Desmond Morris
7) Dogwatching
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
1987, c1986
Physical Desc
vi, 130 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
247 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The lives, loves and works of key British Surrealists revealed by one of the last surviving members of this movement, bestselling author and artist Desmond Morris. Feted for their idiosyncratic and imaginative works, the surrealists marked a pivotal moment in the history of modern art in Britain. Many banded together to form the British Surrealist Group, while others carved their own, independent paths. Here, bestselling author and surrealist artist...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Book Company
Pub. Date
[1967]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this anthropological study which places man, distinguished by the nakedness of his skin, alongside the apes and monkeys, the author "examines man's fundamental motives and behavior ... Human feeding, grooming, sleeping, fighting, mating, and taking care of the young are reviewed."
10) Cat watching
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
1987, c1986
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
vi, 136 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
11) Cats in art
Author
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
248 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"The cat--that most graceful, stubborn, and agile of animals--has been a favorite subject of artists the world over from prehistory to the modern day. A spectacular 7,000-year-old engraving in Libya depicts a catfight. Figures modeled by the Babylonians remind us of their belief that the souls of priests were escorted to paradise by a helpful cat. Pablo Picasso was known to have loved cats and famously portrayed them as savage predators. In Victorian...
12) Horsewatching
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
1989, c1988
Physical Desc
vi, 150 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the horse's nobility, strength, beauty, and speed, as well as its long history.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
319 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every time an artist portrays a human subject, a decision has to be made about the posture of the figure. Will they be standing, sitting or reclining? Smiling, screaming or weeping? Will they be clasping their hands, crossing their arms or raising their fist? For the first time, celebrated surrealist and bestselling author Desmond Morris brings together his two fields of expertise - art and science - in a single volume. As well as exploring such...
15) The human zoo
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[1969]
Edition
[1st American ed.]
Physical Desc
256 p. 22 cm.
Language
English
