Dogs on Rocks is a volume of new photographs of William Wegman's famous Weimaraners, taken while he was in residence at The Acadia Summer Arts Program in Maine or at his own home in Maine. Many of these stunning shots--of the dogs alone, in pairs or in groups--take advantage of the breathtaking vistas of Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, where the program is located. Wegman's formal portraits of the animals are framed by the natural beauty and muted tones of the island's forest and rocky beach. "I don't feel lonely when I'm around them," Wegman has said about his beloved dogs, "But I love also listening to them. I always make sure I spend some time just seeing what they're really doing. Especially outside, you know, when you're alone with them. Because so many people, including myself, fill in a whole vocabulary for them that is ours and not theirs. I remember spending some time for the first time with Man Ray, my first dog. I didn't talk that day. I just listened to what he was listening to, the whole aura of smells and sounds and sights and things that he was picking up on during that day." The Acadia Summer Arts Program was founded by Marion Boulton Stroud, the founder of The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, where she is the Artistic Director. William Wegman was born in 1943 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Though he studied painting, Wegman gradually began to develop an interest in photography and video, the mediums for which he remains known. In the early 1970s, he moved to Southern California and began a long and fruitful collaboration with his first dog, Man Ray--who endeared himself to the art world with his deadpan presence. Wegman has added several dogs to his cast in the course of his nearly 40-year career. In addition to maintaining a presence in the art world, he has published a number of children's books and has created film and video works for Saturday Night Live and Sesame Street. He lives and works in New York City and Maine.

Dogs on Rocks is a volume of new photographs of William Wegman's famous Weimaraners, taken while he was in residence at The Acadia Summer Arts Program in Maine or at his own home in Maine. Many of these stunning shots--of the dogs alone, in pairs or in groups--take advantage of the breathtaking vistas of Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, where the program is located. Wegman's formal portraits of the animals are framed by the natural beauty and muted tones of the island's forest and rocky beach. "I don't feel lonely when I'm around them," Wegman has said about his beloved dogs, "But I love also listening to them. I always make sure I spend some time just seeing what they're really doing. Especially outside, you know, when you're alone with them. Because so many people, including myself, fill in a whole vocabulary for them that is ours and not theirs. I remember spending some time for the first time with Man Ray, my first dog. I didn't talk that day. I just listened to what he was listening to, the whole aura of smells and sounds and sights and things that he was picking up on during that day." The Acadia Summer Arts Program was founded by Marion Boulton Stroud, the founder of The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, where she is the Artistic Director. William Wegman was born in 1943 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Though he studied painting, Wegman gradually began to develop an interest in photography and video, the mediums for which he remains known. In the early 1970s, he moved to Southern California and began a long and fruitful collaboration with his first dog, Man Ray--who endeared himself to the art world with his deadpan presence. Wegman has added several dogs to his cast in the course of his nearly 40-year career. In addition to maintaining a presence in the art world, he has published a number of children's books and has created film and video works for Saturday Night Live and Sesame Street. He lives and works in New York City and Maine.

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This fascinating book reveals the full range of William Wegman’s art. Beloved by the general public for signature photographs of his troupe of Weimaraners, Wegman is also an immensely important figure in the contemporary art world.A pioneer video-maker, conceptualist, performer, photographer, painter, draftsman, and writer, Wegman moves fluidly among various media: from conceptual works to commissioned magazine shots; from videos shown in museums to television segments made for Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live; from artist’s books parodying nineteenth-century naturalist studies to children’s books revealing tongue-in-cheek portraits of town and country life;  from photographic “landscapes” employing his canine muses to his most recent cycle of landscapes combining found scenic souvenir postcards with drawing, collage, and painting. Underlying all his creations is the light humor of “funny” mediating the darker human comedy of “strange.” Speaking to the absurdities of daily life, Wegman’s work is universally appealing.William Wegman: Funney—Strange is illustrated with some 250 images. It is the first retrospective volume to consider the artist’s entire career from the 1960s to the 2000s and is an essential book for any fan of Wegman’s work. (20070731)

This fascinating book reveals the full range of William Wegman’s art. Beloved by the general public for signature photographs of his troupe of Weimaraners, Wegman is also an immensely important figure in the contemporary art world.A pioneer video-maker, conceptualist, performer, photographer, painter, draftsman, and writer, Wegman moves fluidly among various media: from conceptual works to commissioned magazine shots; from videos shown in museums to television segments made for Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live; from artist’s books parodying nineteenth-century naturalist studies to children’s books revealing tongue-in-cheek portraits of town and country life;  from photographic “landscapes” employing his canine muses to his most recent cycle of landscapes combining found scenic souvenir postcards with drawing, collage, and painting. Underlying all his creations is the light humor of “funny” mediating the darker human comedy of “strange.” Speaking to the absurdities of daily life, Wegman’s work is universally appealing.William Wegman: Funney—Strange is illustrated with some 250 images. It is the first retrospective volume to consider the artist’s entire career from the 1960s to the 2000s and is an essential book for any fan of Wegman’s work. (20070731)

Journeying to Queens, one of New York City's outer boroughs, is a much easier and more pleasant experience than the average urbanite would imagine. With the temporary relocation of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, to its new quarters at the old Swingline staple factory, the trip becomes a necessity for any art lover. But how do you get there? Do you take the Concord? A ferry boat? Can you walk? How far is it? And how will you know when you're there? Fear these travels not--William Wegman and the ever ominous, sensitive, brooding Chip, the youngest of Wegman's brood of weimaraners, are here to map out the way to MoMA QNS. Join Chip as he shuttles from Manhattan into Long Island City on the 7 train, alight from the subway with him at Queens Boulevard and 33rd Street, and stroll together along Queens Boulevard, "the Champs Elys e of Long Island City." Voila, there you are at MoMA QNS, a striking, long blue building, complete with 160,000 square feet of recently redesigned space for exhibition galleries, study centers, workshops, storage, offices, and a caf /bookstore. Enjoy the trip!

Journeying to Queens, one of New York City's outer boroughs, is a much easier and more pleasant experience than the average urbanite would imagine. With the temporary relocation of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, to its new quarters at the old Swingline staple factory, the trip becomes a necessity for any art lover. But how do you get there? Do you take the Concord? A ferry boat? Can you walk? How far is it? And how will you know when you're there? Fear these travels not--William Wegman and the ever ominous, sensitive, brooding Chip, the youngest of Wegman's brood of weimaraners, are here to map out the way to MoMA QNS. Join Chip as he shuttles from Manhattan into Long Island City on the 7 train, alight from the subway with him at Queens Boulevard and 33rd Street, and stroll together along Queens Boulevard, "the Champs Elys e of Long Island City." Voila, there you are at MoMA QNS, a striking, long blue building, complete with 160,000 square feet of recently redesigned space for exhibition galleries, study centers, workshops, storage, offices, and a caf /bookstore. Enjoy the trip!

Man Ray, William Wegman's first Weimaraner, became a central figure in Wegman's photographs and videotapes, known in the art world and beyond for his endearing deadpan presence. In 1978, Wegman was invited by Polaroid Corporation to try out its mammoth 20 x 24" camera, and he began a series of photographs featuring Man Ray that were published in Abrams' Man's Best Friend. In 1986 a new dog, Fay Ray, came into Wegman's life and soon thereafter another famous collaboration began. After Man Ray died in 1982, Wegman continued his exploration of the medium with non-canine subjects, and he also began to work with the expanding universe of Fay Ray's progeny. Throughout the years, Wegman has maintained an extraordinary level of creativity, capturing his versatile subjects in a seemingly limitless variety of poses and guises. This book gathers together the best of his work - hundreds of unique, large-format photographs - with an insightful and candid essay by the artist exploring his experiences with the camera and his exceptional models. Though many of these images have become well known through exhibitions, books, and his best-selling calendars, some of the best had never been published when this book was originally released in 2002.

Made from durable Crypton® fabric. Overstuffed with 100% polyester fiber. Removable cover is machine washable. Best known for whimsical photographs of his beloved Weimaraners, William Wegman designed the cover of this plush pet bed to celebrate man's best friend. Not only is the cover stain-, odor-, and bacteria-resistant, it also contains a built-in moisture barrier to prevent accidents from penetrating the fabric. Made from durable Crypton fabric . . . Made in the USA.

A practical and fun way for a family to keep track of who will be where and when, this delightful William Wegman calendar features not only the artist's photographs, but also his drawings. The 250 reminder stickers will ensure you and your busy family

Twenty 5 x 7 in. cards (four cards each of five images, Hansel and Gretel, Lucia di Lammermoor, Macbeth, La Fille du Regiment, and Iphigenie en Tauride) with envelopes in an imprinted box.

A practical and fun way to keep track of who will be where and when, this all-new William Wegman calendar includes "reminder" stickers for the grown-ups, as well as special bonus stickers for the kids.

Not only a book on people's dysfunctional relationship with nature, William Wegman's Field Guide to North America and Other Regions is a charming, large-format, diary-like set of suggestions for human beings to live more congruously with their natural world. Featuring only a few of Wegman's signature photographs, this volume contains the artist's watercolors, sketches (Hansel and Gretel, "Paw Prints"), collages, diagrams, drawings, recipes ( Cinnamon Teal Duck Cake), and maps, along with several vintage images that revolve around the theme of nature.

Not only a book on people's dysfunctional relationship with nature, William Wegman's Field Guide to North America and Other Regions is a charming, large-format, diary-like set of suggestions for human beings to live more congruously with their natural world. Featuring only a few of Wegman's signature photographs, this volume contains the artist's watercolors, sketches (Hansel and Gretel, "Paw Prints"), collages, diagrams, drawings, recipes ( Cinnamon Teal Duck Cake), and maps, along with several vintage images that revolve around the theme of nature.

Twenty-five different works by William Wegan. Photography and a few earlier works on paper. each card is 4 1/4 x 6 in. , packaged in an imprinted box.

Made from durable Crypton® fabric. Overstuffed with 100% polyester fiber. Removable cover is machine washable. Best known for whimsical photographs of his beloved Weimaraners, William Wegman designed the cover of this plush pet bed to celebrate man's best friend. Not only is the cover stain-, odor-, and bacteria-resistant, it also contains a built-in moisture barrier to prevent accidents from penetrating the fabric. Made from durable Crypton fabric . . . Made in the USA.

Crypton is engineered with materials that are safe for the environment and all of our chemistry is Cradle to Cradle certified by MBDC. Crypton is free of PVC, rubber, VOCs and halogenated flame retardants. Our Super Fabrics are produced using green manufacturing practices. Waste products are recycled, and we are constantly purchasing new energy-efficient machinery to reduce consumption of materials, water and energy. Crypton Super Fabrics for your home are produced using renewable energy sources: solar, wind and hydro, and we have partnered with Sterling Planet to invest in new wind and solar power installations.

Five fashion statements from William Wegman’s celebrated Weimaraners. Ten 5 x 7 in. notecards (two cards each of five images) with envelopes in an imprinted box.

Crypton is engineered with materials that are safe for the environment and all of our chemistry is Cradle to Cradle certified by MBDC. Crypston is free of PVC, rubber, VOCs and halogenated flame retardants. Our Super Fabrics are produced using green manufacturing practices. Waste products are recycled, and we are constantly purchasing new energy-efficient machinery to reduce consumption of materials, water and energy. Crypton Super Fabrics for your home are produced using renewable energy sources: solar, wind and hydro, and we have partnered with Sterling Planet to invest in new wind and solar power installations.