The Virtuoso
An excellent coffee table book by Ken Carbone, photographed by Howard Schatz.
It showcases forty virtuosos, each with amazing ability for what they do:
- Mikhail Baryshnikov, dancer
- Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer
- Julie Taymor, theatrical director
- Michael Moschen, juggler
- Peter Westbrook, Fencer
- Red Adair, firefighter
- Patricia Underwood, milliner
- Lionel Poilâne, Baker
- James Carter, saxophonist
- Al Hirschfeld, Caricaturist
- Dale Chihuly, glass artist
- Robert M. Greenberg, multimedia designer
- Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist
- Muhammad Ali, boxer
- Grucci family, pyrotechnicians
- Vivian Villarreal, Billiards Player
- Matthew Carter, type designer
- Sylvia Earle, explorer
- Tony Hawk, skateboarder
- Henri Vaillancourt, canoe maker
- Toots Thielemans, harmonica player
- Fackie Torrence, storyteller
- Peter Lynch, stock picker
- Paul Maccready, aeronautical engineer
- Gary Burton, vibraphonist
- Robin Williams, comedian
- Evelelyn Glennie, percussionist
- Poul Jergensen, flytyier
- Jean-Claude Vrinat, restaurateur
- Evgeny Kissin, pianist
- Ricky Jay, sleight-of-hand artist
- Stuart Allan, cartographer
- Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violinist
- Phillippe Petit, high-wire artist
- Pelé, soccer player
- Jack Lenor Larsen, weaver
- Jaron Lanier, computer scientist
- Pat Martino, guitarist
- Chris Van Allsburg, author/illustrator
- Nadia Comaneci, Gymnast
The
biographies were informative and the
pictures were amazing. This book was a true
inspiration for me. Each of these people
deserves a
node if they don't already have one.