(Book). The latest addition to Tony Bacons acclaimed series of guitar books; 60 Years of Fender gives a year-by-year history of the most successful electric guitar maker. In 1950; Leo Fender introduced to the world the solidbody electric guitar the instrument known as the Telecaster. He soon added two more classics: the Precision Bass (1951) and the Stratocaster (1954). Fenders sleek; adaptable guitars have since fueled modern music from country to rock and have been heard in the hands of virtually every guitarist of note; from Buddy Holly to Kurt Cobain; from Eric Clapton to John Mayer. Illustrated with an unrivaled gallery of color photographs of instruments; players; and memorabilia; this revised and updated edition expands upon 50 Years of Fender ; covering nine more years of the Fender story. "A must-have for any Fender fan. Highly entertaining." Guitar Player
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Certainly a fine place to start in considering the little-considered picture titleBy Anthony ApesosCertainly a fine place to start in considering the little-considered picture title. It is well written and engrossing. I did wish that it addressed; if only to disqualify it from discussion; if possible; the confusion felt by Central Italian Renaissance artists like Giorgio Vasari in confronting works by Giorgione and Titian that seemed to have no subject; e.g.; *The Tempest*.2 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Whistlers Mother?By Christian SchlectProfessor Ruth Bernard Yeazell writes clearly and well about a sometimes simple; sometimes complex matter: titles of paintings.I found the the historical background to why and how titles emerged for works of European art to be quite interesting. The author then goes to an examination of the use of descriptive and naming words by several major artists (Courbet; David;Magritte; Whistler; and John). I especially liked the chapter devoted to James McNeill Whistler; the one on Jasper Johns less so.A good purchase for one deeply interested in the cultural aspects of Western paintings.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Cautionary Tales Concerning the Naming of Paintings and Their InterpretationBy Edward A. MainzerThis is a well written book which is a pleasure to read and leaves one questioning assumptions both about how pictures got their names and how we as viewers (and readers) make assumptions about the significance of paintingrsquo;s titles. Yeazell; a Professor of English at Yale; presents a well paced examination of the history of titling paintings in Western Europe and the U.S. beginning with chapters which look at some of the different constituencies historically involved in the process (e.g.; dealers; notaries; cataloguers; academies; printmakers; curators) as well as detailed discussions of selected works by and the process of painters from Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Rembrandt to David; Turner; Courbet; Whistler; Magritte and Jasper Johns; among others. Focusing particularly on France and England; ultimately Yeazells work is a cautionary tale; it will be a rare reader and art lover who doesnt find some cherished assumption challenged; learning that a title he or she was sure of actually has a much more checkered past than we imagined. The volume is well illustrated with both glossy color plates and numerous quality black-and-white reproductions within the text and includes end notes and an index. Although most of the foreign-language titles and vocabulary are translated; there are a number of occasions when those who lack fluency in French will find themselves at a disadvantage.
