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Covarrubias, Miguel
1904
1957
Duclaud, Miguel Covarrubias
Duclaud, José Miguel Covarrubias
Duclaud, Jose Miguel Covarrubias
Van Vechten, Carl
1880
1964
Vetchen, Carl Van
Vechten, Carl Van
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The Prince of Wales and other famous Americans
$aUnited States :$bAlfred A. Knopf, $c1925.
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales_and_Other_Famous_Americans
The Prince of Wales -- Florence Mills -- Otto H. Kahn -- Willa Cather -- Jack Depsey -- Charlie Chaplin -- Calvin Coolidge -- H. L. Mencken -- George Jean Nathan -- John D. Rockefeller -- Ann Pennington -- Al Smith -- Jascha Heifetz -- Mary Pickford -- Theodore Dreiser -- Harold Lloyd -- Alfred Steiglitz -- Ed Wynn -- George Gershwin -- George Horace Lorimer -- Rudolph Valentino -- Leopold Stokowski -- Babe Ruth -- Carl Van Vechten -- Eddie Cantor -- Alexander Woollcott -- Mrs. Fiske -- Joseph Hergesheimer -- Lillian Gish -- Fritz Kreisler -- Paul Whiteman -- Eugene O'Neill -- Fanny Brice -- Frank Crowninshield -- Fred Stone -- Heywood Broun -- Lenore Ulric -- Fred and Adele Astaire -- Franklin P. Adams -- Lee Simonson -- John Barrymore -- Helen Westley -- Will Rogers -- Robert Edmond Jones -- Gloria Swanson -- Ralph Barton -- Morris Gest -- Ivy Maddison -- Avery Hopwood -- William S. Hart -- Carlotta Monterey -- Irving Berlin -- Eva Le Gallienne -- Douglas Fairbanks -- Rose Rolando -- Pauline Lord -- Picasso -- W. Somerset Maugham -- Xavier Algara -- Plutarco Elias Calles -- Ernest Newman -- José Juan Tablada -- Igor Stravinsky -- Ramón del Valle Inclán -- Serge Koussevitsky -- Miguel Covarrubias.
Chuck Greif (This file was produced from images available at The Hathi Trust)
"The Prince of Wales and other famous Americans" by Miguel Covarrubias, with a preface by Carl Van Vechten, is an illustrated collection created in the early 20th century. This book showcases caricatures and artistically rendered illustrations of notable American figures from various fields such as entertainment, politics, and literature. Covarrubias's work captures the essence of these individuals through unique artistic expressions that comment on their personalities and roles in society. The content of the book features a range of famous Americans, including celebrities like Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford, political figures like Calvin Coolidge and John D. Rockefeller, as well as literary icons such as Willa Cather and Eugene O'Neill. Each illustration is accompanied by a brief entry highlighting key aspects of the subject's life and contributions, emphasizing their impact on American culture in the early 20th century. Covarrubias's distinctive style combines wit and insightful critique, making the book not only visually engaging but also a thoughtful exploration of the contemporary American landscape of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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Caricatures and cartoons -- United States
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Category: American Literature
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