The author of the "New York Times"-bestselling PostSecret books addresses life's biggest questions, as he reveals the incredibly moving, personal postcards he's received that touch upon every aspect of spirituality.
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 ...
The former director of the famed New York museum recounts his activities at the art world's pinnacle, from wooing important patrons to battling for acquisitions.
Originally published in 1973, this marvelous collection of photographs with accompanying texts by the revered late Museum of Modern Art photography curator John Szarkowski has long been recognized as a classic. Reissued in 1999-with new digital duotones-this volume is now available to a new generation of readers. This is a picture book, and its ...
This second volume of erotic imagery features works created to illustrate works of literature. Artists featured include: Boucher; Dali; and Fragonard, with each image being reproduced in full and with its accompanying text.
This stunning, authorized collection of works by legendary illustrator Vargas includes a large number of previously unpublished paintings and drawings. This is the first book on Vargas in more than a decade.
This book answers questions that every crafter ponders: What is creativity, anyway? Where do ideas come from? How do successful artists get started? How do you know when a piece is finished?Creativity is different for everyone, and "Living the Creative Life" offers a wide range of insights from 15 well-known and admired full-time artists, ...
After six decades of limited access to visitors, and a ban on colour reproduction, the Barnes Foundation, one of the world's most prestigious private art collections, presents this volume containing more than 100 masterpieces of modern French painting. The artists include Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, ...
A unique oral portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, these 52 interviews with everyone from the director to cleaners to philanthropists and millionaires offer a glimpse behind the scenes of one of the greatest museums in the world.
This stunning book showcases the largest collection of ancient jewelled objects ever assembled, with sparkling photography and history throughout.Jewelry aficionado, and president of America's National Jewelry Institute, Judith Price has compiled a collection of the most stunning ancient objects ever assembled. Pieces on loan come from the Berlin ...
This volume reproduces over 1000 works in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, in colour, many printed with gold. Every full-page colour plate is accompanied by a commentary, and the artists covered include Giotto, Leonardo, Rubens, Rembrandt, Monet, Manet, Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso.
This baby book contains a grandparents page, a removable page celebrating the adoption of a child, and spaces for the older child's contributions. Poems and nursery rhymes accompany the illustrations, so that it can also be used as a bedtime story book.
The abstract paintings of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Barnett Newman, Lee Krasner, Clyfford Still, Helen Frankenthaler and others revolutionized the art world in the 1940s and 1950s and continue to inspire passionate arguments to this day. What were these artists trying to achieve? Who were the critical voices of the time that rallied ...
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso have long been seen as the twin giants of modern art, as polar opposites but also as complementary figures. Between them they are the originators of many of the most significant innovations of 20th-century painting and sculpture, but their relationship has rarely been explored in all of its closeness and complexity. ...
Published to accompany the third season of a groundbreaking four-year PBS series devoted to contemporary artists and their work, Art - 21 - 3 presents a behind-the-scenes look at the lives and work of sixteen artists at work today. Some are well established, others only now emerging. The artists discuss their work in their own words and in their ...
The artists who made the West known to the rest of the country, and then to the world, have been America's myth makers. In this handsome volume, the dramatic story of the American West unfolds through text and full-color reproductions of these artists' works. 400 illustrations, 150 in color.
This work is a guide to the collection in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It also offers a narrative history, combining art historical, social and historical analysis, with stories about how the collection was acquired.
Published to accompany the second season of the PBS television series, this illustrated book offers a glimpse into the life stories, sources of inspiration and creative processes of some of the most interesting contemporary artists working in America. Sixteen artists are featured in groups of four, and each group represents a theme. The artists ...
This catalogue of Jackson Pollock's paintings was released to accompany New York City's Museum of Modern Art's October 1998 exhibition. It contains 318 illustrations.
Sir Winston Churchill began painting during World War II, and it became his lifelong passion. His works, which number over 500, are of remarkable quality and have received the most positive criticism in the English press. "Had he signed his pictures 'Jones,' the critic would still find himself pausing in front of them," noted one Sunday Times of ...
From the streets of late 19th-century Paris to present-day cities and hamlets on five continents, colourful aviation posters have showcased the allure of imagined places from the fantastic perspective of a hot air balloon basket or an airplane seat. These large and vibrant advertisements graced the walls of fairgrounds, travel agencies, airports, ...
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