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The films of Hitchcock, Welles and Godard; the aesthetics of photography and the technology of cinema; art and revolution in Russia and in Mexico; the avant...

With bracing clarity, James Elkins explores why images are taken to be more intricate and hard to describe in the twentieth century than they had been in an...

In This Brilliant Work Of Historical Reconstruction Neil Macgregor And His Team At The British Museum, Working Together In A Landmark Collaboration With The...

The Italian Sculptor Known As Donatello Helped To Forge A New Kind Of Art—one That Came To Define The Renaissance. His Work Was Progressive, Challenging, ...

Almost 400 color images treat readers to dazzling holiday visions that leading designers have realized in their own homes—scenes usually reserved for fami...

This 1982 book, now recognised as a classic, has done perhaps more than any other single work to change the face of art criticism in the twentieth century. ...

Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies New Crobuzon, a squalid city where humans, Re-mades, and arcane races live in perpetual fe...

The 20th century was a time of great change, particularly in the arts, but seldom explored were the female poets of that time. Robert Hass and Paul Ebenkamp...

Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 169...

The best-selling Rumi book ever is now better than ever! This revised and expanded edition of the comprehensive one-volume edition of America′s most popu...

Wassily Kandinsky was a renowned Russian-born painter, wood-engraver and lithographer who is often regarded as one of the earliest pioneers of abstract art....

Gracing the walls of automobile repair shops, army barracks, bedrooms and the like, pin-ups were once the epitome of "All-American" female beauty and sexual...

Appropriate for one-semester art history surveys or historically-focused art appreciation classes, A History of Western Art, Fifth Edition, combines sound s...

What shoes were the height of fashion in Paris at the turn of the century? What did Tutankhamen's burial sandals look like? The answers lie in this illustra...

This ICON title will be of special interest to anyone fascinated by early space travel and technology, those who simply want to wax nostalgic about a bygone...

Characterized by distinctive, curved surfaces and sleek, streamlined finishes, the elegant lines of Art Deco style influenced many aspects of art and archit...

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

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...

Corpus Delecti is an unprecedented event in the history of Latino performance art. Assembled and edited by one of the foremost practitioners and theorists ...

Looks At The History Of The Rise Of Christianity As Experienced By The Adherents Of The Traditional Religions Of The Ancient World Who Directly Experienced ...

Manet and his Critics is a closely-documented case study of the relationship of the artist to society. Mr. Hamilton draws on contemporary newspapers, perio...

the Story Of Art, One Of The Most Famous And Popular Books On Art Ever Written, Has Been A World Bestseller For Over Half A Century. Attracted By The Simpl...

Museum Exhibition is the only textbook of its kind to consider exhibition development using both theory and practice in an integrated approach. This compreh...

Discusses the history and design of labels on commercial products and shows antique examples from drinks, sweets, food, tobacco, clothing, and cleansersCate...

With stunning illustrations from the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library collection and concise text by Royal Horticultural Society archivist Dr....

Illustrations by the acclaimed concept artist for the Star Wars films--including two dozen specially commissioned paintings--and text by the author of sever...

All the Art That's Fit to Print reveals the true story of the world's first Op-Ed page, a public platform that—in 1970—prefigured the Internet blogosph...

Type fonts selected to add formal elegance, precision and grace to graphic projects that require a more reserved and thoughtful approach. Most of the fonts ...

The best-selling autobiography of America’s most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover). In his twenty...

here-in A Rich Interweaving Of Considerations Of Connoisseurship, Style, Iconography, Cultural And Social Background, And Historical Events-is The First Ex...

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...

Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture is a two volume collection of general art history written by Frederick Hartt.Includes:Volume I: Preh...

“A protest against the wall and a forecast about its future.”—Allison Arieff, The New York Times "Rael’s courageous mixture of subversion and compr...

Over Three Hundred Photographs Showcase Michelangelo's Vivid Colors, Plaster And Pigment Techniques, And Preparatory DrawingsCategories: Arts & Photogra...

"What is it I hope for from this book? To inspire a quiet revolution in the whole way we look at health and care for the dying, and the whole way we look a...