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...

Arthur Jerome Eddy, the Chicago lawyer, author, and art collector, was a legend in his lifetime (1859-1920). He was the first person to buy radically modern paintings by Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia at the 1913 Army Show, the first American collector to purchase...

First study of the role of architecture in the work of Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of American paintingAt the height of his career as the leader of the Hudson River School of American landscape painting, Thomas Cole listed himself in...

Tracing the dissemination of Secessionist ideas of child creativity - from their origination in early-20th century Vienna through to their eventual commodification in postwar America - this book highlights the central role that visual art has played in child education and in nurturing creativity...

The first comprehensive monograph on the daring, irreverent, and fantastical art of the Haas BrothersStep into a world where design meets art in the most audacious, subversive, and captivating ways. Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley is the much-anticipated first monograph on the daring, irreverent, and...

In his works, Hopper poetically expressed the solitude of man confronted with the American way of life as it developed in the 1920s. Inspired by the movies and particularly by the various camera angles and attitudes of characters, his paintings expose the alienation of...

The book Rooted. Female Brazilian Artists, accompanies the eponymous exhibition at Brainlab/Munich, which is open until the end of September 2025. The works of the 16 artists come from the collection of Sergio Linhares and Stefan Vilsmeier. The collectors present this selection hoping to...

A celebration of the artist William North and his paintings of Florida's oranges and citrus groves. His two daughters, Colleen and Karen, add insight into this prolific artist and his work. Each full color painting is accompanied by entertaining text from the artist/author.Author: William...

Edwin Forbes was born in New York City in 1839. He worked as a sketch artist for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper joining the staff at age 22. In 1861 he was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and was one of the youngest...

This though provoking proposal/book is intended for architects and other planners involved in selecting a theme and art for the purpose of creating stained glass windows for their project.Author: Shalom GoldbergISBN-10: 1511803444ISBN-13: 9781511803441Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2015Pages: 90Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 11.00h x...

American Visual Cultures analyses the role of painting, photography, film, television, advertising, journalism and other visual media in the historical development of the United States from the Civil War to the present day. It offers a chronology of major debates and developments in modern...

Early twentieth-century art and art practice in Britain and the United States were, Janet Wolff asserts, marginalized by critics and historians in very similar ways after the rise of post-Cubist modern art. In a masterly book on the sociology of modernism, Wolff explores work...

Author: Andy WarholISBN-10: 0063418290ISBN-13: 9780063418295Publisher: Mariner Books ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.70d

A 300-year history of influential artist training academies in more than a dozen countries This ambitious volume delves into the institutional history of art academies. These academies provided practical training for artists as well as spaces for theoretical discussions and debates as they emerged...

"The Birds of America," Volume 3, is a landmark work by John James Audubon, showcasing his unparalleled depictions of North American bird species. This volume, part of the complete series, features meticulously detailed illustrations drawn from Audubon's own observations in the United States and...

Iniquity Press/Vendetta Books. Death of a Selfish Altruist is a memoir in which the personal gets tangled in the political, and cultural transformations of American in the last 3rd of the 20th century into the first decade of the 21st. It is also a...

The art of ancient civilizations and traditional folk cultures have been eternally deemedas classics. The concept of the World Culture Art Series is to introduce to the participants, the value of the artistic creations found across the globe.Aspects of these art elements are to...

Finding the Muse explores the lives of a group of aspiring fine artists from the mid-1960s, when they completed art school, to the mid-1980s, focusing especially on problems of artistic creativity as they relate to such issues as the mystique of the artist, the...

The first in-depth exploration of the work of artist Cory Arcangel, a pioneer of DIY-new media art whose influential "hacks" subvert the confines of Big Tech. Cory Arcangel (b. 1978), perhaps best known for Super Mario Clouds, the most referenced artistic game hack in...

In analyses of tattoo contests, advertising, and modern primitive photographs, the book shows how images of tattooed bodies communicate and disrupt notions of gender, class, and exoticism through their discursive performances. Fenske suggests working within dominant discourse to represent and subvert oppressive gender and...

Employing political philosophy to argue the need for social and public art projects to be a part of the everyday lives of Americans, Boros creates a new synthesis of philosophical ideas to support the political value of public art.Author: D. BorosISBN-10: 0230338798ISBN-13: 9780230338791Publisher: Palgrave...

"I would not be surprised to find John Barnwell's pictures on the walls of the Whitney Museum of American Art or the American galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art." - Dr. Daniel Siedell, Senior Fellow, Modern Art History, Theory, & Criticism, The King's...

Picturesque Illustrations Of Buenos Aires And Monte Video is a book that was written by Emeric Essex Vidal in 1820. The book is a collection of illustrations that depict the cities of Buenos Aires and Monte Video. The illustrations are accompanied by descriptions of...

Published to accompany a landmark exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from March 15 through June 18, 2008, California Video presents the first comprehensive survey of the history of video art in California. Since the late 1960s, California artists have been...

An exciting guide to, and celebration of, the Whitney Museum and its outstanding collection of American art This all-new handbook, a fresh look at the Whitney Museum of American Art's collection, highlights the museum's extraordinary holdings and its fascinating history. Featuring iconic pieces by...

Ewa Juskiewicz: Recent Paintings showcases the artist's portraits of women, which turn genre conventions inside out. Classical in method but subversive in content, Juszkiewicz's paintings deconstruct ideals of feminine beauty and the contexts in which they have arisen and persist. Ewa Juszkiewicz paints surreal...

When Robert Rauschenberg reminisced about Josef Albers teaching students that their art had to do with "the entire visual world," he was suggesting an inclusive realm of visual expression from which Albers intended his students to draw. Beyond finding inspiration only in fine art...

Author: Don WellerISBN-10: 1732883203ISBN-13: 9781732883208Publisher: Weller InstituteLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2018Format: HardcoverWeight: 4.70lbsSize: 14.88h x 13.62w x 1.57d

Fifty years of American artist Carroll Dunham's distinctive, energetic drawings For five decades, Carroll Dunham (b. 1949) has created paintings, prints, and sometimes sculptures, but drawing has always been the foundation of his practice. He has archived thousands of drawings as part of his...

This catalogue accompanies the first UK show of Wayne Thiebaud's quintessentially postwar American paintings Wayne Thiebaud is considered one of the greatest and most original American artists of the 20th century. This publication accompanies the first museum show of his work in the United...

Rendering Violence explores the problems and possibilities that the subject of political violence presented to American painters working between 1830 and 1890, a turbulent period during which common citizens frequently abandoned orderly forms of democratic expression to riot, strike, and protest violently. Examining a...

Enter a magical world of precious creatures. Your imagination will have no limits with this coloring book. (visit: http: //wzip.tk/110460) If you like the pleasant feel of thick, smooth, matte paper on your fingertips, this adult coloring book is for you. Format 6 x...

From church-sponsored arts festivals to religious protests outside museums, religion and art often interact as dynamic forces in American life. Now, following up on a fascinating series of dialogues among artists, religious leaders, journalists, and scholars, an interdisciplinary group of distinguished thinkers investigates this...

This is the first book to closely examine the curatorial work that the celebrated poet Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) undertook for the Museum of Modern Art in New York, from 1950 to his death. It traces O'Hara's distinguished curatorial career at home and abroad, situating...

Art Magic: Or Mundane, Sub Mundane, and Super Mundane Spiritism is a book written by Emma Hardinge Britten. It is a comprehensive guide to the world of spiritism and the occult. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the nature of spirits,...

This book features 45 Cape Cod artists working in abstraction, displaying more than 400 images of their work. Based on her interviews with the artists, the author writes about their aspirations and approaches. The art, which include paintings, photographs, sculpture, and prints, show a...

On the two-hundredth anniversary of Frederic Edwin Church's birth, leading scholars explore how his wide-ranging work continues to resonate in today's world The work of Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), renowned American landscape painter, was indelibly shaped by global travel. Church's art was defined by...

The Decorative Work Of T. M. Cleland: A Record And Review is a comprehensive book that showcases the stunning decorative work of Thomas Maitland Cleland. Cleland was a prominent American designer, illustrator, and typographer who worked during the early 20th century. The book provides...

A breathtaking selection of works from the largest and finest collection of Hudson River paintings in the world Hudson River School paintings are among America's most admired and well-loved artworks. Such artists as Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and Albert Bierstadt left a powerful legacy...

This is a catalogue of paintings by the late George Inness, N.A., prepared for a free exhibition at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. The sale took place at Chickering Hall on Fifth Avenue over three evenings. This catalogue offers insights into the works of...

Richard Pousette-Dart (1916-92), working in New York in the 1940s, created beautiful, layered paintings as well as experimenting with drawing, photography and sculpture. This publication, produced to coincide with the 2018 exhibition Richard Pousette-Dart: Beginnings reflects new research into the life and work of...

This elegant, cloth-spine weekly desk diary is filled with evocative paintings, photographs, and prints of New York City from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York City and all its splendor is showcased in this weekly engagement calendar featuring 56 works from The Metropolitan...

The MTLE Visual Arts study guide provides you with 300 authentic exam questions meticulously crafted to closely replicate the challenges of the actual MTLE Visual Arts exam. It comprehensively explores the essential content knowledge through a series of MTLE Visual Arts practice questions, ensuring...

WALL CALENDAR - Introducing Galison's Warhol Classic 12 x 12 Wall Calendar featuring iconic artwork by Andy Warhol. Designed to elevate your space and inspire your days, this calendar showcases some of Warhol's most famous and influential pieces, offering a glimpse into the world...

Author: Mw, Zane WhitcombISBN-13: 9798231235438Publisher: Zane WhitcombLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/02/2025Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.08d

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A distinguished historian joins forces with a master visual artist? You get If They Were Alive Today: How Famous Historic Americans Might Look if They Lived in the 21st Century-a captivating and imaginative pictorial by one of America's premier authors, Lochlainn...

A fascinating biography of the philanthropist Albert Barnes, whose pioneering collection of modern art was meant to transform America's soulFrom prominent critic and biographer Blake Gopnik comes a compelling new portrait of America's first great collector of modern art, Albert Coombs Barnes. Raised in...

Your little ones will have fun making these 46 US Presidents paper bag puppets.An awesome craft project for young learners. Great for Presidents' Day topic, American history and more!An optional Quick Writing sheet is also included which can be placed on the back of...

Dr Reiner Speck is a distinguished physician and one of the most prominent bibliophiles of our time. Over more than six decades, he has built an unparalleled collection of antiquarian literature, including world-famous collections of Renaissance poet and scholar Petrarch and French novelist Marcel...

Sights, Scenes And Wonders At The World's Fair: Official Book Of Views Of The Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904) is a comprehensive photographic record of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904. The book is published by the Saint Louis Official...