frontispiece
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Recast in vivid color, the frontispiece is enlarged to life-size scale, swapping out a generic female face for a specific one.
From Los Angeles Times
When Wheatley’s “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral” was published, it included a frontispiece that is believed to have been based on Moorhead’s portrait of her.
From New York Times
The cat is portrayed in charismatic spot illustrations by a master of our own time, Paul Zelinsky, who also created the luminous jacket art and frontispiece.
From New York Times
The book's frontispiece is a sketch of two women who remind her that "even in the worst conditions, Black women have looked up at the night sky and wondered."
From Salon
Carol Bove, a sculptor known for large-scale works that combine modernist and minimalist elements, will be the next artist to tackle the Met’s frontispiece.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.