Edison
98
Vincent van Gogh
100
Winston Churchill
102
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
104
The Wright Brothers
106

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