Painter Mark Beard is a master of fiction. Working in the 1920s style of his imaginary gay great-uncle Bruce Sargeant, Beard creates images of athletes in various stages of dress and undress. This archly homoerotic, exquisitely rendered body of work is rounded out with paintings by Bruce's circle of friends and associates: his Classicist teacher, Modernist lesbian best friend, and Abstract Expressionist art-school rival. Critical essays, remembrances from New York society members, and other ephemera from this lively quartet of fictional characters create an enticing journey into history, literature, and art.

Bruce Sargeant and His Circle: Figure and Form

Arts & Photography

Beard, Mark

Individual Artists

Chronicle Books+

Zappin has come no closer to finding the thief who broke into his father's jewelry shop. He sets out again, this time searching the streets of his home city of Tirravon.The closer he comes to finding the thief, however, the more resistance he faces from his father, and from the leaders of Tirravon.He has gained the assistance of new friends, but the methods they employ might soon earn him a visit to the local jail.His most helpful ally, it would seem, is his wicked stepmother, Sanirri.Despite the ground he gains in his search, tragedy waits ahead of him, one of such magnitude that it will tear him away from the trail of the jewel thief and alter his future forever.

Trail of the Jewel Thief

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Mark Beard

Beneath the Jortod Keep: Jeweler of Tirravon

Witches of the Watchtower is a tale of heroic fantasy with battles against magic using sword and bow take place in the wilds surrounding a mighty city called Tirravon. This is the fourth in the series entitled The Jeweler of Tirravon and follows Zappin, the young son of a jeweler, to the end of his personal struggle regarding the destruction of his family and the loss of his wealth. When Zappin accuses his stepmother, Sanirri, of witchcraft, the encounter devolves into a wicked act of spite. Zappin assembles his friends, once again, to pursue this stepmother across the plains, racing to apprehend her before she escapes into another land and disappears forever. But those who join him do not all agree on how to end Sanirri’s threat and Zappin’s control of his party stretches thin. Facing mind-bending spells and growing forces under Sanirri's control, Zappin learns Sanirri's witchcraft has a sinister source. Zappin yearns only to stop his stepmother and save as many of the spellbound captives as possible. His companions, however, have other ideas, leaving Zappin to wonder how many will die in the cold and bleak wilderness. Each book in the Jeweler of Tirravon series follows in sequence from the last while encapsulating stand alone stories of their own, accommodating the purchase of the set or just one in the series. Begin your heroic fantasy journey to Tirravon today with the purchase of Witches of the Watchtower.

Witches of the Watchtower

The innermost secrets of heroes and heroines. The dark mysteries that hide our disquiet nature. Will the true danger be them...or us?\nThis exciting collection of bold, imaginative fantasy and sci-fi will thrill and entertain readers with stories by authors who dare to tempt you with the bizarre or delve into the shadows.\nShort stories by: David Farland ּ Tim Lewis ּ Sara Jordan-Heintz ּ Vail Henry ּ ּMark Beard ּ ּSherry Rossma ּ ּA.R.R. Ash ּ ּL.S. King ּ ּMichele Stuart ּ ּStephen Johnson ּ ּAJ Skelly ּ ּClint Hall ּ ּRosemary Williams ּ ּKatharine Reid ּ ּTracy L. Snyder ּ ּ Kevin A. Davis ּ ּ Melva Gifford ּ ּ Mike Jack Stoumbos

Hidden Villains

Literature & Fiction

Farland, David

Lewis, Tim

Huss, Robyn

Stoumbos, Mike Jack

Davis, Kevin A.

Hall, Clint

Williams, Rosemary

Henry, Vail

Short Stories & Anthologies

Inkd Publishing LLC

The art of Bruce Sargeant was long undiscovered. New York-based artist Mark Beard has devoted the last two decades to exploring and amassing the work of Bruce Sargeant, a painter who idealized and celebrated the beauty of the male form. His subtly-toned oil paintings of young men at sport and leisure are reminiscent of classic figure painting, highlighting his beaux arts training, yet their gentle elegance continues to speak to contemporary audiences. His work has found a new audience in an age that no longer treads coyly around male sexuality. Foreshadowing fashion photographers such as Bruce Weber and Greg Gorman, it's no surprise that one of Sargeant's greatest pieces, a mural of seminude gymnasts, hangs in the branch of Abercrombie &amp; Fitch on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Others can be seen in the label's Milan and Tokyo flagships. After the huge success of Mark Beard's previous art book on "Bruce Sargeant and His Circle" in 2010, this art monography focusses on Bruce Sargeant only, providing the most detailed overview of this unique artist.

Bruce Sargeant 1898 - 1938

Bruno Gmuender

Detectives, Sleuths, & Nosy Neighbors

Falenwolfe, Tracy

Cedeño, N. M.

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