Art History

In reaction to the widespread pursuit of Abstract Expressionism in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Paul Wonner and William Theophilus Brown were am...

Why do we not know more of Susie Barstow? A prolific artist, Susie M. Barstow (1836-1923) was committed to expressing the majesty she found in the ...

Themes of memory, love, economic inequality, and political upheaval are threaded throughout de Andrades work, which is often situated in Recife, hi...

A vivid tour of the town of Arles, guided by one of its most famous visitors: Vincent van Gogh.   Once admired as a little Rome on the banks of the...

and essays on Austin Osman Spare by Phil Baker, on Stephen Tennant by Philip Hoare and on Voodoo in Coastal Benin by Dr. Louise Fenton. Stephen...

PUBLISHED TO ACCOMPANY THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXHIBITION AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM, THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR STUDY ON VERMEER'S LIFE AND WORK FO...

What do we mean when we claim affinity with an object or picture, or say affinities exist between such things? Affinities is a critical and persona...

Phenomenal Difference grants new attention to contemporary black British art, exploring its critical and social significance through attention to e...

Artifice is an exploration of the art of making. Its poems celebrate the artistry of craftsmanship: how works relate to beauty, and how they might ...

This volume focuses on the migration and acculturation of images in Jewish culture and how that reflects intercultural exchange. Gender aspects of ...

'Janamsakhis' are stories about the life of Guru Nanak (14691539). They have been circulating orally, in writing, and in paintings and illustration...

The original readymade: a pioneering volume on the ancient tradition of the scholars rock Lose yourself in the endlessly rich variety of Chinese s...

Life in Death is the most comprehensive collection to date of work by artist Rebecca Louise Law. The book documents the evolution of Laws unique a...

This book celebrates Nash?s year-long exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Stunning colour photography documents the exhibition in its ent...

Giuliano da Sangallo (1443-1516) headed a dynasty of Florentine architects who played a central role in the development of Renaissance architecture...

Enzo Mari was an inventor of languages, a constructor of grammars - intended as methods or sets of rules -, deeming these instruments necessary to ...

In 1954, eager buyers lined up three abreast for over half a block to get into the Canadian Handicrafts Guild in Montreal where, once inside, th...