: Portraits of a Life Hardcover by Billy Dee Williams (Author) – February 13

About the Illustrator: Johnny Sampson is an award-winning American cartoonist and illustrator based in Glen Ellyn

Her book won the 2019 SCIBA Award for Best Biography and was a SoCal Indie bestseller

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1452156662

MODERNIST PRAXINOSCOPE - BLACK ASH : Portraits of a LifeOptical Toy, Praxinoscope Miniature Reproduction Transforms static images into a moving sequence, thanks to retinal persistence. A circular drum is rotated with mirrors in the centre of the drum reflecting images drawn on strips of paper placed around it. The spectator looks over the instrument and can thus observe an animation of a clear sequence, in which the images merge and the elements come to life. Who invented the Praxinoscope? Emile Reynaud