Art - American - General

""How To Make Good Pictures: A Book For The Amateur Photographer"" is a comprehensive guidebook published by the Eastman Kodak Company in 1922. The book aims to educate amateur photographers on the art of taking good pictures, covering topics such as selecting and using...

Figure drawings from the hand of Kit Anderson, rendered with graphite pencil on white paper then scanned for publication. No digital pencils were used in the creation of this work, because the Artist kinda hates digital drawing.Author: Kit AndersonISBN-13: 9798990513297Publisher: TK PriceLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/05/2025Pages:...

Although Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) has long been regarded as a central figure in 20th-century art, the abstract works she created throughout her career have remained critically and popularly overlooked in favor of her representational subjects. Beginning with charcoal drawings made in 1915, which were...

""Paintings In Oil And Pastel By James A. McNeill Whistler"" is a book written by Florence Nightingale Levy and published in 1910. The book is a comprehensive collection of the works of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, a prominent American artist who was known for...

Delve into the rich history of American sculpture with Adeline Adams' "The Spirit of American Sculpture." This meticulously prepared republication explores the evolution of sculpture in the United States throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. From iconic statues to the artists who shaped them,...

The first survey of the vast Thierry Barbier-Mueller art collection, now exhibited at the Musée Jenisch in Switzerland. Driven by an existential quest, Thierry Barbier-Mueller (1960-2022), a Geneva-based real estate entrepreneur and patron of the arts, assembled an impressive collection of works by major...

With handsome full-page reproductions, this volume provides a new look at the extensive oeuvre of Leon Kelly, a fascinating American artist. The American artist Leon Kelly (1901-1982) is known for his surrealist work. However, his career, which spanned fifty years, was also influenced by...

An intimate journey of discovery of the life and work of American painter Edward E. Boccia. Edward E. Boccia (1921-2012) is a widely collected yet often overlooked American artist whose compelling pictorial language reveals a vision of universal experience, love, loss, and suffering as...

Features the otherworldly work of sculptor and surreal artist Liz Craft. American artist Liz Craft creates sculptures and figurative installations that appear like fragments in space. They tell dreamlike stories and conjure an atmosphere associated with surrealism, fairytales, or drug-induced hallucinations. For her art,...

Discover how Miami's local artcommunity transformed the city into a hub of global artistic exchangeStep intothe vibrant heartbeat of Miami's art scene during a transformative period in Miami'sArt Boom. Award-winning art critic Elisa Turner presents over 100 of herbest profiles, reviews, and stories to...

With some 400 members, the California Camera Club was the largest photography network in the United States in the early twentieth century. In The California Camera Club, Carolin Görgen recaptures the lost history of this community--and reveals its critical but little-known role in defining...

Printmakers today are sustained both by their traditions and by their willingness to embrace new technologies, new mediums, and innovative processes. Over 500 beautiful color images display the innovative work of 75 talented printmakers and 30 print shops. Traditional printing techniques featured include lithography,...

Considers the enduring legacy of California Conceptualism, known for its lax approaches to creating, writing about, and exhibiting art. Moving away from making objects, and turning instead to staging scenes, the artists associated with California Conceptualism--including Eleanor Antin, John Baldessari, David Lamelas, Tony Ramos,...

Because it creates paradigm shift, Happily Hippie: Meet a Modern Ethnicity (4th ed.) is stunning. Popular social science that's well-organized with bolded headings, this book is reader friendly. Often using scholarly sources, it's well-researched and carefully argued; however, it has a sense of humor....

AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM: A COLLECTION OF LIGHT, LANDSCAPE, AND LIFE This book is a comprehensive exploration of the Impressionist movement that swept through the American art scene from the late 19th to the early 20th century. It delves into the unique light, color, natural landscapes,...

This catalog offers a glimpse into the life and work of J. Rollin Tilton, a renowned American painter who lived and worked in Rome during the late 19th century. Featuring beautiful reproductions of Tilton's oil paintings and watercolors, along with extensive notes on his...

James Thomas Flexner has been a professional writer for most of his adult life. After several years spent at the City desk at the New York Herald Tribune after graduating from Harvard University, Flexner went on to become one of America's foremost historians. He...

A book of theory and critical writing on art in Miami, Florida, including Charles Recher, Roxy Paine, Jens Diercks, Frederico Uribe, Normal Leibman, Salvador Dali, Guy Richards Smit, Diego Machado, and many more -- plus the city of Miami itself!Author: Michael BetancourtISBN-10: 0809511223ISBN-13: 9780809511228Publisher:...

A reevaluation of American art of the 1960s that foregrounds the role of surrealism during a period of social and political upheaval Challenging what we think we know about art of the 1960s, this volume moves beyond the established movements of pop art, minimalism,...

What Andy Warhol didn't know--or pretended not to know--changed history. He habitually adopted the guise of a fool in public, which made it all the harder to grasp what he was getting at with his pop paintings and deadpan films. By making his own...

With the order for the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, Emma Stebbins became the first woman to earn a public sculpture commission from the city of New York. Today, this monument is a beloved global icon, while the full scope of Stebbins's history-making life...

A comprehensive study of Pennsylvania German redware and a celebration of this vibrant folk art tradition Americana Insights 2025 is the third volume in an annual series that presents the latest research and discoveries on traditional Americana, folk art, and material culture. In this...

Blazing Light is published to coincide with Mimi Plumb's first solo museum exhibition of the same name (High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia) and brings together three of her major bodies of work--The White Sky, Landfall and The Golden City, and The Reservoir--that collectively...

Honor Song is published to coincide with the first major retrospective exhibition of the artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, known internationally for his conceptual artwork--colorful text-based prints, drawings, paintings, sculptures, and public interventions--that addresses Indigenous rights, sovereignty, and relationships to...

Depicting the bustling crowds of humanity from magisterial heights was once a popular visual genre among artists and the public, regularly appearing in mass-market newspapers and magazines: carnivals and circuses, cook-outs and baseball games, bustling city streets and train stations or parades and epic...

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...

What role should the arts play in a democracy? At the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal turned crisis into opportunity. Through unprecedented federal funding for the arts, the New Deal launched the careers of artists such as Philip...

Walt Disney was a man of many passions; art, storytelling, family, and entrepreneurship. But not many people knew about his love affair with the titan of transportation: the train. Walt Disney's Trains: A Grand Circle Tour Through His Life and Legacy reveals a part...

A new edition of the timeless holiday favorite showcasing Norman Rockwell's artwork alongside festive stories, poems, and recipes Originally published by Abrams in 1977, Norman Rockwell's Christmasis a holiday classic that has remained a bestselling family treasure for more than 30 years. With over...

A revelatory look at midcentury American artistic responses to the Holocaust, and the role of the Jewish experience in the development of modern art The profound effects of the Holocaust and the Jewish experience of World War II left an indelible mark on artists...

""Drawings of Joseph Stella: From the Collection of Rabin and Krueger"" is a book that showcases a collection of drawings by the Italian-American artist Joseph Stella. The book is written by William Gerdtz and features a comprehensive look at the drawings from the private...

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 and abroad. Upon his premature death, the New York Times obituary ran with the headline: 'Frank...

Author: Pal KelemenISBN-10: 1931313660ISBN-13: 9781931313667Publisher: Simon PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2001Pages: 436Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.17lbsSize: 10.82h x 8.18w x 0.92d

The Story Of Beautiful Puerto Rico: A Graphic Description Of The Garden Spot Of The World By Pen And Camera (1898) is a book written by Charles H. Rector that provides a comprehensive and visually stunning account of Puerto Rico. Through the use of...

Folk art proves that producing utilitarian objects can provide an opportunity for self-expression. From decoys to sea chests, folk art is not only rooted in the useful but in the realities of living. Some folk art makes daily chores more fun, while others, such...

As millions of Jews immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe starting in the 1870s, they brought with them not only their religious heritage but also a definitive idea of the place and value of art and aesthetics in society. These ideas, motivated...

Author: L. L. BeansISBN-10: 1258048795ISBN-13: 9781258048792Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/25/2011Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d

Washington Allston (1779-1843), the first major American artist trained in Europe, produced important paintings, explored sculpture and architecture, and published poetry and art criticism. On his return to America he became influential in the cultural and intellectual life of New England. Allston """"knew everyone""""...

In the tradition of great American satirists, Torluemke's works on paper show an unflinching, lampooning perspective of society's ills Tom Torluemke's (born 1959) name is familiar to Chicago art lovers thanks to his detailed acrylic paintings observing society's ills with the doting attention of...

In "An Artist's Guide to Moving to Austin: or Any City for That Matter," Wright offers a comprehensive four-part DIY guide tailored for artists navigating the challenges of thriving in capitalist America during the early 2020s. This essential resource empowers creative individuals to not...

The book "The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2," written by Egerton Ryerson, is a detailed examination of the lives, struggles, and experiences of loyalists during the American Revolutionary War era. Ryerson dives into the complex stories of people who remained faithful...

A beautifully illustrated account of the Impressionist experiment in the United States--showing how the French style was put to distinctly American use From the late 19th century to the Second World War, American painters adapted Impressionism to their own ends, shaping one of the...

""John Singleton Copley: American Portraits In Oil, Pastel And Miniature, With Biographical Sketches"" is a book written by Barbara Neville Parker that explores the life and work of John Singleton Copley, one of the most prominent portrait painters in America during the 18th century....

Spiritualism emerged in western New York in 1848 and soon achieved a wide following due to its claim that the living could commune with the dead. In Haunted Visions: Spiritualism and American Art, Charles Colbert focuses on the ways Spiritualism imbued the making and...

A new look at George Caleb Bingham's iconic river paintings and his creative process in making them George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) moved to Missouri as a child and began painting the scenes of Missouri life for which he is now famous in the 1840s....

Drawing on unpublished archival sources, this book reconstitutes the experiences of a wide range of American artists, critics, and writers working in Rome in a charged environment of "Cold War cosmopolitanism."After the Second World War, American artists flocked to Rome in record numbers, even...

A Rainy Day in Boston - Childe Hassam - Cross Stitch Pattern Details Design Size: 360w x 193h stitches Types of Stitches: Full stitches only, no half or quarter stitches, no backstitching Level of Difficulty: Advanced Sewn Design Size: 14 count: 25.71 x 13.79...

Appalachians have always honored craft. Showoff quilts, complicated whittlings, "face jugs," intricate woven coverlets, and the work of famous basketmakers constituted the art of early Appalachia, the life and color of its remote mountain households. By the 1920s, however, the craft tradition was quickly...

""Pestalozzi And His Times: A Pictorial Record"" is a book written by Hermann Escher that provides a comprehensive and visually stunning depiction of the life and times of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, a Swiss educational reformer and social activist. The book is filled with over...

This book focuses on representations of work in American sculpture, from the decade in which the American Federation of Labor was formed, to the inauguration of the federal works project that subsidized American artists during the Great Depression. Restoring a group of important monuments...