Figure Skating and the Arts : Eight Centuries of Sport and Inspiration, Hardcover by Dafoe, Frances; Button, Dick (INT), ISBN 076433803X, ISBN-13 9780764338038, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Former professional Canadian ice dancer and Canadian, international, world, and Olympic ice dancing judge Dafoe presents a visual history of figure skating as it has been captured over the past eight centuries in the arts. Illustrated throughout with full-color and b&w photographs and reproductions, the text includes images created by painters, sculptors, graphic artists, photographers, film makers and choreographers, and those who designed skates and costumes, medals and trophies, programs and posters, advertising, dolls, and other decorative objects. The text includes an introduction by skating great Dick Button in which he describes his own passion for collecting art capturing the spirit of the sport. Oversize: ". Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()