Art - American - General

This beautifully illustrated book--the definitive volume on American sculptor Mark di Suvero--features more than two hundred images of his most important works, interspersed with short texts by the artist and by other writers who have inspired his art-making practice, plus a contribution by Fran...

Discover the life and art of Peggy Bacon in this biographical work by William Murrell. Published in 1922, this volume offers an early look into the career of a significant American artist. Learn about Bacon's influences and artistic development during a formative period in...

Two brothers with sinister pasts, both longing for a new beginning. With optimism for the future, their former lives quickly catches up to them when they are most hopeful. Conflict surrounds the brothers as they fight to survive each other and persevere against old...

This Drawing Course is designed to take you on a creative journey, starting from the basics and gradually advancing to more complex techniques. Here is a brief overview: Drawing is more than just putting pencil to paper. It is a gateway to creativity, a...

This book is about art, works by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and about Richard Lee Barton (1952-2021), the American artist who also lived in Brabant for a long time, not far from Nuenen, once the hometown of the Van family Gogh. Although the works...

In this, the latest book in the Enjoying Great Art Series, we will examine the Magi in paintings, as well as in scripture, history, legends, and songs. Like other books in the series, this one contains dozens of paintings along this particular theme. Unlike...

"Men With the Bark On" is a collection of short stories by Frederic Remington, offering vivid glimpses into life on the American frontier at the close of the 19th century. Remington, celebrated for his art depicting the West, brings his keen eye for detail...

In this new edition, delight in the wit and whimsy of Americans foremost living folk artist, Warren Kimble as he takes you on a tour of his gallery and museum shop in historic Brandon, Vermont, Learn of his early years, family and career influences....

This "In Art" book is dedicated to the men in my life who have spent decades of their lives in service to their country through the military: my father-in-law, Daniel Jaime, Sr., my father, John McGrew, and my husband, Daniel Jaime. Between them they...

A considered survey of prints made in collaboration with master printer Kenneth E TylerThis publication explores the prints created by American painter and printmaker Joan Mitchell during the final stage of her career, during trips to the Tyler Graphics workshops in 1981 and 1992....

A revelatory monograph on the groundbreaking artist at the forefront of Pop art, assemblage, and hard-edge painting and sculpture Robert Indiana is one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century. Emerging in the 1960s, his bold work explored themes of American identity,...

The Artist William Keith: A Scots Giant Among the Redwoods reveals the rise of William Keith (November 18, 1838? - April 13, 1911), a fatherless child from a humble presbyterian upbringing in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland to an eminent position in the artistic and civic...

Experience the brilliance of John Singer Sargent in this meticulously reproduced exhibition catalog, "Retrospective exhibition of important works of John Singer Sargent," originally presented by the Grand Central Art Galleries from February 23rd to March 22nd, 1924. This volume offers a glimpse into a...

The celebrated Ashcan School artist John Sloan produced a distinctive body of work depicting life on the rooftops of early twentieth-century New York City. Designed to accompany the major loan exhibition of the same name organized by the Palmer Museum of Art, From the...

One hundred artists have come together to share the distinctiveness of New England. Oil paintings, glass and metal sculptures, and works in wood offer a fresh look at this region's long, rolling hills and famous autumn colors. Learn histories of the art colonies, including...

The paintings and prints of the Steidle Collection capture the power and beauty of industry. The images, potent reminders of earlier vigorous industrial development in America, are a visual record connecting fine arts, industry, and education before World War II. Established and expanded by...

DARE TO CREATE: ART IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE FEARLESSOne sentence. Dozens of voices. A shared act of audacious creativity.With its bold proclamation as the framework for this collection, Letters: A California Art Anthology, explores how art is made vibrant by different hands. What...

Alexander Calder was one of the most original artists of the twentieth century and a major figure in American art. Renowned for his mobiles and stabiles, he also created the beloved Calder Circus, an early performance piece now preserved at the Whitney Museum. He...

For over a century the Chicago art community has struggled to define itself in relation to other urban art centers. While prominent American artists past and present have had strong connections to Chicago, many left to make their reputations elsewhere. This book and the...

Author: John A. CuthbertISBN-10: 0975292501ISBN-13: 9780975292501Publisher: West Virginia University LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2004Pages: 104Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.72lbsSize: 10.29h x 8.93w x 0.65dReview Citation(s): Choice 03/01/2005 pg. 1217

This richly illustrated volume offers an in-depth look into artist Sadie Benning's exhibition Shared Eye, presented at the Renaissance Society and the Kunsthalle Basel. The forty mixed-media panels in Shared Eye defy easy categorization: they include collage, painting, photography, and sculpture. The seriality of...

New book explores the multifaceted artistic career of Harry Smith.Filmmaker, musicologist, painter, ethnographer, graphic designer, mystic, and collector of string figures and other patterns, Harry Smith (1923-1991) was among the most original creative forces in postwar American art and culture, yet his life and...

An extensively illustrated treatment of this pivotal art movement.Inspired by American pop art of the 1960s, sots art emerged in the Soviet Union during the 1970s. Both movements used irony, parody, and mockery to expose the core elements of their societies-in the United States,...

In this book, Lynn Barstis Williams outlines the history of printmaking in the South, its rise in popularity, its variations from region to region, the different methods embraced by printmakers, the growth of the print society movement, and the influence of social realism, New...

In the early 1950s, Willem de Kooning's Woman I and subsequent paintings established him as a leading member of the abstract expressionist movement. His wildly impacted brushstrokes and heavily encrusted surfaces baffled most critics, who saw de Kooning's monstrous female image as violent, aggressive,...

An interdisciplinary publication devoted exclusively to traditional Americana and folk art presents a timely reexamination of iconic national symbols and material culture Americana Insights 2026 is the fourth volume in an annual series that presents the latest research and discoveries on traditional Americana, folk...

"Howard Pyle's Book of the American Spirit" is a sweeping visual and narrative exploration of the formative years of the United States. Compiled from the extensive works of Howard Pyle, one of America's most celebrated illustrators and storytellers, this volume captures the essence of...

"Howard Pyle's Book of the American Spirit" is a sweeping visual and narrative exploration of the formative years of the United States. Compiled from the extensive works of Howard Pyle, one of America's most celebrated illustrators and storytellers, this volume captures the essence of...

A study of Detroit artist Robert Wilbert that investigates his roles as a teacher, mentor, and advocate for the arts.Author: Detroit FocusISBN-10: 061545383XISBN-13: 9780615453835Publisher: Wayne State University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2011Pages: 136Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.45lbsSize: 12.00h x 9.50w x 0.80d

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit's show 99[ or Less gathers 99 American artists addressing Detroit's ongoing economic crisis, its 2013 bankruptcy and its role as an industrial powerhouse. The participating artists, among them John Baldessari, Brian Belott, Sarah Crowner, Michelle Grabner, Rob Pruitt...

Inside Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995--the real Tracey Emin's Tent--Emin appliquéd 100+ names to the inside walls, making a highly intimate space that blurs the line between art and reality. Jake Bauer's collection of poems inhabits that same space, leaning into the...

The English Renaissance 1510-1688 by V. De Sola Pinto is a comprehensive study of the period in English history known as the Renaissance. The book covers the years from 1510 to 1688, a time when England underwent significant cultural, intellectual, and artistic changes.The author...

Japanese Color Prints is a book published in 1920 that features the works of Toyokuni, Utagawa Ichiyosai, a prominent Japanese artist known for his woodblock prints. The book includes a collection of colorful and intricate prints that showcase the artist's skills in capturing the...

Step into the world of Boston's vibrant art scene with Catalogue of the First Exhibition. Featuring a wide range of works from some of the most talented artists in the region, this catalogue provides a window into the artistic trends and movements that characterized...

Between the Ticks of the Watch is the catalog to the exhibition of the same name at the Renaissance Society. The show featured artists Kevin Beasley, Peter Downsbrough, Goutam Ghosh, Falke Pisano, and Martha Wilson, who together presented a platform for considering doubt as...

The Addison Gallery of American Art, located at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, is internationally recognized for its outstanding collection of paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and photography. When its founder, Thomas Cochran, opened the Addison to the public in 1931, it was one of...

Making American Art presents a thematic, interdisciplinary examination of art in the United States from the seventeenth century to the present day.The themes and issues explored in Making American Art pull together documentary material, art works and contemporary theory to enliven what can often...

Ann Morris has become a priestess of sorts, investing her mind and spirit into an ambitious oeuvre of figurative bronzes that speak with a singular and meditative voice. In a comprehensive and insightful essay, Ted Lindberg traces the arc of Morris's artistic development from...

During the 1960s, artists from Alan Kaprow and Yoko Ono to Andy Warhol and Richard Serra stopped making "art" as it has been thought of since the Renaissance. They staged performances that mixed everyday life with theater and in yet other, often ironic, ways...

This anthology of essays on different critical approaches and methodologies for the analysis and interpretation of American art and artists is designed for students and teachers in American art history and American studies programs. It contains twenty selections from academic journals on American art...

The late nineteenth century was for many a prosperous period in America. By 1880, the ravages of the Civil War had been left behind, the East and West coasts had been connected by railroad, cities expanded, scores of manufactories were founded, and fortunes were...

Storytellers: The Blackfeet Nation and Charles M. Russell honors the reciprocity between Russell and the Indigenous people on whose land he lived and worked. It celebrates Nitsitapii (Blackfoot Confederacy), and specifically Amskaapii Pikanii (Blackfeet Nation), art and culture. By presenting Nitsitapii objects from the...

"Seven Times Seven" is a poignant and vibrant autobiography by the celebrated American novelist and artist Maria Thompson Daviess. Written as a reflective journey through forty-nine years of her life, the narrative captures the spirit of a woman who navigated the complexities of artistic...

Alexis Rockman's painting cycle Naples as a defining statement on the Anthropocene and the fate of coastal civilizations.With time itself as protagonist, this publication, dedicated exclusively to Alexis Rockman's Naples cycle, presents the entire development of the seven panoramic paintings in great detail. By...

Fabian Marcaccio was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1963. He lives and works in New York City, and has exhibited widely throughout the United States, Europe and South America. Major solo exhibitions include Paintant Stories at Casa Daros, Rio de Janeiro (2014), Some USA...

Experiencing Sound and Environment in the Works of Max Neuhaus offers the first comprehensive study of the life, work, and lasting impact of American sound artist and musician Max Neuhaus (1939-2009). Widely recognized as a pioneer of site-specific auditory works and coining the term...

Meticulously researched, Crazy Horse Memorial: The Story Behind the Dream dives into North America's Westward Expansion--and brings an unexpected message of enduring hope.Surviving and interpreting the brutal displacement of indigenous peoples, a Lakota child named Henry Standing Bear set out to change the world....

A rich, evolving history of one of the most recognized couples in the world In this abundantly illustrated book, award-winning art historian Wanda Corn tracks the fortunes and vicissitudes of Grant Wood's American Gothic, his realist painting of a rural man and woman posed...

This handsome desktop notebook, featuring cover art pulled from Merriam-Webster's 190-year old-archive is perfect for notes, lists, journaling and record-keeping. Features 144 pages and a full color cover with a ribbon band marker with plenty of space for notes, lists, and journaling. This notebook...

One hundred icons of art. Creativity and Connection celebrates a century of art, featuring one hundred works from the collection of Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) in Bethlehem, PA. With reflective essays accompanying each selection, the book weaves together history with fresh community perspectives...