Filled with the juicy details of the lives of the powerful players who made the Metropolitan Museum of Art what it is today, Gross delivers the unauthorized history of America's wealthiest and arguably the world's greatest art museum.
Modern and contemporary art can be both baffling and beautiful, it can also be innovative, political, and disturbing. Closely informed by critical approaches, this book sets out to provide a concise interpretation of this period. Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, and Damien Hirst are among many artists discussed, within the political ...
This up-to-date account of the art and architecture of ancient Mesoamerica evocatively summarizes the artistic achievements of the high pre-Columbian civilizations--Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec--as well as of their less-famous contemporaries.
This survey, spanning 4000 years, traces the rich visual expression of one of the world's most ancient cultures through the varied arts of India. From the beginnings in the Indus valley, through the masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu art, to the coming of Islam and the eclectic culture of the Mughal court, the country's artistic history is ...
This 25th anniversary edition returns to the seminal argument originally proposed by Hyde that states that a work of art is essentially a gift and not a commodity.
Popular Series by Peggy Sue Henry on beading patterns and designs of the Native American Indian. Includes step-by-step illustrated instructions for easy-to-follow techniques and patterns. Color photos and B/W illustrations.
This book has long satisfied the ever-growing passion for American Impressionism. It is the definitive study of the subject, filled with information and insight garnered through many years of far-ranging research. All the masterworks are here, from Childe Hassam's sun-drenched gardens to John Twachtman's snow-silenced landscapes, from Edmund ...
This collection of Western art spans the major historical eras, with hundreds of photographs, illustrations, documents, and drawings. Sister Wendy Beckett is a British nun and self-taught art critic whose books and television art tours have made her internationally renowned and beloved.
The perfect book for art lovers, song lovers, and other lovers as well, this evocative, lyrical tribute to love and its healing, restorative powers, is complemented by 21 diverse works by Henri Matisse, including oils, line drawings, paper cut-outs, book illustrations, and linocuts.
Here are Crumb's famously wacky characters--Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, Snoid, Devil Girl, and all the rest--in a lavish volume suitable for the coffee table, including unpublished rarities, pages from Crumb's sketchbook, juvenilia, and photos. Crumb introduces each section of comic strips with a short, thoughtful essay exploring various aspects ...
Roseville Pottery has long been considered the essential reference for collectors., This classic book and its companion volume have now been heavily revised and updated to more accurately represent today's market activity. Shape numbers and original company information have been added and the pricing structure has been extensively elaborated, ...
This richly illustrated volume is an overview of the versatile design and creations of Louis Comfort Tiffany whose name became synonymous with luxury. - The Tiffany's were one of the most original and influential designers and USA's leading exponent in Art Noveau. Louis Comfort Tiffany was the son of Charles Louis Tiffany, who founded the ...
In this study of Lincoln's Second Inaugural address, historian White provides historical context and a close reading of the speech remembered for the phrase "with malice toward none; with charity for all." The speech was delivered on March 4, 1865, as victory was within sight, and in it, Lincoln provided a framework for resolution of the conflict ...
Combining pictures, words, and a wealth of personal ephemera, scrapbook makers preserve on the pages of their books a moment, a day, or a lifetime. Highly subjective and rich in emotional content, the scrapbook is a unique and often quirky form of expression in which a person gathers and arranges meaningful materials to create a personal narrative ...
First published in 1979, this landmark study of Harlem's brief shining moment of glory has been reissued with a new preface in which David Levering Lewis, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "W.E.B. Du Bois", reconsiders the Harlem Renaissance in light of recent criticism surrounding the exploitation of the black community.
An innovative survey of Native North American art history which fully incorporates substantive new research and scholarship, and examines such issues as gender, representation, the colonial encounter, and contemporary arts. By encompassing both the sacred and secular, political and domestic, the ceremonial and commercial, it shows the importance ...
Since the 19th century, the women of Gee's Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, The Quilts of Gee's Bend includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making ...
Celebrating the collectible - that 20th century object that brings with it less monetary value than passion, nostalgia, quirky appear, and just plain pleasure - ANTIQUES ROADSHOW COLLECTIBLES focuses on 12 major areas that inspire both the thrill of the chase and the thrill of discovery: furniture, photographs, posters and illustration art, ...
Leonardo da Vinci always dreamed of sculpting a horse in motion--made of bronze and standing three times larger than any living horse. Although he never realized his dream, 500 years after da Vinci's death, an enterprising American, Charles Dent, resolved to make the dream come true. Illustrations. Die cut.
A biography of the famous Bostonian socialite and patron of the arts. Born to a wealthy family in New York, Gardner moved to Boston after her marriage. There she and her husband spent decades assembling one of the finest art collections in the United States. Acquired for her mainly by the famed art critic Bernard Berenson, it was housed in Fenway ...
Drawing from historical and private collections around the country, Samella Lewis has gathered an impressive representation of the work of African American artists, from the 18th century to the present. For this edition she has provided a new chapter on art of the last decade. Handsomely and generously illustrated, this book reveals a rich legacy ...
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The Curious Sofa: A Pornographic Work by Ogdred Weary
