History & Criticism

This Text Considers Landscape Not Simply As An Object To Be Seen Or A Text To Be Read, But As An Instrument Of Cultural Force, A Central Tool In The Creatio...

Erwin Panofsky's Perspective as Symbolic Form is one of the great works of modern intellectual history, the legendary text that has dominated all art histo...

From tough leather-and-spike looks to sweet and simple polka dots, from hilarious comic-book nails to far-out galaxy ’dos, this book will teach anyone ho...

With Her Special Brand Of Humor, Sedaris Shows How To Make Popular Crafts, Such As Crab-claw Roach Clips, Tinfoil Balls, And Crepe-paper Moccasins; How To R...

Over the decades in which vinyl ruled the turntables, there were some fantastic, ground-breaking album cover designs. However, simultaneously there was also...

acclaimed As One Of The Most Exciting Books In The History Of American Letters, This Modern Epic Became An Instant Bestseller Upon Publication In 1974, Tr...

Surrealism has long been seen as its founder, André Breton,wanted it to be seen: as a movement of love and liberation. In Compulsive Beauty, Foster read...

Master the basics of drawing, composition, and value, as well as the specific techniques unique to painting in watercolor. Even if you've never touched a p...

V. 1. 1900-1944 -- V. 2. 1945 To The Present. Hal Foster ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 690-694) And Index. Includes Web Resources.Ca...

A New York Times Bestseller An Economist Book of the Year Costa Book Award Winner for Biography Galaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year...

This First Book To Be Published About Painters Eleven, The Brilliant, Flamboyant Group Of Toronto-based Abstract Expressionist Painters, Covers A Major Peri...

Although numerous books on the Cultural Revolution have been published, they do not analyze the profound shift in aesthetic values that occurred in China...

The project that captured a nation's imagination. The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary. "You are invited to anonymously con...

A panorama of life in the Middle Ages in 42 realistically detailed drawings ranging from scenes of everyday life in castle, village, monastery, and countrys...

A guide to the techniques and equipment used in perspective drawing, the drawing of transport, plants, rocks, water, and moreCategories: Arts & Photogra...

A Fascination With The Primitive Lies At The Heart Of Some Of The Most Influential Developments In Western Art Produced Between 1890 And 1950 - A Time That ...

Claudia Rankine's Bold New Book Recounts Mounting Racial Aggressions In Ongoing Encounters In Twenty-first-century Daily Life And In The Media. Some Of Thes...

Style, Style, Style offers a catwalk of Andy Warhol's most striking fashion images - from period-costume drawings to sketches of glamorous accessories. Thes...

When China's Communist Party detained Ji-li's father, the 12-year-old was faced with the most difficult choice of her life. She could denounce her father a...

As She Recovers From A Breakup With A Lover Who Had Meant Everything To Her, Trisha Low Grapples With The Meaning Of Everything, In Memoir Rich With Theory ...

This is a practical manual and inspirational guide in one volume, with over 30 projects and 475 step-by-step photographs. It is a stunningly illustrated, pr...

The words that you are reading here replace a cockamamie publisher's blurb that appeared on the original printing of this tome. It's an acknowledged bit of...

Nineteen centuries of European fashions appear in a remarkable coloring book that doubles as a comprehensive fashion retrospective. From modest peasant garb...

Simple step-by-step diagrams for rendering delightful likenesses of cats and kittens in assorted poses: seated, stretching, preening, ready to pounce, and m...

With its lively narrative and profuse illustrations, this volume captures thevisual riches of a remarkable era. 241 full-color illustrations.Categories: Art...

There is a common perception in the arts today that overtly activist art—often seen to sacrifice an aesthetic pleasure for a subversive one—is no longe...

This moment of perfect clarity that is the force behind all the traditional Japanese arts—from archery to flower arranging—is celebrated here in Dave L...

Not satisfied with the new T-shirts on sale at the local mall? Maybe you'd like a wedding invitation that expresses your own vision, not your party planner...

In 1906 in turn-of-the century Boston, a small, esoteric book about tea was written with the intention of being read aloud in the famous salon of Isabella ...

Postsecret.com founder Frank Warren is back with an irresistible addition to his bestselling PostSecret series. For The Secret Lives of Men and Women, Warre...

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Make your descriptions fresh and they'll move your story forward, imbue your work with atmosphere, create that tang of feeling that editors cry for and read...

A Comprehensive History Of Rome Covers The City's Evolution From The Roman Empire Through The Early Years Of Christianity To The Renaissance And The Modern ...

William Shakespeare, The Most Celebrated Poet In The English Language, Left Behind Nearly A Million Words Of Text, But His Biography Has Long Been A Thicket...

Oversized 144 pages including index, 90 black and white illustrations, 140 illustrations in full color accompanied by instructions on how to turn ordinary s...

Joy Kogawa, internationally celebrated author of Obasan and The Rain Ascends, offers a feminist version of the biblical story of Lilith, the "first Eve." Il...

American Art: History and Culture is a thorough and engaging chronology of American art, including painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, phot...

Thanks To Salem Sea Captains, Gilded Age Millionaires, Curators On Horseback And Missionaries Gone Native, North American Museums Now Possess The Greatest C...

From The Ashes Is A Remarkable Memoir About Hope And Resilience, And A Revelatory Look Into The Life Of A Métis-cree Man Who Refused To Give Up. Abandoned...

Mick Foley is a nice man, a family man who loves amusement parks and eating ice cream in bed. So how to explain those Japanese death matches in rings with e...

FINALIST FOR THE 2019 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARD NOMINATED FOR THE 2019 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARD NOM...

This is the first career-spanning monograph from one of the foremost contemporary realist painters. New York-based artist Harvey Dinnerstein creates hauntin...

The founder of abstract art The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), who later lived in Germany and France, is one of the pioneers of twent...

Drawing on the timeless wisdom of the torah.Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis reminds us of the principlesnecessary for living a better and more committed life.Insp...

Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Non-Fiction One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Step...

The Fifth-Century Political Battles That Forever Changed the Church In this fascinating account of the surprisingly violent fifth-century church, PhilipJe...

I Want To Be Healthy And Fit 52 Weeks Of The Year, But That Doesn't Mean I Have To Be Perfect Every Day. This Philosophy Is A Year-round Common-sense Approa...

Wilkie Collins. This Ed. Originally Published: 1996.Categories: Arts & Photography History & CriticismHistory